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LGI Homes (LGI Homes) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.24% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LGI Homes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

LGI Homes's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,449 Mil. LGI Homes's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $246 Mil. LGI Homes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.24%.

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

LGIH' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.95   Med: 9.03   Max: 19.07
Current: 6.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of LGI Homes was 19.07%. The lowest was 3.95%. And the median was 9.03%.

LGIH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
54.46% of 112 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.955 vs LGIH: 6.89

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) %. LGI Homes's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.99%. 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.


LGI Homes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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LGI Homes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

LGI Homes Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.46 11.67 12.30 11.51 5.24

LGI Homes 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 11.51 8.60 5.53 6.28 5.24

Competitive Comparison of LGI Homes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Residential Construction subindustry, LGI Homes'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.


LGI Homes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, LGI Homes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



LGI Homes 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=233.255/4448.885856
=5.24 %

LGI Homes'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 $246 Mil.



LGI Homes  (NAS:LGIH) 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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LGI Homes (LGI Homes) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 430, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
LGI Homes Inc is engaged in the design, construction, and sale of new homes in markets. The company current product offerings include entry-level homes, including both detached homes and townhomes, and move-up homes sold, which are sold under LGI Homes brand, and luxury series homes, which are sold under the Terrata Homes brand. It offers a set number of floor plans in each community with features that include upgrades, such as granite countertops, appliances, and ceramic tile flooring.
Executives
Steven Randal Smith director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Michael Larry Snider officer: See Remarks 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Eric Thomas Lipar director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Scott James Garber officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Ryan Edone director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS X1 77380
Maria Renna Sharpe director 11 EDWARDS COURT, MT. KISCO NY 10549
Charles Michael Merdian director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Rachel Lyons Eaton officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Jack Anthony Lipar officer: See Remarks 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Shailee Parikh director 27 N. ABERDEEN ST., UNIT 4S, CHICAGO IL 60607
Duncan S Gage director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Robert Karnig Vahradian director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Bryan Christopher Sansbury director 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Laura Marie Miller director 320 QUIET WATER LANE, ATLANTA GA 30350
Margaret Mary Britton officer: Chief Administrative Officer 1450 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, SUITE 430, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380