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Benchmark Electronics (Benchmark Electronics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 9.73% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Benchmark Electronics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,163 Mil. Benchmark Electronics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $113 Mil. Benchmark Electronics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.73%.

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

BHE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 8.72   Max: 18.31
Current: 9.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Benchmark Electronics was 18.31%. The lowest was 0.54%. And the median was 8.72%.

BHE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
78.85% of 2473 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.29 vs BHE: 9.14

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) %. Benchmark Electronics's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.32%. 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.


Benchmark Electronics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Benchmark Electronics'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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Benchmark Electronics 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 2.98 3.20 5.96 8.51 9.73

Benchmark Electronics 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 8.51 9.24 8.96 9.87 9.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Benchmark Electronics'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.


Benchmark Electronics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Benchmark Electronics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Benchmark Electronics 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=113.095/1162.70396
=9.73 %

Benchmark Electronics'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 $113 Mil.



Benchmark Electronics  (NYSE:BHE) 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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Benchmark Electronics (Benchmark Electronics) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
56 South Rockford Drive, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85288
Benchmark Electronics Inc is engaged in product designing, engineering services, technology solutions, and advanced manufacturing services (electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and precision technology services). It serves various industries, including aerospace & defense (A&D), medical technologies, complex industrials, semiconductor capital equipment, next-generation telecommunications, and high-end computing. Its geographical segments are the Americas, Asia and Europe of which key revenue is derived from the Americas.
Executives
David Valkanoff officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC., 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85288
David Moezidis officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC., 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85288
Douglas Britt director 1500 WEST UNIVERSITY PARKWAY, SARASOTA FL 34243
Jeffrey Stephen Mccreary director C/O MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 955 EAST ARQUES AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jeff Benck director, officer: President and CEO BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC., 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Rhonda R Turner officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 20410 NORTH 19TH AVENUE, STE 200, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Ramesh Gopalakrishnan director 8501 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85253
Greef-safft Anne De director 11 KEEWAYDIN DRIVE, SUITE 300, SALEM NH 03079
Roop Kalyan Lakkaraju officer: CFO BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC., 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Lynn A Wentworth director CINCINNATI BELL INC, P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Lisa K Weeks officer: Vice President 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Douglas G Duncan director 1715 AARON BRENNER DR STE 600, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Robert K Gifford director 370 WABASHA STREET NORTH, ST. PAUL MN 55102
Robert Crawford officer: Chief Revenue Officer 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Stephen J Beaver officer: VP and General Counsel 7440 E. EDWARD LANE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250

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