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Renewable Energy Group (Renewable Energy Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 6.72% (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Renewable Energy Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Renewable Energy Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $2,969 Mil. Renewable Energy Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $200 Mil. Renewable Energy Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 6.72%.

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

REGI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.51   Med: 12.55   Max: 93.01
Current: 6.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Renewable Energy Group was 93.01%. The lowest was -28.51%. And the median was 12.55%.

REGI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.56 vs REGI: 6.63

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) %. Renewable Energy Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 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.


Renewable Energy Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Renewable Energy Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Renewable Energy Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Renewable Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.64 31.75 31.45 5.16 11.44

Renewable Energy Group Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 3.62 6.49 9.57 11.44 6.72

Competitive Comparison of Renewable Energy Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Renewable Energy 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.


Renewable Energy Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Renewable Energy 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.

Renewable Energy Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=221.289/1934.79958
=11.44 %

Renewable Energy Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $200 Mil.



Renewable Energy Group  (NAS:REGI) 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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Renewable Energy Group (Renewable Energy Group) Business Description

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Address
416 South Bell Avenue, Ames, IA, USA, 50010
Renewable Energy Group Inc is a producer and refiner of biofuels in the oil and gas industry. The company's operations include acquiring feedstock, operating biorefineries, and marketing and distributing renewable fuels. Its operating segments include Biomass-based Diesel, Services, and Corporate and other. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the sale of biomass-based diesel. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Germany and Other Foreign countries of which the United States derived maximum revenue. At its biorefineries, natural fats, oils, and greases are converted into biofuels and renewable chemicals.
Executives
Stacey Orlandi other: SVP, Manufacturing C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Eric Bowen officer: VP, Corp Bus Dev and Legal C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Dylan Glenn director 535 BROAD HOLLOW ROAD, SUITE B51, MELVILLE NY 11747
Niharika Ramdev director C/O XL HYBRIDS, INC., 145 NEWTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Todd Samuels other: Chief Accounting Officer C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Chad Stone officer: Chief Financial Officer REG NEWCO, INC. 416 S. BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Cynthia J Warner director, officer: President and CEO 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Harding Peter John Martin director 416 S. BELL AVE. AMES IA 50010
Richard Craig Bealmear officer: Chief Financial Officer 1114 COLFAX STREET EVANSTON IL 60201
Jeffrey Stroburg director REG NEWCO, INC. 416 S. BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Christopher D. Sorrells director REG NEWCO, INC., 416 S. BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
Todd Allen Robinson officer: InterimChief Financial Officer RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE AMES IA 50010
Walter Z Berger director 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
Gary Haer officer: VP, Sales and Marketing 416 SOUTH BELL AVENUE C/O RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. AMES IA 50010
Michael M Scharf director 12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 400 ST. LOUIS MO 63141

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