What is KapStone Paper And Packaging Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
KapStone Paper And Packaging's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $4,615 Mil.
KapStone Paper And Packaging's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $336 Mil. KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 7.29%.
The historical rank and industry rank for KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
KS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 4.12 * 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) %. KapStone Paper And Packaging's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 8.48%. 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.
KapStone Paper And Packaging Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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KapStone Paper And Packaging Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Competitive Comparison of KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, KapStone Paper And Packaging'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.
KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Forest Products Industry
For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KapStone Paper And Packaging's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
KapStone Paper And Packaging 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.
KapStone Paper And Packagings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as
KapStone Paper And Packaging's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $336 Mil.
KapStone Paper And Packaging (NYSE:KS) 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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KapStone Paper And Packaging (KapStone Paper And Packaging) Business Description
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp produces and sells containerboard, corrugated products, and specialty paper. The company organizes itself into two segments based on function: paper and packaging and distribution. The paper and packaging segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells packaging products primarily to food and beverage manufacturers and retailers. The segment also sells specialty paper products. The distribution segment operates a packaging materials distribution business under the Victory and Golden State Container trade names. The vast majority of revenue comes from the United States.
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