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Western Energy Services (TSX:WRG) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -0.40% (As of Mar. 2024)


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

Western Energy Services's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$206.7 Mil. Western Energy Services's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.8 Mil. Western Energy Services's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.40%.

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

TSX:WRG' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -44.22   Med: -10.29   Max: 25.48
Current: -0.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Western Energy Services was 25.48%. The lowest was -44.22%. And the median was -10.29%.

TSX:WRG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
68% of 1097 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.97 vs TSX:WRG: -0.40

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) %. Western Energy Services's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


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

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

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Western Energy Services Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Western Energy Services 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 -36.50 -14.29 -7.56 19.42 1.50

Western Energy Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 23.87 2.95 1.20 1.50 -0.40

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

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Western 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.


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

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

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



Western 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.

Western Energy Servicess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=3.177/212.09971
=1.50 %

Western Energy Services's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$-0.8 Mil.



Western Energy Services  (TSX:WRG) 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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Western Energy Services (TSX:WRG) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
215 - 9th Avenue SW, Suite 1700, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1K3
Western Energy Services Corp operates as an oilfield service industry in Canada and the United States of America. The company functions its drilling services through two segments namely, Contract drilling and Production services. Its contract drilling segment is involved in drilling rigs with ancillary equipment as well as provides such services to crude oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The production service segment includes well servicing rigs and related equipment, and oilfield rental equipment. It generates revenue mainly through its Contract drilling operation segment.
Executives
Sime Armoyan 10% Security Holder
Tomer Cohen Director

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