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Avis Budget Group (Avis Budget Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 6.88% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Avis Budget Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32,108 Mil. Avis Budget Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,210 Mil. Avis Budget Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.88%.

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

CAR' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.66   Med: 2.8   Max: 14.69
Current: 7.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Avis Budget Group was 14.69%. The lowest was -4.66%. And the median was 2.80%.

CAR's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
60.4% of 1111 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.73 vs CAR: 7.45

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) %. Avis Budget Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -61.41%. 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.


Avis Budget Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avis Budget Group'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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Avis Budget Group 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 2.47 -4.65 6.67 14.53 6.88

Avis Budget Group 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 14.53 12.39 9.29 7.94 6.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Avis Budget Group'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.


Avis Budget Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Avis Budget Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avis Budget Group 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=2210/32108.1
=6.88 %

Avis Budget Group'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 $2,210 Mil.



Avis Budget Group  (NAS:CAR) 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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Avis Budget Group (Avis Budget Group) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
Avis Budget Group Inc is a provider of automotive vehicle rental and car-sharing services. Its brands include Avis, Budget, and Zipcar. Avis is targeted to serve the premium commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry, while Budget is focused on value-conscious customers. The company operates its own network of rental locations and licenses its brands to franchisees. Zipcar is a car-sharing service that allows members to use the company-owned Zipcar fleet at an hourly rate. The company's largest region by revenue is the Americas.
Executives
Joseph A. Ferraro officer: President, Americas 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Izilda P Martins officer: Sr VP and Acting CAO 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Patrick K Rankin officer: President, International 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Lynn Krominga director 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Edward P Linnen officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Bernardo Hees director C/O BUNGE LIMITED, 1391 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD MO 63017
Karthik R. Sarma director, 10 percent owner ONE BRYANT PARK, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jean M Sera officer: SVP, GC & Corp. Sec. AVIS BUDGET GROUP, 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Glenn Lurie director C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 200 CROSSING BLVD., BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Ravi Simhambhatla officer: EVP, CDIO - see remarks 6 SYLVAN WAY, AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Anu Hariharan director 2550 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Cathleen Degenova officer: Chief Accounting Officer 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Veresh Sita officer: EVP, CDIO (1) 6 SYLVAN WAY, AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Brian J Choi director C/O SRS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, ONE BRYANT PARK, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Srs Investment Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1 BRYANT PARK, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036