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UFP Technologies (UFP Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 4.25% (As of Dec. 2023)
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UFP Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,355.1 Mil. UFP Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $57.5 Mil. UFP Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.25%.

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

UFPT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.9   Med: 7.09   Max: 14.2
Current: 3.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of UFP Technologies was 14.20%. The lowest was 2.90%. And the median was 7.09%.

UFPT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
65.21% of 848 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 0.185 vs UFPT: 3.26

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) %. UFP Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.40%. 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.


UFP Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for UFP Technologies'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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UFP Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.60 5.00 3.52 5.79 4.25

UFP Technologies 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 5.79 5.85 4.30 4.32 4.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, UFP Technologies'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.


UFP Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, UFP Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



UFP Technologies 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.

UFP Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=57.547/1355.1217512
=4.25 %

UFP Technologies'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 $57.5 Mil.



UFP Technologies  (NAS:UFPT) 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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UFP Technologies (UFP Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Hale Street, Newburyport, MA, USA, 01950-3504
UFP Technologies Inc is a designer and custom manufacturer of components, subassemblies, products and packaging utilizing highly specialized foams, films, and plastics primarily for the medical market. The company manufactures its products by converting raw materials using laminating, molding, radio frequency and impulse welding and fabricating manufacturing techniques. It is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to many of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The company's single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices, disposable wound care products, infection prevention, minimally invasive surgery, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implant packaging.
Executives
R Jeffrey Bailly director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 100 HALE STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950
Mitchell Rock officer: Vice President C/O UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 172 EAST MAIN STREET, GEORGETOWN MA 01833
Jason Holt officer: Vice President 100 HALE STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950
Symeria Hudson director 100 HALE STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950
Joseph Hassett director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, NORWOOD MA 02062
Daniel C Croteau director C/O LYNCH, BREWER, HOFFMAN & FINK, LLP, 75 FEDERAL STREET, 7TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Cynthia L Feldmann director 17 WINTHROP ROAD, WAYLAND MA 01778
Christopher P. Litterio officer: Senior Vice President C/O UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 100 HALE STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 02143
Ronald J Lataille officer: Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Oberdorf director C/O GETTY IMAGES, INC., 601 N 34TH ST, SEATTLE WA 98103
Marc D Kozin director
Steve Cardin officer: Vice President 100 HALE STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950
Daniel J Shaw officer: Vice President
W David Smith officer: Vice President 172 EAST MAIN STREET, GEORGETOWN MA 01833
Pierce Robert W Jr director C/O UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 172 EAST MAIN STREET, GEORGETOWN MA 01833