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Almost Family (Almost Family) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.14% (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Almost Family Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Almost Family's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $910.7 Mil. Almost Family's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $28.6 Mil. Almost Family's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 3.14%.

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

AFAM's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Almost Family's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 11.12%. 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.


Almost Family Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Almost Family Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Almost Family Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.21 7.82 6.76 4.88 3.14

Almost Family Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 4.88 4.20 3.43 3.49 3.14

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Almost Family'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.


Almost Family's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Almost Family's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Almost Family 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.

Almost Familys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=29.218/910.7302
=3.21 %

Almost Family's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $28.6 Mil.



Almost Family  (NAS:AFAM) 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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Almost Family (Almost Family) Business Description

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Almost Family Inc is a provider of home health services. Its services include rehabilitation services such as physical therapy occupational therapy and speech therapy. It also provides specialty programs and senior care advocacy. The reportable segments of the company are home health, other home based services, and healthcare innovations.
Executives
Reed W Earl Iii director 9510 OMSBY SLATION ROAD, STE 300, LOIISVILLE KY 40223
Clifford S Holtz director 1801 CALIFORNIA, SUITE 5100, DENVER CO 80202
Jonathan Goldberg director 9510 OMSBY SLATION ROAD, STE 300, LOIISVILLE KY 40223
Tyree G Wilburn director
Altman Henry M Jr director 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
Daniel Schwartz officer: SVP & COO C/O ALMOST FAMILY INC., 9510 ORMSBY STATION, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
Jeff Reibel officer: VP Finance & CAO 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
C Steven Guenthner officer: President & PFO 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
John Shermyen officer: SVP Healthcare Innovations 1800 PHOENIX BLVD., SUITE 120, COLLEGE PARK GA 30349
North Tide Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
Laughlin Conan 10 percent owner C/O NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
North Tide Capital Master, Lp 10 percent owner C/O NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
Wayne T Smith director 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202

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