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McCormick (MEX:MKC) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.25% (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is McCormick Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

McCormick's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was MXN400,026 Mil. McCormick's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was MXN19,667 Mil. McCormick's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 4.25%.

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

MEX:MKC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.04   Med: 3.86   Max: 5.75
Current: 4.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of McCormick was 5.75%. The lowest was 3.04%. And the median was 3.86%.

MEX:MKC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
56.57% of 1964 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 5.27 vs MEX:MKC: 4.17

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) %. McCormick's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 4.29%. 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.


McCormick Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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McCormick Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

McCormick Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.69 3.44 3.69 3.46 4.61

McCormick Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 3.63 4.61 4.57 4.44 4.25

Competitive Comparison of McCormick's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, McCormick'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.


McCormick's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, McCormick's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



McCormick 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.

McCormicks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=17495.693/389883.471
=4.49 %

McCormick's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN19,667 Mil.



McCormick  (MEX:MKC) 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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McCormick Business Description

Address
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1, Hunt Valley, MD, USA, 21031
In its 135-year history, McCormick has grown to become the leading global manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of spices, herbs, extracts, seasonings, and other flavorings. Beyond consumers, McCormick's customer base also includes top quick-service restaurants, retail grocery chains, and other packaged food and beverage manufacturers. And its reach is extensive, with nearly 40% of sales generated beyond its home turf to include 150 other countries and territories. In addition to its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Old Bay, Zatarain's, Thai Kitchen, Frank's RedHot, French's, and Cholula, among others.