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H&E Equipment Services (H&E Equipment Services) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 8.10% (As of Dec. 2023)
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H&E Equipment Services's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,510 Mil. H&E Equipment Services's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $284 Mil. H&E Equipment Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.10%.

The historical rank and industry rank for H&E Equipment Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

HEES' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 7.03   Max: 10.67
Current: 7.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of H&E Equipment Services was 10.67%. The lowest was 0.38%. And the median was 7.03%.

HEES's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
61.17% of 1110 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.695 vs HEES: 7.69

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) %. H&E Equipment Services's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.02%. 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.


H&E Equipment Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for H&E Equipment Services'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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H&E Equipment Services 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 6.39 0.09 5.14 7.88 8.10

H&E Equipment Services 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 7.88 8.33 8.43 9.05 8.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, H&E Equipment Services'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.


H&E Equipment Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, H&E Equipment Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H&E Equipment Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



H&E Equipment Services 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.

H&E Equipment Servicess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=284.088/3509.810144
=8.09 %

H&E Equipment Services'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 $284 Mil.



H&E Equipment Services  (NAS:HEES) 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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H&E Equipment Services (H&E Equipment Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7500 Pecue Lane, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70809
H&E Equipment Services Inc is an integrated equipment services company. It is focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment. It rents, sells, and provides parts and services support for four core categories of equipment including hi-lift or aerial work platform equipment, cranes, earthmoving equipment, and industrial lift trucks. It engages in five principal business activities: equipment rentals; new equipment sales; used equipment sales; parts sales; and repair and maintenance services. The majority of its revenue is derived from the equipment rentals segment.
Executives
Suzanne H Wood director 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
John Mcdowell Engquist officer: President & COO 7500 PECUE LANE, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Gary W Bagley director H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 4899 WEST 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84120
Jacob Thomas director 840 CRESCENT CENTRE DR, STE 600, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Paul Arnold director C/O CORT BUSINESS SERVICE CORP, 4401 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Bradley W Barber director, officer: CEO & President H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Patrick Edsell director
Lawrence C Karlson director C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2768
John Sawyer director PENHALL CO., 1801 PENHALL WAY/ POB 4609, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Thompson Mary Patricia B director 651 S. STRATFORD DRIVE, SUITE 100, MERIDIAN ID 83642
Bruce Bruckmann director C/O MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC, P O BOX 12069, CALHOUN GA 30703
John Engquist director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Leslie S Magee officer: CFO & Secretary H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
John D Jones officer: V.P., Product Support H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
William W Fox officer: V.P., Cranes & Earthmoving H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816