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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 12.64% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Epsilon Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $80.92 Mil. Epsilon Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.23 Mil. Epsilon Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.64%.

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

EPSN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -37.25   Med: 7.07   Max: 73.72
Current: 12.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Epsilon Energy was 73.72%. The lowest was -37.25%. And the median was 7.07%.

EPSN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
68.19% of 1094 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.37 vs EPSN: 12.06

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) %. Epsilon Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 28.59%. 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.


Epsilon Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Epsilon Energy'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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Epsilon Energy 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 16.92 2.07 14.97 44.05 12.64

Epsilon Energy 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 44.05 60.61 36.10 21.10 12.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Epsilon Energy'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.


Epsilon Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Epsilon Energy 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=10.226/80.915144
=12.64 %

Epsilon Energy'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 $10.23 Mil.



Epsilon Energy  (NAS:EPSN) 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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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Business Description

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500 Dallas Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Epsilon Energy Ltd is engaged in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of natural gas and oil reserves. The operating segments of the company include Upstream segment activities include acquisition, development, and production of natural gas reserves on properties within the United States. The Gas Gathering segment partners with two other companies to operate a natural gas gathering system, and the corporate segment activities include corporate listing and governance functions of the corporation. The company generates revenue from the sale of crude oil and natural gas.
Executives
Jason Stabell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
Solas Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Jason Stankowski director 3160 COLLEGE AVE, SUITE 203, BERKELEY CA 94705
Nicola L Maddox director 6331 CONCHO BAY DR, HOUSTON TX 77041
Andrew Williamson officer: Chief Financial Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
John Lovoi director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
David W Winn director 5217 HOLLY ST., BELLAIRE TX 77401
Tucker Golden Frederick 10 percent owner C/O SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Bruce Lane Bond officer: Chief Financial Officer 6206 CORAL RIDGE RD., HOUSTON TX 77069
Stephen Finlayson director 3621 TIMBERSIDE CIRCLE DR., HOUSTON TX 77025
Ryan Roebuck director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DR., SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060
Oakview Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 3879 MAPLE AVE., SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75219
Azvalor Asset Management Sgiic Sa 10 percent owner PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA 110, MADRID U3 28046
Matthew Dougherty director 180 N. STETSON AVE, SUITE 5500, CHICAGO IL 60601
Adrian Montgomery director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060

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