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PFB (TSX:PFB) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 19.61% (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is PFB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

PFB's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was C$111.3 Mil. PFB's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was C$21.8 Mil. PFB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 19.61%.

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

TSX:PFB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 6.43
* 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) %. PFB's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 27.53%. 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.


PFB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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PFB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

PFB Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.47 5.65 14.79 15.75 16.69

PFB Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 22.83 16.69 18.21 17.24 19.61

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

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, PFB'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.


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

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

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



PFB 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.

PFBs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=22.922/137.4125
=16.68 %

PFB's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$21.8 Mil.



PFB  (TSX:PFB) 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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PFB (TSX:PFB) Business Description

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PFB Corp is Canadian based firm which is in the business of delivering products and solutions in the areas of manufacturing insulating building products made from expanded polystyrene materials. The company is operating in two business segments based on geographical location namely, Canada where it produces expanded polystyrene (EPS) products and structural insulating panels; and United States of America segment which includes production and sales of EPS, building systems, and structures, design services, and installations. The company possesses market recognition under the brand names, Advantage ICF System, Insulspan, Precision Craft Log and Timber Homes. Most of its revenue is earned through the Canadian market.

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