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Columbia Property Trust (Columbia Property Trust) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.44% (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Columbia Property Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Columbia Property Trust's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $3,548.7 Mil. Columbia Property Trust's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $122.2 Mil. Columbia Property Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 3.44%.

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

CXP' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 3.13   Max: 7.58
Current: 3.49

During the past 12 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Columbia Property Trust was 7.58%. The lowest was 0.19%. And the median was 3.13%.

CXP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.785 vs CXP: 3.49

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) %. Columbia Property Trust's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was -11.43%. 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.


Columbia Property Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Columbia Property Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Columbia Property Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Columbia Property Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.85 5.22 1.85 1.35 5.26

Columbia Property Trust Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.18 5.26 4.48 4.03 3.44

Competitive Comparison of Columbia Property Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Columbia Property Trust'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.


Columbia Property Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Columbia Property Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Columbia Property Trust 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.

Columbia Property Trusts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=153.03/2910.53702
=5.26 %

Columbia Property Trust's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $122.2 Mil.



Columbia Property Trust  (NYSE:CXP) 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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Columbia Property Trust (Columbia Property Trust) Business Description

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Address
315 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Columbia Property Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in acquiring, developing, and leasing office properties in large metropolitan areas throughout the United States. In terms of total square footage, the company's real estate portfolio is primarily composed of offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York City, Cleveland, and Houston. Columbia Property also derives most of its total revenue in the form of rental income from these same cities. The company's largest office tenants are legal services firms, business services companies, depository institutions, and securities and commodities brokers. These industries contribute the majority of Columbia's total rent revenue.
Executives
Thomas G Wattles director ONE INDEPENDENT DRIVE, SUITE 114, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Wentworth Francis X. Jr. director 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH NEW YORK NY 10010
Michael S. Robb director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
Murray J. Mccabe director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30309
John L. Dixon director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
Moore Constance B director 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4980, HOUSTON TX 77002
Carmen M Bowser director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30309
David Henry director 3333 NEW HYDE PARK ROAD, NEW HYDE PARK NY 11042
E Nelson Mills director, officer: President & CEO 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
Kevin A. Hoover officer: EVP Portfolio Management 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffrey K. Gronning officer: Chief Investment Officer 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH NEW YORK NY 10010
James A Fleming officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30309
Wendy W Gill officer: SVP, Corp Ops & CAO 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
George W Sands director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309
David S Dowdney officer: SVP, Head of Leasing 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30309

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