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CNIGP.PFD (Corning Natural Gas Holding) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.09% (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Corning Natural Gas Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Corning Natural Gas Holding's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. Corning Natural Gas Holding's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $5.89 Mil. Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 4.09%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

CNIGP.PFD' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.73   Med: 5.54   Max: 7.26
Current: 4.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Corning Natural Gas Holding was 7.26%. The lowest was 3.73%. And the median was 5.54%.

CNIGP.PFD's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 6.48 vs CNIGP.PFD: 4.05

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) %. Corning Natural Gas Holding's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.48%. 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.


Corning Natural Gas Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Corning Natural Gas Holding Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Corning Natural Gas Holding Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.49 5.56 6.15 5.86 3.75

Corning Natural Gas Holding Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 4.66 4.40 3.75 4.14 4.09

Competitive Comparison of Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Corning Natural Gas Holding'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.


Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Corning Natural Gas Holding's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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Corning Natural Gas Holding 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.

Corning Natural Gas Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=5.422/0
= %

Corning Natural Gas Holding's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.89 Mil.



Corning Natural Gas Holding  (OTCPK:CNIGP.PFD) 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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Corning Natural Gas Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
330 West William Street, Corning, NY, USA, 14830
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in natural gas and electric distribution. Its segments include Gas Company, Pike, Leatherstocking companies, and Holding company. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from Gas distribution.
Executives
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Michael I German director, officer: CEO and President C/O ENERGY EAST CORP, PO BOX 3287, ITHACA NY 14852-3287
Robert B Johnston director
Joseph P Mirabito director C/O THE WILBER CORPORATION, 245 MAIN STREET, PO BOX 430, ONEONTA NY 13820
Ted W Gibson director 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
George J Welch director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
Cook Henry B Jr director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
William Mirabito director 188 HIGHLAND TERRACE, WEST ONEONTA NY 13861
Russell S Miller officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer
Matthew J Cook officer: SVP & Chief Operations Officer 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Charles A. Lenns officer: Vice President and CFO 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Stanley G Sleve officer: Vice President Administration
Anita G Zucker 10 percent owner 4838 JENKINS AVE, N CHARLESTON SC 29405
Firouzeh Sarhangi officer: Chief Financial Officer