What is The L S Starrett Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
The L S Starrett Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $97.2 Mil.
The L S Starrett Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.3 Mil. The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.99%.
The historical rank and industry rank for The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
SCX'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.49 Med: 11.46 Max: 34.41
Current: 17.64
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of The L S Starrett Co was 34.41%. The lowest was -47.49%. And the median was 11.46%.
SCX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 90.88% of 3037
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 4.49
vs SCX: 17.64
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) %. The L S Starrett Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.
The L S Starrett Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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The L S Starrett Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Competitive Comparison of The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett 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.
The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
The L S Starrett 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.
The L S Starrett Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as
The L S Starrett Co'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 $22.3 Mil.
The L S Starrett Co (NYSE:SCX) 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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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description
The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
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