PPL (PPL) EBIT

: $1,590 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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PPL's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $299 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,590 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. PPL's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.79%. PPL's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.83%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. PPL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.57%.

PPL EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for PPL's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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PPL Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

EBIT

1,540.00

1,588.00

1,439.00

1,428.00

1,590.00

PPL Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
EBIT																352.00	528.00	310.00	453.00	299.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, PPL's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PPL EV-to-EBIT Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PPL's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PPL's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

PPL EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,590 Mil.

PPL (NYSE:PPL) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

PPL's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	1600 * ( 1 - 11.02% )	/	( (37074	+	38113)	/ 2 )
=	1423.68	/	37593.5
=	3.79 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	38629	-	1680	-	( 353	-	max(0, 2879	-	2754	+	353	))
=	37074

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	39236	-	1531	-	( 331	-	max(0, 3340	-	2932	+	331	))
=	38113

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

PPL's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Sep. 2023		Q: Dec. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	1196	/	( ( (31070 + max(-428, 0))	+	(31418 + max(-445, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	1196	/	( ( 31070	+	31418 )	/	2 )
=	1196	/	31244
=	3.83 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1068	+	488	+	517)	-	(1680	+	0	+	821)
=	-428

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(950	+	505	+	447)	-	(1531	+	0	+	816)
=	-445

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

PPL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1590	/	34763.623
	=	4.57 %

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PPL (PPL) Business Description

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Address

Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA, USA, 18101-1179

Website

https://www.pplweb.com

PPL is a holding company of regulated utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. The Pennsylvania regulated delivery and transmission segment distributes electricity to customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania. LG&E and KU are involved in regulated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Kentucky. The Kentucky utilities also serve gas customers. Narragansett operates electric and gas utilities in Rhode Island.

Executives

Tadd J Henninger	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Crockett John R Iii	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
David J Bonenberger	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Linda G Sullivan	director	P.O.BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Francis X Sullivan	officer: EVP and COO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Bergstein Joseph P Jr	officer: VP-IR and Treasurer	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Vincent Sorgi	officer: Vice President and Controller	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Stephanie R Raymond	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Gregory N Dudkin	officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Angela K Gosman	officer: SVP and CHRO	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Heather B Redman	director	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Wendy E Stark	officer: SVP, GC and Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Joanne H Raphael	officer: SVP, GC & Corp Sec	TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Art P Beattie	director	600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35291
William H Spence	officer: Executive VP and COO	UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066