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ODFL (Old Dominion Freight Line) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.88% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Old Dominion Freight Line Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Old Dominion Freight Line's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $42,454 Mil. Old Dominion Freight Line's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,648 Mil. Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.88%.

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

ODFL' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.09   Med: 5.38   Max: 10.96
Current: 3.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Old Dominion Freight Line was 10.96%. The lowest was 3.09%. And the median was 5.38%.

ODFL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
69.53% of 991 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 7.31 vs ODFL: 3.85

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) %. Old Dominion Freight Line's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 21.70%. 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.


Old Dominion Freight Line Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Old Dominion Freight Line Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Old Dominion Freight Line Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.58 4.07 3.42 5.92 3.76

Old Dominion Freight Line Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.72 3.76 3.51 4.46 3.88

Competitive Comparison of Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Trucking subindustry, Old Dominion Freight Line'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.


Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Old Dominion Freight Line's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Old Dominion Freight Line 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.

Old Dominion Freight Lines Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1648.24/43813.164115
=3.76 %

Old Dominion Freight Line's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,648 Mil.



Old Dominion Freight Line  (NAS:ODFL) 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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Old Dominion Freight Line Business Description

Address
500 Old Dominion Way, Thomasville, NC, USA, 27360
Old Dominion Freight Line is the second-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the United States, with more than 250 service centers and 11,000-plus tractors. It is one of the most disciplined and efficient providers in the trucking industry, and its profitability and capital returns are head and shoulders above its peers. Strategic initiatives revolve around boosting network density through market share gains and maintaining industry-leading service (including ultralow cargo claims) via steadfast infrastructure investment.
Executives
Leo H Suggs director UNION PACIFIC CORP, 1416 DODGE ST, OMAHA NE 68179
David S Congdon director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO C/O OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC., 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Greg C Gantt officer: Senior VP - Operations 2116 MIRUS COURT, HIGH POINT NC 27265
Stith Thomas A. Iii director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
John D. Kasarda director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Steven W. Hartsell officer: SVP - Sales 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Andrew Stephen Davis director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Christopher James Kelley officer: SVP - Operations 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Bradley R Gabosch director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
David J. Bates officer: SVP - Operations C/O XPO, INC., FIVE AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
D. Michael Wray director 7205 PINETREE ROAD, RICHMOND VA 23229
Gregory B Plemmons officer: SVP - Sales 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Wendy T. Stallings director 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Earl E Congdon director, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO C/O OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC., 500 OLD DOMINION WAY, THOMASVILLE NC 27360
Sherry A Aaholm director 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201