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Donnelley Financial Solutions (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 6.17% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Donnelley Financial Solutions's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,942.5 Mil. Donnelley Financial Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $119.9 Mil. Donnelley Financial Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.17%.

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

DFIN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 8.95   Max: 17.95
Current: 6.17

During the past 11 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Donnelley Financial Solutions was 17.95%. The lowest was 0.65%. And the median was 8.95%.

DFIN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
62.84% of 783 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.51 vs DFIN: 6.17

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) %. Donnelley Financial Solutions's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.56%. 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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Donnelley Financial Solutions'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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Donnelley Financial Solutions 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 12.00 1.01 12.94 11.51 6.17

Donnelley Financial Solutions 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 11.51 9.36 7.99 6.94 6.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Donnelley Financial Solutions'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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Donnelley Financial Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Donnelley Financial Solutions 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.

Donnelley Financial Solutionss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=119.9/1942.467
=6.17 %

Donnelley Financial Solutions'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 $119.9 Mil.



Donnelley Financial Solutions  (NYSE:DFIN) 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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Donnelley Financial Solutions (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc is a global risk and compliance solutions company. The company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services, and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds, and other regulated investment firms. The company operates in four segments: Capital Markets - Software Solutions, Capital Markets - Compliance and Communications Management, Investment Companies - Software Solutions and Investment Companies - Compliance and Communications Management. Its geographical segments are the United States( US), Europe, Asia, Canada, and others, of which the US accounts for the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Jeffrey Jacobowitz director, 10 percent owner C/O ROBOTTI & COMPANY, 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kami Turner officer: See Remarks C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Eric J Johnson officer: President, GIC C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Daniel Leib director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Simcoe Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 540 MADISON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Craig Clay officer: President, GCM C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leah Marie Trzcinski officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert Kirk Williams officer: Chief People & Admin Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jennifer B Reiners officer: General Counsel C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Juliet S Ellis director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Chandar Pattabhiram director C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60601
David A Gardella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, 35 W. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gary G Greenfield director AVID, 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Richard L Crandall director 800 DELAWARE AVE, COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC, BUFFALO NY 14209
Lois M Martin director PO BOX 1101, ADC TELCOMMUNICATIONS INC, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1104