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UFP Industries (UFP Industries) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 9.75% (As of Dec. 2023)
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UFP Industries's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,018 Mil. UFP Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $684 Mil. UFP Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.75%.

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

UFPI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.47   Med: 8.65   Max: 23.83
Current: 11.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of UFP Industries was 23.83%. The lowest was 4.47%. And the median was 8.65%.

UFPI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
72.33% of 300 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 4.44 vs UFPI: 11.25

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) %. UFP Industries's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.89%. 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.


UFP Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for UFP Industries'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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UFP Industries 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 8.31 10.45 12.66 20.12 9.75

UFP 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) % 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 20.12 17.48 13.61 12.42 9.75

Competitive Comparison

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, UFP 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.


UFP Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, UFP Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



UFP 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=684.083/7018.19755
=9.75 %

UFP 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 $684 Mil.



UFP Industries  (NAS:UFPI) 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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UFP Industries (UFP Industries) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2801 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49525
UFP Industries Inc is a supplier of lumber to the manufactured housing industry. Today UFP Industries is a multibillion-dollar holding company with subsidiaries around the globe that serve three markets: retail, packaging and construction.
Executives
Patrick M. Benton officer: XVP UFP Eastern Div - North 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
William G Currie director 2801 EAST BELTINE N E, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49505
Michael R Cole officer: Chief Financial Officer 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Mary E Tuuk director 625 KENMOOR AVE SE, SUITE 301, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49456
Bruce A Merino director 3800 WEST CHAPMAN AVE, ORANGE CA 92868
David A. Tutas officer: Vice President Legal & Secty 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Matthew J Missad director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Patrick M Webster officer: Pres. and Chief Operating Off. 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
William Danny Schwartz officer: Exec. VP, Operations Services 2801 EAST BELTLINE AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Allen T Peters officer: President, UFP Western Div 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Benjamin J. Mclean director 2801 E BELTLINE AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Scott T Bravata officer: Vice President Administration 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Michael G. Wooldridge director 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Donald L James officer: XVP National Sales 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
Scott A Worthington officer: President, UFP Industrial, LLC 2801 EAST BELTLINE NE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525