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OneBeacon Insurance Group (OneBeacon Insurance Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.39% (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is OneBeacon Insurance Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

OneBeacon Insurance Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $1,929 Mil. OneBeacon Insurance Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $82 Mil. OneBeacon Insurance Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 4.39%.

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

OB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 5.64
* 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) %. OneBeacon Insurance Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 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.


OneBeacon Insurance Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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OneBeacon Insurance Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

OneBeacon Insurance Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.26 13.42 3.61 2.96 6.78

OneBeacon Insurance Group Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 4.92 8.36 6.78 6.64 4.39

Competitive Comparison of OneBeacon Insurance Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, OneBeacon Insurance 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.


OneBeacon Insurance Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, OneBeacon Insurance Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



OneBeacon Insurance 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.

OneBeacon Insurance Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=109.2/1721.777375
=6.34 %

OneBeacon Insurance Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $82 Mil.



OneBeacon Insurance Group  (NYSE:OB) 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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OneBeacon Insurance Group (OneBeacon Insurance Group) Business Description

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OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd is a specialty property and casualty insurance writer. It offers a wide range of insurance products primarily in the US market through independent agencies, regional and national brokers, wholesalers and managing general agencies. Business activity of the group is further divided in to various segments such as Specialty Products, Specialty Industries, and Investing, Financing and Corporate. Its geographical area of operation includes California, New York, Texas, District of Columbia, Florida and Other and derives most of the revenue through premium and investment income.
Executives
Kent D Urness director 1 BEACON LANE, CANTON MA 02021
John C Treacy officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 601 CARLSON PARKWAY, SUITE 600, MINNETONKA MN 55305
T Michael Miller director, officer: President & CEO C/O ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD, 1 BEACON LANE, CANTON MA 02021
Paul H. Mcdonough officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE BEACON LANE, CANTON MA 02021
Morgan W Davis director 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Lowndes Andrew Smith director C/O WHITE MOUNTIAN INSURANCE GROUP, 80 S MIAN ST, HANOVER NH 03755
Patrick A Thiele director PARTNERRE LTD, WELLESLEY HOUSE 90 PITTS BAY RD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
George Manning Rountree director C/O 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Michael J Mcsally officer: SVP OneBeacon Insurance Co. 10375 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE, RENO NV 89521
Kevin James Rehnberg officer: SVP, OneBeacon Insurance Co. C/O ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD, 1 BEACON LANE, CANTON MA 02021
Barrette Raymond Joseph Rene director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INS, 80 S. MAIN ST, HANOVER NH 03755
Allan Lewis Waters director 14 WESLEY STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Steven Elliot Fass director 10 DEPUTY MINISTER DR, COLTS NECK NJ 07722
Reid Tarlton Campbell director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
David Thomas Foy director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755

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