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Forbes Energy Services (Forbes Energy Services) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -69.44% (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is Forbes Energy Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Forbes Energy Services's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was $135.7 Mil. Forbes Energy Services's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2020 was $-94.0 Mil. Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was -69.44%.

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

FLSS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.58
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Forbes Energy Services's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 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.


Forbes Energy Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Forbes Energy Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Forbes Energy Services Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.66 -27.40 19.05 -15.77 -31.95

Forbes Energy Services Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 -12.76 -11.78 -30.03 -31.95 -69.44

Competitive Comparison of Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Forbes Energy Services'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.


Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forbes Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Forbes Energy Services 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.

Forbes Energy Servicess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-43.817/137.08675
=-31.96 %

Forbes Energy Services's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-94.0 Mil.



Forbes Energy Services  (OTCPK:FLSS) 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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Forbes Energy Services (Forbes Energy Services) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3000 South Business Highway 281, Alice, TX, USA, 78332
Forbes Energy Services Ltd operates as an oilfield services contractor that provides a wide range of well site services to oil and natural gas drilling and producing companies to help develop and enhance the production of oil and natural gas. The company operates in three business segments namely Well Servicing which is the key revenue driver, Coiled Tubing, and Fluid Logistics. These services include fluid hauling, fluid disposal, well maintenance, completion services, workovers and recompletions, plugging and abandonment, and tubing testing. Geographically, it operates in South, East, Central, and West Texas.
Executives
Ascribe Associates Iii, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 299 PARK AVENUE 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10171
Solace General Partner, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1275 LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Solace Forbes Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1275 LOS ANGELES CA 90025
American Securities Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 590 MADISON AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ascribe Opportunities Fund Iii(b), L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks C/O ASOF ASSOCIATES III, LLC 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10171-8000
Ascribe Opportunities Fund Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks C/O ASOF ASSOCIATES III, LLC 299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10171-8000
Solace Capital Special Situations Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 1275 LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Ascribe Capital Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 590 MADISON AVENUE 38TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
Ascribe Iii Investments Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 299 PARK AVENUE 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10171
Solace Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1275 LOS ANGELES CA 90025
L Melvin Cooper officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 2930 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77043
Steve Macek officer: EVP, COO 3000 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 ALICE TX 78332
John E. Crisp director, officer: President & CEO 3000 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 ALICE TX 78332
Joe Michetti officer: President & Co-COO of FES LLC 18001 HIGHWAY 105 WEST, SUITE 102 MONTGOMERY TX 77356
David B Rosenwasser director 3000 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 ALICE TX 78332

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