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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 5.98% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Astec Industries's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $864 Mil. Astec Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $52 Mil. Astec Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.98%.

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

ASTE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.27   Med: 4.39   Max: 8.12
Current: 5.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Astec Industries was 8.12%. The lowest was -13.27%. And the median was 4.39%.

ASTE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
60% of 210 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 6.98 vs ASTE: 5.35

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) %. Astec Industries's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. 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.


Astec Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astec Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Astec Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.96 3.94 1.04 0.73 5.98

Astec Industries 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) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 2.07 3.97 3.17 5.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Astec Industries'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.


Astec Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Astec Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astec Industries 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.

Astec Industriess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=51.7/863.85032
=5.98 %

Astec Industries'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 $52 Mil.



Astec Industries  (NAS:ASTE) 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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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Business Description

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Address
1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37421
Astec Industries Inc designs and manufactures equipment and components used primarily in road construction and other development activities. Its products are used through the entire process of building roads, from mining and crushing materials to creating the road surface. The company manufactures a line of plants, pavers, vehicles, and machines to mix and transform materials into construction components. It has two operating segments: infrastructure solutions and materials solutions. The majority of sales are derived from the United States. Its customers are asphalt producers, highway and heavy equipment contractors, ready mix concrete producers, demolition recycling markets, sand and gravel producers, open mine operators, quarry operators, and others.
Executives
Winford James Murphy Jr director 213 NORMANDIE DRIVE, OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Barend Snyman officer: Group President 3906 LOBLOLLY LANE, VALDOSTA GA 31601
Nalin Jain director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp director 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Mark Joseph Gliebe director 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Linda I. Knoll director 5800 KNOB HILL CR, CLARKSON TN 48348
Litchfield Matthew T Sr officer: Chief Information Officer 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Timothy A Averkamp officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Merwe Jaco Van Der officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Anshu Pasricha officer: GC and Corp Secretary 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Mary L Howell director 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 400, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tracey H Cook director 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Bradley Southern director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
James B Baker director 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Glenwood Dorey director PO BOX 50085, WATSONVILLE CA 95077-5085

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