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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 3.22% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,352 Mil. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $397 Mil. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.22%.

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

KNX' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 7.43   Max: 16.73
Current: 3.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings was 16.73%. The lowest was 1.70%. And the median was 7.43%.

KNX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
69.79% of 1003 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.98 vs KNX: 3.70

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) %. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.75%. 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.


Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings'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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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 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 6.29 7.57 8.23 10.37 3.22

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 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 10.37 8.66 6.77 5.19 3.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings'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.


Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 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.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=397.389/12351.75725
=3.22 %

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings'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 $397 Mil.



Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings  (NYSE:KNX) 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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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2002 West Wahalla Lane, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85027
Knight-Swift is the largest truckload, or TL, carrier in the U.S., with a diversified transportation offering. Pro forma for the U.S. Xpress deal, 74% of revenue derives from Knight's asset-based trucking business, with full-truckload (for-hire dry van, refrigerated, and dedicated contract) making up 63% and LTL at 11%. Truck brokerage and other asset-light logistics services make up 14% of revenue, with intermodal near 6%. Knight's intermodal operations use the Class-I railroads for the underlying movement of its shipping containers and also include drayage (regional trucking services to and from inland intermodal ramps/terminals). The remainder of revenue (6%) reflects services offered to shippers and third-party truckers including insurance, equipment maintenance, and equipment leasing.
Executives
Timothy Sean Harrington officer: Exec. Vice Pres. Sales 2200 NORTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
James L Fitzsimmons officer: Exec. Vice Pres. Operations 2200 NORTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Cary M Flanagan officer: Controller SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Amy Boerger director 2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Kevin P Knight director, officer: Executive Chairman 5601 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Joshua Smith officer: CFO, US Xpress Inc. 2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Dustin Ohlman officer: VP Intermodal 2200 S 75TH AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Reed Stultz officer: SR VP Logistics 2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Michael K Liu officer: Exec VP of Ops, Knight Trans 5601 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Kathryn L Munro director 200 N WASHINGTON SQUARE, LANSING MI 48933
Jessica Powell director 2002 W WAHALLA, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Updike James E. Jr. officer: EVP Sales & Mkt, Knight Trans. 5601 WEST BUCKEYE ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Louis Hobson director 2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Gary J Knight director, officer: Vice Chairman 2200 NORTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Reid Dove director 20002 NORTH 19TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027