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eHealth (eHealth) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -3.71% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is eHealth Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

eHealth's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $529.2 Mil. eHealth's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-19.6 Mil. eHealth's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.71%.

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

EHTH' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -63.83   Med: -0.78   Max: 21.27
Current: -4.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of eHealth was 21.27%. The lowest was -63.83%. And the median was -0.78%.

EHTH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
94.29% of 490 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 5.58 vs EHTH: -4.78

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) %. eHealth'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.


eHealth Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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eHealth Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

eHealth Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.71 2.99 -14.93 -27.47 -3.71

eHealth 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 -27.47 -20.00 -16.39 -14.60 -3.71

Competitive Comparison of eHealth's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, eHealth'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.


eHealth's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



eHealth 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-19.621/529.20288
=-3.71 %

eHealth'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 $-19.6 Mil.



eHealth  (NAS:EHTH) 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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eHealth (eHealth) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2625 Augustine Drive, Suite 150, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
eHealth Inc offers a private health insurance exchange where individuals and small businesses can compare health insurance products from leading insurers. Users can purchase the insurance online. The exchange includes Medicare options, and seniors can enroll in those plans online or via phone. The company primarily generates revenue through commissions it receives from health insurance carriers. EHealth has relationships with the health insurance carriers in the United States and offers thousands of plans online. All of the company's revenue is from the United States.
Executives
Dale B Wolf director
Gavin G. Galimi officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secr. 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SECOND FLOOR, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Soistman Francis S Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3721 RECPORT DRIVE, HARRISBURG PA 17106
John J Stelben officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 6705 ROCKLEDGE DR, SUITE 900, BETHESDA MD 21710
John Joseph Dolan officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O EHEALTH, INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Phillip A Morelock officer: Chief Digital Officer C/O EHEALTH, INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SECOND FLOOR, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Roman V Rariy officer: COO & Chief Transformation Off C/O EHEALTH, INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SECOND FLOOR, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Erin L Russell director 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Timothy C. Hannan officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O EHEALTH INC., 440 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
A John Hass director ROSETTA STONE, 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Christine A Janofsky officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 150 N RADNOR CHESTER ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
H.i.g. Middle Market Lbo Fund Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33131
H.i.g. Middle Market Advisors Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O H.I.G. CAPITAL, LLC, 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33131
Echelon Health Spv, Lp 10 percent owner C/O H.I.G. CAPITAL, LLC, 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33131
Echelon Health Spv Gp, Llc 10 percent owner C/O H.I.G. CAPITAL, LLC, 1450 BRICKELL AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33131