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Forest City Realty Trust (Forest City Realty Trust) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 8.31% (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Forest City Realty Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Forest City Realty Trust's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $10,049.7 Mil. Forest City Realty Trust's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $829.7 Mil. Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 8.31%.

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

FCE.A's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 2.845
* 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) %. Forest City Realty Trust's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 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.


Forest City Realty Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Forest City Realty Trust Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Forest City Realty Trust Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 1.03 0.91 -3.46 2.63

Forest City Realty Trust Quarterly Data
Oct13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 2.13 2.63 5.00 4.48 8.31

Competitive Comparison of Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Forest City Realty Trust'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.


Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forest City Realty Trust's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Forest City Realty Trust 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.

Forest City Realty Trusts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=265.321/10051.4553
=2.64 %

Forest City Realty Trust's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $829.7 Mil.



Forest City Realty Trust  (NYSE:FCE.A) 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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Forest City Realty Trust (Forest City Realty Trust) Business Description

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Forest City Realty Trust Inc is engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial and residential real estate and land throughout the United States. The company's segments include the Commercial Group, Residential Group, Land Development Group and Corporate Activities. It operates mixed-use projects such as residential rental properties, regional malls, specialty/urban retail centers, office and life science buildings and others. In addition, it also engaged in acquiring and sale of both land and developed lots to residential, commercial and industrial clients. Revenue for the group is derived from the source of rental, service and management fees and land sales.
Executives
Kenneth J Bacon director 5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Robert A Schriesheim director 3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
Michelle Felman director
Mark S Ordan director 7315 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE #250 WEST, BETHESDA MD 20814
Marran H. Ogilvie director 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Z Jamie Behar director 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Deborah Ratnersalzberg officer: Executive Vice President 301 WATER ST SE SUITE 201, WASHINGTON DC 20003
David J Larue director, officer: CEO & President 50 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 1100, CLEVELAND OH 44113
Adam S Metz director 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
James A Ratner director 50 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 1100, CLEVELAND OH 44113
Jerome J. Lande director 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 85TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Arthur F Anton other: Former Director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Charles A Ratner director, other: See Remarks 50 PUBLIC SQUARE SUITE 1100, CLEVELAND OH 44113
Craig Macnab director C/O JDN PEALTY CORP, 359 EAST PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30305
Scott S Cowen director 7=6823 ST CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS LA 70118

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