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Aitken Spence (COL:SPEN.N0000) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 10.50% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aitken Spence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Aitken Spence's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was රු137,806 Mil. Aitken Spence's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු14,476 Mil. Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.50%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

COL:SPEN.N0000' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 12.33   Max: 21.65
Current: 10.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Aitken Spence was 21.65%. The lowest was 0.39%. And the median was 12.33%.

COL:SPEN.N0000's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
67.29% of 538 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 6.88 vs COL:SPEN.N0000: 10.96

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Aitken Spence's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.07%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Aitken Spence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Aitken Spence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Aitken Spence Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.34 10.10 0.27 20.88 18.94

Aitken Spence Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.04 18.94 9.85 8.98 10.50

Competitive Comparison of Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aitken Spence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Aitken Spence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Aitken Spences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=22592.501/119178.326
=18.96 %

Aitken Spence's 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 රු14,476 Mil.



Aitken Spence  (COL:SPEN.N0000) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Aitken Spence (COL:SPEN.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 315, Vauxhall Street, Aitken Spence Towers II, Colombo, LKA, 02
Aitken Spence PLC is a Sri Lankan-based conglomerate company. Its segments consist of Tourism, Maritime and Freight Logistics, Strategic Investments, and Services. The tourism segment includes Hotels, destination management, and Airline GSA. Maritime and Freight Logistics segments consist of Maritime and Port Services, Freight Forwarding and Courier, Airline GSA (Cargo), Integrated Logistics, and Education. Strategic Investment includes Power Generation, Apparel Manufacture, Printing and Packaging, and Plantations. The services sector is engaged in Money Transfer Services, Elevator Agencies, Insurance, and Property Management. The company's geographical segments are Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Other Countries.

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