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UMH Properties (UMH Properties) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 2.09% (As of Dec. 2023)
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UMH Properties's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,931.9 Mil. UMH Properties's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $40.3 Mil. UMH Properties's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.09%.

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

UMH' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.88   Med: 2.6   Max: 4.28
Current: 2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of UMH Properties was 4.28%. The lowest was -1.88%. And the median was 2.60%.

UMH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
56.61% of 892 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.85 vs UMH: 2.08

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) %. UMH Properties's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.95%. 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.


UMH Properties Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for UMH Properties'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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UMH Properties 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 3.30 1.59 3.28 1.16 2.09

UMH Properties 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 1.16 1.08 1.46 1.78 2.09

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, UMH Properties'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.


UMH Properties Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, UMH Properties's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



UMH Properties 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=40.326/1931.86796
=2.09 %

UMH Properties'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 $40.3 Mil.



UMH Properties  (NYSE:UMH) 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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UMH Properties (UMH Properties) Business Description

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Address
3499 Route 9, Suite 3C, Freehold, NJ, USA, 07728
UMH Properties Inc together with its subsidiaries is a real estate investment trust. It is engaged in the business of ownership and operation of manufactured home communities - leasing manufactured homesites to private manufactured home owners. It also leases homes to residents. The company also owns the land, utility connections, streets, lighting, driveways, common area amenities, and other capital improvements. It earns income from leasing, brokerage, and appreciation. It is located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, and Maryland.
Executives
Quigley Kenneth K Jr director
Jeffrey A Carus director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Kiernan Conway director 3499 RT. 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Samuel A Landy director, officer: President 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, STE 3C, FREEDHOLD NJ 07728
Daniel O. Landy other: EVP and President of OZ Fund 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Matthew I Hirsch director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, STE 3C, FREEDHOLD NJ 07728
Brett Taft officer: EVP and COO 3499 ROUTE 9 , SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Craig Koster officer: EVP and General Counsel 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Amy Lynn Butewicz director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Stuart Levy director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Angela D. Pruitt director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
William Edward Mitchell director 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH, SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Steven B Wolgin director
Michael P Landy officer: Vice President - Investments 3499 ROUTE 9 N STE 3-C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728
Eugene W Landy director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 3499 ROUTE 9 NORTH SUITE 3C, FREEHOLD NJ 07728