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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.29% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cedar Fair LP Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Cedar Fair LP's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,312 Mil. Cedar Fair LP's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $314 Mil. Cedar Fair LP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.29%.

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

FUN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.01   Med: 5.55   Max: 11.57
Current: 7.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Cedar Fair LP was 11.57%. The lowest was -12.01%. And the median was 5.55%.

FUN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
70.11% of 853 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 4.18 vs FUN: 7.42

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) %. Cedar Fair LP'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.


Cedar Fair LP Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Cedar Fair LP Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Cedar Fair LP 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 6.16 -11.99 2.93 11.85 7.29

Cedar Fair LP 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 11.85 9.64 10.22 8.09 7.29

Competitive Comparison of Cedar Fair LP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Leisure subindustry, Cedar Fair LP'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.


Cedar Fair LP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cedar Fair LP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cedar Fair LP 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=314.372/4312.2513
=7.29 %

Cedar Fair LP'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 $314 Mil.



Cedar Fair LP  (NYSE:FUN) 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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Cedar Fair LP (Cedar Fair LP) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, OH, USA, 44870-5259
Cedar Fair LP operates amusement park-resorts located in various states across USA and Canada. All their parks have facilities for people from all age groups as well as exciting rides and attractions. The Partnership's portfolio of parks includes Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, Dorney Park and the Wildwater Kingdom, Valleyfair, Michigan's Adventure, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Worlds of Fun, Knott's Berry Farm, and California's Great America. Other than these parks, the partnership also holds a contract to operate a few other parks. Revenues are obtained from amounts paid to gain admission to parks including parking fees, extra-charge attractions, and others.
Executives
Nina Barton director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Monica Sauls officer: Senior VP CHRO ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Jennifer Mason director C/O CEDAR FAIR, 8701 RED OAK BLVD., CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Michelle M Frymire director C/O SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC., 2727 N. HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Daniel J Hanrahan director ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Brian Nurse officer: Exec VP, Chief Legal Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Matthew A Ouimet officer: President ONE CEDAR POINT DR., SANDUSKY OH 44870
Louis Carr director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Carlos Ruisanchez director C/O PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC, 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Tim Fisher officer: Chief Operating Officer ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Craig Heckman officer: SVP, Human Resources ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Brian C Witherow officer: V.P. & Corporate Controller ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
David R. Hoffman officer: VP of Finance & Corp Tax ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Milkie Duffield officer: V.P. & General Counsel ONE CEDAR POINT DR, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Richard Zimmerman officer: VP & GM - Great America ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870