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Cohen (COHN) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 19.88% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cohen's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $113.09 Mil. Cohen's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.47 Mil. Cohen's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.88%.

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

COHN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -456.59   Med: 0.1   Max: 148.81
Current: 35.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Cohen was 148.81%. The lowest was -456.59%. And the median was 0.10%.

COHN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
93.23% of 783 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.51 vs COHN: 35.84

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) %. Cohen's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Cohen Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cohen Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.69 2.41 -8.73 19.88

Cohen Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.73 -6.36 -1.51 -178.57 19.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cohen'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.


Cohen Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cohen's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cohen 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=22.47/113.0934375
=19.87 %

Cohen's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $22.47 Mil.



Cohen  (AMEX:COHN) 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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Cohen (COHN) Business Description

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Address
2929 Arch Street, Cira Centre, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104-2870
Cohen & Co Inc is a United states company that delivers financial services in fixed income markets. It is focused on small-cap banking institutions and has grown to provide an expanding range of capital markets and asset management services. It has three business segments. The Capital Markets segment, which is the key revenue driver, consists of fixed income sales, trading, matched book repo financing, new issue placements in corporate and securitized products, and advisory services. The Asset Management segment manages assets within collateralized debt obligations, managed accounts, joint ventures, and investment funds. The Principal Investing segment is comprised of investments to earn return rather than to support trading, matched book repo, or other Capital Markets segment activities.
Executives
G Steven Dawson director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Douglas Listman officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Daniel G Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman and CE Europe 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lester Raymond Brafman officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Pooler Joseph W. Jr. officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Christopher Ricciardi director, other: Former10% Owner 51 SHELLBARK LANE, BRIARCLIFF MANOR NY 10510
Stephanie Ricciardi other: Former 10% Owner C/O MR. RICCIARDI COHEN & COMPANY INC., 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Neil S Subin director 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
Thomas Costello director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
James Mcentee director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Diana Louise Liberto director C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC, CIRA CENTER, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FL., PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jack Dimaio director C/O DIMAIO AHMAD CAPITAL LLC, 245 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10167
Mead Park Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 126 EAST 56TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Edward E Cohen 10 percent owner RESOURCE AMERICA INC, 1845 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ebc 2013 Family Trust 10 percent owner 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104