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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 4.09% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Tetra Tech's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $9,879 Mil. Tetra Tech's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $404 Mil. Tetra Tech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.09%.

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

TTEK' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 4.69   Max: 10.63
Current: 3.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Tetra Tech was 10.63%. The lowest was 1.09%. And the median was 4.69%.

TTEK's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
65.8% of 1693 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.62 vs TTEK: 3.61

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) %. Tetra Tech's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.96%. 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.


Tetra Tech Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tetra Tech'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.

* Premium members only.

Tetra Tech Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.90 4.38 3.35 5.11 5.03

Tetra Tech 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 5.43 4.98 4.71 5.03 4.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tetra Tech'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.


Tetra Tech Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Tetra Tech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tetra Tech 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.

Tetra Techs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=453.413/9015.75444
=5.03 %

Tetra Tech'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 $404 Mil.



Tetra Tech  (NAS:TTEK) 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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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3475 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91107
Tetra Tech Inc provides consulting and engineering services for environmental, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development markets. It specializes in providing water-related services for public and private clients. It designs infrastructure, facilities, and other structures with complex plans and resource management. Tetra Tech has two reportable segments. Its Government Services Group (GSG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. government clients (federal, state and local) and activities with development agencies worldwide. Commercial/International Services Group (CIG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. commercial clients and international clients other than development agencies.
Executives
Brian N Carter officer: SVP, CORPORATE CONTROLLER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Kirsten M Volpi director TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Dan L Batrack director, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Jill Hudkins officer: President 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Roger R Argus officer: SVP, Gov't Svcs. Group TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Preston Iii Hopson officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107
J Kenneth Thompson director ALASKA AIR GROUP, 19300 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98188
Kimberly E Ritrievi director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Steven M Burdick officer: EVP, CFO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Christiana Obiaya director 130 W UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
J Christopher Lewis director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Prashant Gandhi director 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
William R Brownlie officer: SVP, CHIEF ENGINEER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Patrick C Haden director 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Brendan M. O'rourke officer: SVP, Enterprise Risk Mgmt. 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107