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SkyWest (SkyWest) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.93% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SkyWest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SkyWest's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,357 Mil. SkyWest's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $171 Mil. SkyWest's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.93%.

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

SKYW' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.52   Med: 6.96   Max: 14.89
Current: 3.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of SkyWest was 14.89%. The lowest was -4.52%. And the median was 6.96%.

SKYW's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
72.13% of 1001 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.95 vs SKYW: 3.29

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) %. SkyWest's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -18.65%. 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.


SkyWest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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SkyWest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SkyWest Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.44 2.47 6.13 6.60 3.93

SkyWest 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) % 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 6.60 5.01 2.95 2.18 3.93

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

For the Airlines subindustry, SkyWest'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.


SkyWest's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



SkyWest 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=171.239/4357.301
=3.93 %

SkyWest'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 $171 Mil.



SkyWest  (NAS:SKYW) 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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SkyWest (SkyWest) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
444 South River Road, St. George, UT, USA, 84790
SkyWest Inc offers commercial air services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Additionally, it leases aircraft to capable users to help generate revenue. Generally, SkyWest provides regional flights, and utilizes its smaller, lower-cost aircraft to carry passengers that booked tickets through major airlines. It partners with major global carriers to fly and operate aircraft for a fee. SkyWest may use the major carriers' brand and ground support to coordinate marketing and easily transport passengers. The company has two reportable segments: SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing.
Executives
James L Welch director 5550 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 200, PORTLAND OR 97239
Robert J Simmons officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SKYWEST, INC., 444 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, SAINT GEORGE UT 84790
Jerry C Atkin director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 684 S OAKRIDGE DRIVE, PINE VALLEY UT 84781
Wade J Steel officer: Executive Vice President 1847 VIEW POINT CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA UT 84765
Russell A Childs officer: Pres. & COO of SkyWest Airline 444 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, ST GEORGE UT 84790
Henry J Eyring director
Eric Woodward officer: Chief Accounting Officer 444 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, ST. GEORGE UT 84790
Smita Conjeevaram director 70 HERETOLD ROAD, BRONXVILLE NY 17708
Greg Wooley officer: Exec VP Operations C/O SKYWEST INC., 444 S. RIVER RD, ST. GEORGE UT 84790
W Steve Albrecht director 3901 NO FIRST ST, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Michael S Thompson officer: Chief Operating Officer, other: Skwest Airlines 2311 S COYOTE LOOP, WASHINGTON UT 84780
Terry Vais officer: Chief Commercial Officer 251 HIGHWOODS PKWY, NEWNAN GA 30265
Andrew C Roberts director C/O SKYWEST, INC., 444 S RIVER ROAD, ST. GEORGE UT 84790
Meredith R. Siegfried director C/O SKYWEST, INC., 444 S RIVER ROAD, ST. GEORGE UT 84790
Alexandria Panot Marren officer: COO of ExpressJet Airlines 444 S. RIVER ROAD, ST. GEORGE UT 84790