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Flexsteel Industries (Flexsteel Industries) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.10% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Flexsteel Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Flexsteel Industries's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $181.3 Mil. Flexsteel Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.9 Mil. Flexsteel Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.10%.

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

FLXS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -113.04   Med: 9.32   Max: 15.79
Current: 4.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Flexsteel Industries was 15.79%. The lowest was -113.04%. And the median was 9.32%.

FLXS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
55.89% of 433 companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 5.76 vs FLXS: 4.55

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) %. Flexsteel Industries'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.


Flexsteel Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Flexsteel Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Flexsteel Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Flexsteel Industries 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) % 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 7.99 5.33 5.39 5.78 7.10

Competitive Comparison of Flexsteel Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Flexsteel Industries'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.


Flexsteel Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Flexsteel Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flexsteel Industries 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.

Flexsteel Industriess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=10.56/195.93614
=5.39 %

Flexsteel Industries'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 $12.9 Mil.



Flexsteel Industries  (NAS:FLXS) 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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Flexsteel Industries (Flexsteel Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
385 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA, USA, 52001-0877
Flexsteel Industries Inc is a United States-based company that manufactures, imports, and markets residential upholstered wooden furniture products. The products offering include sofas, loveseats, chairs, rockers, desks, tables, convertible bedding units, and bedroom furniture. The company's products are intended for use in home, office, hotel, healthcare, and other contract applications. A featured component in the company's upholstered furniture is the durable Blue Steel Spring. It operates in the business segment of Furniture products. The company's furniture products business involves the distribution of manufactured and imported products for residential and contract markets, of which key revenue is derived from the residential market.
Executives
Timothy Patrick Newlin officer: VP - Home Furnishings P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Derek P Schmidt officer: CFO & COO 385 BELL STREET, DUBUQUE IA 52001
Jeanne Mcgovern director 10003 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Gilbert Alejandro Huerta officer: CFO P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Thomas M Levine director P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Kathryn P Dickson director 1245 CEDAR LAKE ROAD S., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Michael Scott Culbreth director 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
William S. Creekmuir director SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300-A, ATLANTA GA 30328
Matthew Kaness director P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Michael Joseph Mcclaflin officer: Chief Information Officer P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Jerald K Dittmer officer: President & CEO P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Mary C Bottie director P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Terrence Heath Willis officer: VP - Direct Commerce P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Hayden Carl Anthony Jr. officer: VP - Manufacturing P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Marcus D Hamilton officer: Chief Financial Officer P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004