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Cohen & Steers (Cohen & Steers) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 4.43% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cohen & Steers's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,708.9 Mil. Cohen & Steers's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $164.5 Mil. Cohen & Steers's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.43%.

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

CNS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.58   Med: 6.88   Max: 12.65
Current: 5.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Cohen & Steers was 12.65%. The lowest was 2.58%. And the median was 6.88%.

CNS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
80.78% of 1722 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0 vs CNS: 5.04

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) %. Cohen & Steers's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.87%. 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.


Cohen & Steers Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cohen & Steers'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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Cohen & Steers 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 5.43 2.64 5.96 6.94 4.43

Cohen & Steers 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 6.94 6.61 6.66 5.64 4.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Cohen & Steers'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.


Cohen & Steers Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Cohen & Steers's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cohen & Steers 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=164.477/3708.927442
=4.43 %

Cohen & Steers'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 $164.5 Mil.



Cohen & Steers  (NYSE:CNS) 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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Cohen & Steers (Cohen & Steers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Cohen & Steers is a niche asset manager concentrating on real estate securities. The firm invests mainly in the equity shares of real estate investment trusts, with holdings in domestic and international real estate securities accounting for close to two thirds of its $75.2 billion in managed assets at the end of September 2023. Cohen & Steers also manages portfolios dedicated to preferred securities, utilities stocks, and other high-yield offerings. The firm's distribution is balanced among its closed-end funds, open-end funds, and institutional accounts. During the past four calendar quarters, the company garnered 41% (26%) of its managed assets (base management fees) from institutional clients, 45% (53%) from open-end funds, and 14% (21%) from closed-end funds.
Executives
Elena Dulik officer: Chief Accounting Officer 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Richard P Simon director COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brandon Brown officer: Executive Vice President 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Martin Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alicia Dee officer: Executive Vice President 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michele Nolty officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Francis C Poli officer: See Remarks 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, C/O COHEN & STEERS, NEW YORK NY 10017
Matthew S. Stadler officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John Todd Glickson officer: Senior Vice President 280 PARK AVE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dasha Smith director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daniel P Charles officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10017
Jon Cheigh officer: Executive Vice President C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Edmond D Villani director COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Peter L Rhein director
Reena Aggarwal director C/O COHEN & STEERS, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017