What is Nortek Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
Nortek's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $2,295 Mil.
Nortek's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $125 Mil. Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 5.43%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
NTK's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 5.745 * 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) %. Nortek's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 20.32%. 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.
Nortek Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Nortek'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.
Competitive Comparison of Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Building Materials subindustry, Nortek'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.
Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nortek's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Norteks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Nortek's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $125 Mil.
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.
Nortek Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
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Nortek Inc was incorporated in Delaware. The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are diversified manufacturers of innovative, branded residential and commercial building products. The Company operates within five reporting segments: the Residential Ventilation ("RESV") segment, the Technology Solutions ("TECH") segment, the Display Mount Solutions ("DMS") segment, the Residential Heating and Cooling ("RHC") segment, and the Custom & Engineered Solutions ("CES") segment. The Company manufactures and sells, primarily in the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company's Residential Ventilation Products segment manufactures and distributes room and whole house ventilation products and other products for the professional remodeling and replacement markets, residential new construction market and DIY market. The principal products of the segment, which are sold under the Broan, NuTone, Venmar, Best and Zephyr brand names, among others, are kitchen range hoods, exhaust fans (such as bath fans and fan, heater and light combination units), and indoor air quality products (such as air exchangers and heat or energy recovery ventilators). The Company's TECH segment manufactures and distributes a broad array of products designed to provide convenience and security for residential and certain commercial applications. The Company's DMS segment manufactures and distributes a broad array of innovative products designed with ergonomic features including wall mounts, carts, arms, desk mounts, workstations, and stands that attach to or support a variety of display devices such as notebook computers, computer monitors, and flat panel displays. The RHC segment principally manufactures and sells split-system and packaged air conditioners and heat pumps, air handlers, furnaces and related equipment, accessories, and parts for the residential replacement and new construction markets, as well as for certain commercial markets. The CES segment manufactures and sells custom-designed and engineered HVAC products and systems, primarily in North America, for non-residential applications that include healthcare and educational facilities, commercial buildings, manufacturing facilities, clean rooms, data centers, and government buildings. The Company is subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations.
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