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Beacon Roofing Supply (Beacon Roofing Supply) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 8.53% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Beacon Roofing Supply Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Beacon Roofing Supply's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8,347 Mil. Beacon Roofing Supply's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $712 Mil. Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.53%.

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

BECN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.52   Med: 5.44   Max: 11.19
Current: 7.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Beacon Roofing Supply was 11.19%. The lowest was -0.52%. And the median was 5.44%.

BECN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
57.14% of 147 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.4 vs BECN: 7.90

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) %. Beacon Roofing Supply's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.22%. 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.


Beacon Roofing Supply Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Beacon Roofing Supply Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Beacon Roofing Supply Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.52 0.40 7.16 11.43 8.53

Beacon Roofing Supply 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 11.43 10.34 8.31 8.62 8.53

Competitive Comparison of Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Beacon Roofing Supply'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.


Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Beacon Roofing Supply's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Beacon Roofing Supply 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.

Beacon Roofing Supplys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=712.2/8346.69653
=8.53 %

Beacon Roofing Supply'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 $712 Mil.



Beacon Roofing Supply  (NAS:BECN) 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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Beacon Roofing Supply (Beacon Roofing Supply) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 300, Herndon, VA, USA, 20170
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc manufactures and sells roofing and building materials throughout the United States and Canada. Beacon's key customers consist of contractors, home builders, lumberyards, retailers, wholesale distributors, and building materials suppliers. The company's product portfolio includes both residential and non-residential roofing materials, siding, windows, and waterproofing systems. The majority of revenue is generated from residential and non-residential roofing products. The vast majority of Beacon's revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Jason L Taylor officer: President, West Division 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
James J Gosa officer: President, North/Canada Div. 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Cd&r Investment Associates Ix, Ltd. 10 percent owner MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY101194
Best Clement Munroe Iii officer: President, South Division 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Julian Francis director, officer: President & CEO ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Christopher Carl Nelson officer: EVP, CIO 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Robert M Mclaughlin director C/O AIRGAS, INC., 259 NORTH RADNOR-CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA 19087
Martin S. Harrell officer: President, Waterproofing 3401 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE FL 32207
Christine Stroh Reddy officer: EVP, General Counsel 505 HUNTMAR PARK DRIVE, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Stuart A Randle director 585 WEST 500 SOUTH, BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
Racquel Harris Mason director C/O ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED, 2500 INNOVATION WAY, GREENFIELD IN 46140
Hart Melanie Housey director POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Frank A Lonegro officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Jonathan Stuart Bennett officer: EVP & CCO 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170
Sean M. Mcdevitt officer: EVP & CHRO 505 HUNTMAR PARK DR, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20170