What is Independence Holding Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
Independence Holding Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was $719.8 Mil.
Independence Holding Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.0 Mil. Independence Holding Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Independence Holding Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
IHC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.77 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.
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) %. Independence Holding Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.00%. 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.
Independence Holding Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Independence Holding Co'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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Independence Holding Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Independence Holding Co'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.
Independence Holding Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Independence Holding Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Independence Holding Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Independence Holding Co 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.
Independence Holding Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as
Independence Holding Co'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 $0.0 Mil.
Independence Holding Co (NYSE:IHC) 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.
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Independence Holding Co (Independence Holding Co) Business Description
Independence Holding Co is engaged in the business of life and health insurance. It mainly provides disability and health coverages and related services to commercial and individual customers. The company's principal products include medical stop-loss, fully insured health products, ancillary products, pet insurance and occupational accident and medical health benefits coverages, New York short term disability, group term life, individual life, and annuities. It has business segments that include Specialty Health; Group disability, life, DBL and PFL segment; individual life, annuities and another segment. The company generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Health segment.
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