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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) EBIT : $452.60 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Great Plains Energy EBIT?

Great Plains Energy's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $87.60 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 was $452.60 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Great Plains Energy's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 2.82%. Great Plains Energy's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 3.79%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Great Plains Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 11.80%.


Great Plains Energy EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy's EBIT 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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Great Plains Energy EBIT Chart

Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 578.00 547.00 533.80 621.70 415.30

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
EBIT 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 50.30 128.40 143.20 93.40 87.60

Competitive Comparison of Great Plains Energy's EBIT

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Great Plains Energy's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Plains Energy's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Great Plains Energy EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $452.60 Mil.

* 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.


Great Plains Energy  (NYSE:GXPPRECL.PFD) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Great Plains Energy's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2017 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2018 ))/ count )
=356.8 * ( 1 - 8.86% )/( (11625.7 + 11432.7)/ 2 )
=325.18752/11529.2
=2.82 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2018) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Great Plains Energy's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Mar. 2018 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Dec. 2017  Q: Mar. 2018
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=350.4/( ( (9124.7 + max(55.1, 0)) + (9130.1 + max(172.2, 0)) )/ 2 )
=350.4/( ( 9179.8 + 9302.3 )/ 2 )
=350.4/9241.05
=3.79 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2017 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(179 + 274.4 + 131.6) - (417.9 + 0 + 112)
=55.1

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(175 + 277.3 + 142) - (316.1 + 0 + 106)
=172.2

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2018) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Great Plains Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=452.6/3836.600
=11.80 %

* 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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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.

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