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Hillenbrand (Hillenbrand) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 5.67% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Hillenbrand's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,320 Mil. Hillenbrand's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $302 Mil. Hillenbrand's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.67%.

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

HI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.28   Med: 6.25   Max: 11.29
Current: 5.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Hillenbrand was 11.29%. The lowest was 1.28%. And the median was 6.25%.

HI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
58.99% of 3036 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 4.485 vs HI: 5.78

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) %. Hillenbrand's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.32%. 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.


Hillenbrand Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hillenbrand'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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Hillenbrand Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.40 1.68 7.03 7.30 6.08

Hillenbrand 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 5.47 5.94 5.91 6.08 5.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Hillenbrand'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.


Hillenbrand Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hillenbrand's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hillenbrand 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=294.6/4845.369
=6.08 %

Hillenbrand'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 $302 Mil.



Hillenbrand  (NYSE:HI) 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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Hillenbrand (Hillenbrand) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Batesville Boulevard, Batesville, IN, USA, 47006
Hillenbrand Inc is a U.S.-based company that operates through three segments. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, develops, manufactures, and services engineered industrial equipment. The Molding Technology Solutions segment offers engineered and customized systems in plastic technology and processing. Batesville designs provides, and markets funeral services and solutions.
Executives
Daniel C. Hillenbrand director ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Robert M Vanhimbergen officer: Sr VP, Chief Financial Officer ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Kimberly K Ryan officer: Senior Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Helen W Cornell director 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY, QUINCY IL 62305
Tamara Morytko officer: Sr. VP and President MTS 1250 NE LOOP 410, SUITE 1000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Carole Anne Phillips officer: See Remarks 6365 BIRDIE CIRCLE, GRAYLING MI 49738
J Michael Whitted officer: Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Ling An-heid officer: Senior Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BLVD., BATESVILLE IN 47006
Megan A Walke officer: VP, CAO ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Ulrich Bartel officer: Senior Vice President HILLENBRAND, INC., 1 BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Christopher H Trainor officer: Sr. Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Inderpreet Sawhney director HILLENBRAND, INC., 1 BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Neil S Novich director RYERSON LTULL INC, 2621 W 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60603
Bhavik N. Soni officer: VP & Chief Information Officer ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Michael D Prado officer: VP, Global Supply Management ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006