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American Airlines Group (American Airlines Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.76% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Airlines Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

American Airlines Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $42,075 Mil. American Airlines Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,266 Mil. American Airlines Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.76%.

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

AAL' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -23.89   Med: 7.48   Max: 18.56
Current: 7.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of American Airlines Group was 18.56%. The lowest was -23.89%. And the median was 7.48%.

AAL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
54.65% of 1001 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.95 vs AAL: 7.74

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) %. American Airlines Group'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.


American Airlines Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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American Airlines Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

American Airlines Group 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 8.01 -23.26 -1.65 5.00 7.76

American Airlines Group 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 5.00 10.54 13.18 10.92 7.76

Competitive Comparison of American Airlines Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Airlines subindustry, American Airlines Group'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.


American Airlines Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, American Airlines Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



American Airlines Group 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=3266/42074.71102
=7.76 %

American Airlines Group'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 $3,266 Mil.



American Airlines Group  (NAS:AAL) 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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American Airlines Group (American Airlines Group) Business Description

Address
1 Skyview Drive, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76155
American Airlines is the world's largest airline by aircraft, capacity, and scheduled revenue passenger miles. Its major U.S. hubs are Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. It generates over 30% of U.S. airline revenue connecting Latin America with destinations in the United States. After completing a major fleet renewal, the company has the youngest fleet of U.S. legacy carriers.
Executives
Vasu Raja officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Douglas M Steenland director 2700 LONE OAK PARKWAY, EAGAN MN 55121
Angela Owens officer: VP Corporate Controller C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
David Seymour officer: SVP Chief Operating Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Devon E May officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Vicente Reynal director C/O INGERSOLL RAND INC., 525 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, SUITE 600, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Priya Aiyar officer: See remarks C/O AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC., 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE, FORT WORTH TX 76155
Gregory D Smith director 100 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, M/C 3005-1001, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Adriane M Brown director 3150 139TH AVENUE S.E., BELLEVUE WA 98040
John T Cahill director LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michael J Embler director C/O NMI HOLDINGS, INC., 2100 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
James F Albaugh director C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606
Isom Robert D Jr officer: See Remarks 1689 NONCONNAH BLVD, SUITE 111, MEMPHIS TN 38132
Ray M Robinson director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Maya Leibman officer: EVP Chief Information Officer 4333 AMON CARTER BLVD, FORT WORTH TX 76155