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Walker & Dunlop (Walker & Dunlop) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.86% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Walker & Dunlop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Walker & Dunlop's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,814 Mil. Walker & Dunlop's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $138 Mil. Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.86%.

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

WD' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.65   Med: 6.25   Max: 10.78
Current: 3.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Walker & Dunlop was 10.78%. The lowest was 2.65%. And the median was 6.25%.

WD's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
97.97% of 1183 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0 vs WD: 3.25

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) %. Walker & Dunlop's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.88%. 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.


Walker & Dunlop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Walker & Dunlop Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Walker & Dunlop 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 7.60 6.22 4.94 6.86 2.86

Walker & Dunlop 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 6.86 4.74 3.52 3.50 2.86

Competitive Comparison of Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Walker & Dunlop'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.


Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Walker & Dunlop's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Walker & Dunlop 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.

Walker & Dunlops Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=137.697/4813.91774
=2.86 %

Walker & Dunlop'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 $138 Mil.



Walker & Dunlop  (NYSE:WD) 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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Walker & Dunlop (Walker & Dunlop) Business Description

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Address
7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Walker & Dunlop Inc is a United States-based commercial real estate finance company. It is principally engaged in originating, selling and servicing a number of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products that are sold under the programs of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, and the Federal Housing Administration. The company's products consist of first mortgage loans, second trust loans, supplemental financings, construction loans, mezzanine loans, and bridge/interim loans. The company generates a majority of total revenue from gains from mortgage banking activities and servicing fees. It conducts business solely in the United States.
Executives
Smith Howard W Iii director, officer: President 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
William M Walker director, officer: Chairman & CEO 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Stephen P Theobald officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer 999 WATERSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 200, NORFOLK VA 23510
Richard M Lucas officer: EVP & Gen Counsel & Secretary 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Paula A. Pryor officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Dana L Schmaltz director 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Gregory Florkowski officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Rice E. John Jr director 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Donna Wells director BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., TEN POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Michael J. Warren director C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael D Malone director 2430 LEMON TREE LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Alan J Bowers director 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Richard C Warner officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Ellen Levy director C/O INSTRUCTURE, INC., 6330 SOUTH 3000 EAST, SUITE 700, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Cynthia A Hallenbeck director 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814