The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
As of today (2024-05-05), the stock price of Cardinal Financial is $29.04.
Cardinal Financial's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 was $1.47. Therefore, Cardinal Financial's earnings yield of today is 5.06%.
The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Cardinal Financial's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 13.92%. 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.
Cardinal Financial Earnings Yield % Calculation
Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.
Cardinal Financial's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.470 Mil.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.
Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.
Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.
Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.
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Cardinal Financial (Cardinal Financial) Business Description
Cardinal Financial Corporation was incorporated under the laws of Virginia as a financial holding Company on June, 25, 2003. The Company's activities consist of investments in its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The main operating subsidiary of the company is Cardinal Bank. Cardinal Bank offers a range of traditional bank loan and deposit products and services to both its commercial and retail customers. The Company's commercial relationship managers attract small and medium sized businesses as well as government contractors, commercial real estate developers and builders and professionals, such as physicians, accountants and attorneys. The Company operates in three business segments, commercial banking, mortgage banking and wealth management and trust services. The commercial banking segment includes both commercial and consumer lending and provides customers such products as commercial loans, real estate loans, and other business financing and consumer loans. In addition, this segment provides customers with several choices of deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The mortgage banking segment engages mainly in the origination and acquisition of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market on a efforts basis. The wealth management and trust services segment provides investment and financial advisory services to businesses and individuals, including financial planning, retirement/estate planning, trust, estates, custody, investment management, escrows, and retirement plans. The Company competes as a financial intermediary with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, mutual fund groups and other types of financial institutions. The Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The Bank and its also are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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