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Heidrick & Struggles International (Heidrick & Struggles International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 38.31% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Heidrick & Struggles International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $216 Mil. Heidrick & Struggles International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $83 Mil. Heidrick & Struggles International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 38.31%.

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

HSII' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 11.6   Max: 322.18
Current: 36.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Heidrick & Struggles International was 322.18%. The lowest was 0.68%. And the median was 11.60%.

HSII's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
95.68% of 1110 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.79 vs HSII: 36.76

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) %. Heidrick & Struggles International's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 28.57%. 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.


Heidrick & Struggles International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heidrick & Struggles International'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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Heidrick & Struggles International 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 16.89 14.31 25.77 666.67 38.31

Heidrick & Struggles International 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 666.67 20.58 23.58 32.68 38.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Heidrick & Struggles International'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.


Heidrick & Struggles International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Heidrick & Struggles International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Heidrick & Struggles International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Heidrick & Struggles International 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.

Heidrick & Struggles Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=82.603/215.772284
=38.28 %

Heidrick & Struggles International'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 $83 Mil.



Heidrick & Struggles International  (NAS:HSII) 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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Heidrick & Struggles International (Heidrick & Struggles International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4900, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606-6303
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc is a leadership advisory firm providing executive search and consulting services to businesses and business leaders world wide. The company's operating segment includes the executive search business which operates in the Americas; Europe; Asia Pacific and On-Demand Talent and Heidrick Consulting. It generates maximum revenue from the Americas.
Executives
Mark R Harris officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, 400 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 310, PALO ALTO CA 94301
John L Berisford director C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Michael M Cullen officer: Chief Operating Officer 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tracey Heaton officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec C/O HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INT'L, INC., 233 S. WACKER DR. SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bear Mary E.g. director C/O IMPERVA, INC., 3400 BRIDGE PARKWAY, STE. 200, REDWOOD SHORES CA 94065
Sarah Payne officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Krishnan Rajagopalan officer: President and CEO 2001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Elizabeth L Axelrod director C/O EBAY INC., 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Willem Mesdag director C/O RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC., 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Stacey Rauch director C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, MAHWAH NJ 07430
Adam Warby director 2211 ELLIOTT AVE. SUITE 200, SEATTLE WA 98121
Lyle Logan director ONE TOWER LANE, OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181
Clare M. Chapman director 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Laszlo Bock director 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606
Kamau Coar officer: General Counsel and Secretary 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4900, CHICAGO IL 60606