GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Vehicles & Parts » Autoliv Inc (NYSE:ALV) » Definitions » Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

Autoliv (Autoliv) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 6.61% (As of Dec. 2023)
View and export this data going back to 1997. Start your Free Trial

Autoliv's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,657 Mil. Autoliv's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $705 Mil. Autoliv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.61%.

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

ALV' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.98   Med: 8.76   Max: 15.25
Current: 6.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Autoliv was 15.25%. The lowest was 2.98%. And the median was 8.76%.

ALV's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
53.4% of 1307 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 5.69 vs ALV: 6.44

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) %. Autoliv's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.76%. 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.


Autoliv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Autoliv'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.

Autoliv 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 7.82 3.86 6.59 8.35 6.61

Autoliv 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 8.35 6.82 7.31 7.16 6.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Autoliv'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.


Autoliv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Autoliv 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=705/10657.377075
=6.62 %

Autoliv'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 $705 Mil.



Autoliv  (NYSE:ALV) 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.


Autoliv Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Autoliv's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Autoliv (Autoliv) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Klarabergsviadukten 70, P.O. Box 70381, Section B7, Stockholm, SWE, SE-107 24
Autoliv is the global leader in passive safety components and systems for the auto industry. Products include seat belts, frontal air bags, side-impact air bags, air bag inflators, and steering wheels. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is the company's largest customer at 11% of 2022 revenue, with Stellantis accounting for 11% and Volkswagen 10%. At 34% of 2022 revenue, the Americas was Autoliv's largest geographic region, followed by Europe at 27%, China at 21%, and Japan at 8%.
Executives
Leif Johansson director C/O AB VOLVO, SE 4050B, GOTEBORG, SWEDEN V7 4050B
Jan Carlson director, officer: President and CEO C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Fredrik Westin officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 11 64
Frithjof Oldorff officer: President, Autoliv Europe 21680 HAGGERTY ROAD, SUITE 101, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Christian Swahn officer: EVP, Supply Chain Management C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Mikael Bratt officer: President, Passive Safety C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Magnus Jarlegren officer: EVP, Operations C/O AUTOLIV, INC.,KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 111 64
Jordi Lombarte officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O AUTOLIV, INC., BOX 70381, STOCKHOLM V7 SE 107 24
Naughton Colin officer: President, Asia C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Per Jonas Jademyr officer: See Remarks C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Svante Mogefors officer: Group VP, Quality C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Cevian Capital Ii Gp Ltd 10 percent owner C/O HIGHVERN FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED, WHITELEY CHAMBERS, DON STREET, St. Helier Y9 JE2 4TR
Gustav Lundgren director RINGVAGEN 32, LIDINGO V7 181 51
Sng Yih officer: President, Autoliv China C/O AUTOLIV, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, STOCKHOLM V7 11164
Martin Lundstedt director NORRSKOGSGATAN 14, STOCKHOLM V7 11264