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Air T (AIRT) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -2.69% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Air T's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $170.6 Mil. Air T's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.6 Mil. Air T's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.69%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Air T's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

AIRT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.56   Med: 5.21   Max: 20.32
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Air T was 20.32%. The lowest was -12.56%. And the median was 5.21%.

AIRT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
90.41% of 1001 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.97 vs AIRT: -2.57

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) %. Air T'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.


Air T Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air T'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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Air T Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.50 5.45 -4.65 8.48 -1.58

Air T 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 5.04 -1.58 -1.24 -1.04 -2.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Air T'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.


Air T Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air T's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air T's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Air T 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.

Air Ts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.421/216.1021685
=-1.58 %

Air T'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 $-4.6 Mil.



Air T  (NAS:AIRT) 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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Air T (AIRT) Business Description

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Address
11020 David Taylor Drive, Suite 305, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28262
Air T Inc together with its subsidiaries provides air freight service to the express delivery industry. The company's operating segments include Overnight air cargo, Ground equipment sales, and Ground support services, Commercial jet engines and parts, Corporate and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Overnight air cargo segment.
Executives
Raymond E Cabillot director, 10 percent owner 3033 EXCELSIOR BLVD., STE 560, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Peter B. Mcclung director 14101 SOUTHERN ROAD, GRANDVIEW MO 64030
Nicholas John Swenson 10 percent owner 5000 WEST 36TH STREET, SUITE 130, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Gary S Kohler director 5000 W 36TH STREET, SUITE 115, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Seth G Barkett director 495 WEST MT. GARFIELD ROAD, NORTON SHORES MI 49441
Brett Reynolds officer: CFO 5000 W 36TH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
John A Reeves director 570 BALLYMOTE COURT, MATTHEWS NC 28104
Travis Jacob Swenson director 6016 EDEN PRAIRIE ROAD, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Air T Inc 10 percent owner 11020 DAVID TAYLOR DRIVE, SUITE 305, CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Koutsouvas Constantine officer: General Counsel AIR T, INC., 5000 WEST 36TH, SUITE 130, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
William R Foudray director 19192 POPLAR CIRCLE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Biglari Capital Corp. 10 percent owner 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Sardar Biglari, 10 percent owner C/O BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC., 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Lion Fund Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 19100 RIDGEWOOD PKWY, SUITE 1200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Andrew Stumpf director 5444 CREEKMONTE DR., OAKLAND TWP MI 48306