Spire (SRPA.PFD) EBIT : $442.50 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Spire EBIT?

Spire's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $156.70 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $442.50 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Spire's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.09%. Spire's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.18%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield.

Spire EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spire's EBIT can be seen below:

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Spire EBIT Chart

Spire Annual Data

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Sep23

EBIT

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323.50

206.50

446.80

399.50

442.00

Spire Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															156.20	267.30	18.30	0.20	156.70

Competitive Comparison of Spire's EBIT

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Spire'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.

Spire's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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

Spire 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $442.50 Mil.

Spire (NYSE:SRpA.PFD) EBIT Explanation

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

Spire's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	556.8 * ( 1 - 19.79% )	/	( (10587.9	+	11237.5)	/ 2 )
=	446.60928	/	10912.7
=	4.09 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	10313.6	-	404.2	-	( 5.6	-	max(0, 1755.4	-	1076.9	+	5.6	))
=	10587.9

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	10631.7	-	384.8	-	( 4.8	-	max(0, 2210.5	-	1219.9	+	4.8	))
=	11237.5

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

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

Spire's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Sep. 2023		Q: Dec. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	626.8	/	( ( (6407.4 + max(309.9, 0))	+	(6564.8 + max(371.9, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	626.8	/	( ( 6717.3	+	6936.7 )	/	2 )
=	626.8	/	6827
=	9.18 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(192.4	+	279.5	+	481.3)	-	(404.2	+	48.6	+	190.5)
=	309.9

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(428.8	+	276.6	+	372.5)	-	(384.8	+	53.8	+	267.4)
=	371.9

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

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

Spire's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	442.5	/	0.000
	=	%

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Spire (SRPA.PFD) Business Description

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700 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63101

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https://www.spireenergy.com

Spire Inc is a public utility holding company with three reportable business segments: Gas Utility , Gas Marketing and Midstream. The Gas Utility segment includes the regulated operations of Laclede Gas, Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco), and EnergySouth Inc. The Utilities businesses operations include the purchase, retail, distribution, and sale of natural gas in Missouri, Alabama, and Mississippi. The Gas Utility segment generates a majority of the company's revenue but is subject to seasonal fluctuations. The Gas Marketing segment includes Laclede Energy Resources, Inc, whose operations include the marketing of natural gas and related activities on a non-regulated basis and the Midstream segment includes transportation and storage of natural gas.