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Infinity Property and Casualty (Infinity Property and Casualty) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.07% (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Infinity Property and Casualty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Infinity Property and Casualty's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $1,481 Mil. Infinity Property and Casualty's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 was $105 Mil. Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 7.07%.

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

IPCC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 6.06
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Infinity Property and Casualty's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 19.75%. 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.


Infinity Property and Casualty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Infinity Property and Casualty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Infinity Property and Casualty Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.12 9.03 7.91 6.63 7.15

Infinity Property and Casualty Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 6.39 5.79 7.35 7.15 7.07

Competitive Comparison of Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Infinity Property and Casualty'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.


Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Infinity Property and Casualty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Infinity Property and Casualty 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.

Infinity Property and Casualtys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=94.77/1325.3194
=7.15 %

Infinity Property and Casualty's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $105 Mil.



Infinity Property and Casualty  (NAS:IPCC) 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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Infinity Property and Casualty (Infinity Property and Casualty) Business Description

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Infinity Property and Casualty Corp is a provider of personal auto insurance. The company offers personal and commercial automobile insurance, primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, to urban and Hispanic drivers. Infinity Property and Casualty distributes its products through a network of independent agencies and brokers or via the Internet. Nearly half of all premiums are underwritten for customers in California.
Executives
Robert H. Bateman officer: Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Teresa Alvarez Canida director 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 3300, CHICAGO IL 60601
Victor T Adamo director
E Robert Meaney director
Angela Brock-kyle director 3700 COLONNADE PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Harold E Layman director C/O GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD., 12900 SNOW ROAD, PARMA OH 44130
William Stancil Starnes director P O BOX 598512, BIRMINGHAM AL 35259-8512
Drayton Jr Nabers director 605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203-2707
Gregory G Joseph director 301 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
American Financial Group Inc 10 percent owner GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER, 301 E. 4TH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Carl H Lindner 10 percent owner
S Craig Lindner 10 percent owner ONE EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202

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