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Hill International (Hill International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.34% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Hill International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Hill International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $247.9 Mil. Hill International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was $10.8 Mil. Hill International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 4.34%.

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

HIL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 6.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Hill International's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Hill International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Hill International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Hill International 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 -0.18 -10.42 8.30 3.45 5.46

Hill International Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 6.94 5.46 6.90 7.58 4.34

Competitive Comparison of Hill International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Hill 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.


Hill International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Hill International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hill 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.

Hill Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=9.178/168.0708
=5.46 %

Hill International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.8 Mil.



Hill International  (NYSE:HIL) 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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Hill International (Hill International) Business Description

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Address
2005 Market Street, One Commerce Square, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Hill International Inc provides project and construction management, and other consulting services for the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy, and industrial markets. The company offers program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, troubled project turnaround, staff augmentation, project labor agreement consulting, commissioning, estimating and cost management, and labor compliance and facilities management services.
Executives
Grant G. Mccullagh director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James B. Renacci director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Paul J. Evans director 1701 GOLF RD, SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Susan M. Steele director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST., 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd E Weintraub officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY, 125 WEST 55TH STREET, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
James M Chadwick director C/O IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC., 701 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., #301, BOCA RATON FL 33487
David Sgro 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 777 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Abdo Kardous officer: Reg President (Middle East) C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Charles Levergood officer: SVP - Bus Dev (Americas) C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael V. Griffin officer: Reg President (Americas) C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST, 17TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Raouf S Ghali director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 303 LIPPINCOTT CENTRE, MARLTON NJ 08053
William H Dengler officer: EVP and Chief Admin Officer C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 303 LIPPINCOTT CENTRE, MARLTON NJ 08053
Arnaud Ajdler director, officer: CFO and Secretary ARPEGGIO ACQUISITION CORPORATION, 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gregory T Wolf officer: Interim VP and Interim CFO 1701 GOLF RD, SUITE 3-1012, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
Charles M Gillman director 1223 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, OFFICE 648, SANTA MONICA CA 90402

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