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FTI Consulting (FTI Consulting) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.32% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is FTI Consulting Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

FTI Consulting's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,003 Mil. FTI Consulting's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $375 Mil. FTI Consulting's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.32%.

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

FCN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 6.13   Max: 9.79
Current: 4.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of FTI Consulting was 9.79%. The lowest was 0.55%. And the median was 6.13%.

FCN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
54.68% of 1110 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.66 vs FCN: 4.98

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) %. FTI Consulting's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.69%. 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.


FTI Consulting Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for FTI Consulting's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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FTI Consulting Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

FTI Consulting Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.23 6.97 5.96 5.61 5.32

FTI Consulting 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) % 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 5.61 4.19 4.64 5.03 5.32

Competitive Comparison of FTI Consulting's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, FTI Consulting'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.


FTI Consulting's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, FTI Consulting's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



FTI Consulting 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=372.694/7002.96215
=5.32 %

FTI Consulting'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 $375 Mil.



FTI Consulting  (NYSE:FCN) 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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FTI Consulting (FTI Consulting) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
555 12th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, USA, 20004
FTI Consulting Inc is a firm that generates its sales by providing professional business advisory services to customers. The company operates through five segments, namely corporate finance and restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, economic consulting, technology, and strategic communications. Customers of the company come from a wide array of sectors, including construction, energy and power, environmental, financial institutions, healthcare and life science, insurance, real estate and infrastructure, retail and consumer products, telecom, media, and technology. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from serving customers in the United States.
Executives
Holly Paul officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6016 KINGSFORD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Ajay Sabherwal officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 521 E. MOREHEAD STREET, SUITE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Paul Alderman Linton officer: Chief Strategy/Transf. Officer 5915 SONOMA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Mark S. Bartlett director 4701 WEST GREENFIELD AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53214
Brenda J Bacon director 909 COMMERCE ROAD, ANNAPOLIS MD 21403
Steven Henry Gunby director, officer: President & CEO 9508 HEMSWELL PLACE, POTOMAC MD 20854
Elsy Lisa Boglioli director 555 12TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Curtis P Lu officer: General Counsel 1203 STONNELL PLACE, ALEXANDRIA VA 22302
Vernon James Ellis director 49 QUEENS GATE TERRACE, LONDON X0 SW7 5PN
Claudio Costamagna director VIA SEBETO 4, MILANO L6 20123
Stephen C Robinson director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Nicole S Jones director 1601 CHESTNUT STREET, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES TL18Y, PHILADELPHIA PA 19192
Nicholas C Fanandakis director 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Gerard E Holthaus director 3129 BLENDON ROAD, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Brendan J Keating officer: CAO and Controller C/O FTI CONSULTING INC, 555 12TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004