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China Automotive Systems (China Automotive Systems) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 35.59% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Automotive Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

China Automotive Systems's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $138.2 Mil. China Automotive Systems's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.3 Mil. China Automotive Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 35.59%.

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

CAAS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.76   Med: 12.24   Max: 39.53
Current: 39.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of China Automotive Systems was 39.53%. The lowest was -5.76%. And the median was 12.24%.

CAAS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
95.79% of 1306 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 5.74 vs CAAS: 39.53

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) %. China Automotive Systems's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 35.53%. 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.


China Automotive Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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China Automotive Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

China Automotive Systems 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 6.62 -4.68 10.31 13.02 35.59

China Automotive Systems 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 13.02 13.39 16.18 22.32 35.59

Competitive Comparison of China Automotive Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Auto Parts subindustry, China Automotive Systems'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.


China Automotive Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, China Automotive Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Automotive Systems 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=49.256/138.221811
=35.64 %

China Automotive Systems'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 $49.3 Mil.



China Automotive Systems  (NAS:CAAS) 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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China Automotive Systems (China Automotive Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 1 Henglong Road, Yu Qiao Development Zone, Shashi District, Hubei Province, Jing Zhou, CHN, 434000
China Automotive Systems Inc is a holding company. The firm through its subsidiary is a supplier of power steering systems and components to China's automotive industry. Its product offering encompasses a full range of auto parts incorporated into steering systems for both passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles. The company offers four separate series, more than 310 models of power steering including rack and pinion power steering, integral power steering, electronic power steering and manual steering, steering columns, steering oil pumps, and steering hoses. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from China.
Executives
Jie Li officer: Chief Financial Officer HENGLONG BLDG., # 1 GUANSHAN 1ST ROAD, EAST LAKE HI-TECH ZONE, WUHAN F4 430073
Tong Kooi Teo director 08-05 GOODWOOD RESIDENCE, 261 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD, SINGAPORE U0 259703
Stanley Morgan other: See Remarks Below 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Wong Arthur Lap Tat director C/O 27 UNION SQUARE WEST, SUITE 502, NEW YORK NY 10003
Wu Qizhou director, officer: COO
Tse Yiu Wong director 4TH FL BLDG E NO 501, JEN GANG RD, SHANGHAI CHINA F4 9999999
Shengbin Yu officer: Senior Vice President HENGLONG BUILDING #1 GUANSHAN FIRST RD, EAST LAKE HI-TECH ZONE, WUHAN, HUBEI PROVINCE F4 430073
Liping Xie other: Wife of Chairman
Haimian Cai director 3170 OTTER CREEK COURT, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Hanlin Chen director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO
Shaobo Wang officer: Senior Vice President HENGLONG BUILDING #1 GUANSHAN FIRST RD, EAST LAKE HI-TECH ZONE, WUHAN, HUBEI PROVINCE F4 430073
Yijun Xia officer: Vice President NO. 1 HENGLONG ROAD, YUQIAO DEV. ZONE, SHASHI DISTRICT, JINGZHOU CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE F4 434000
Guangxun Xu director 17 WINDERMERE AVENUE, FINCHLEY, LONDON X0 N3 3QX
Robert Tung director 1733 LEHAVRE DR, POTOMAC MD 20854
Daming Hu officer: Chief Accountant