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Energy Services of America (Energy Services of America) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 9.82% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Energy Services of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Energy Services of America's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $173.2 Mil. Energy Services of America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $17.0 Mil. Energy Services of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.82%.

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

ESOA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -112.31   Med: 8.84   Max: 33.03
Current: 11.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Energy Services of America was 33.03%. The lowest was -112.31%. And the median was 8.84%.

ESOA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
72.71% of 1700 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.46 vs ESOA: 11.89

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) %. Energy Services of America's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.63%. 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.


Energy Services of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energy Services of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Energy Services of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Energy Services of America Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.90 25.84 -0.51 8.48 12.94

Energy Services of America Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.05 8.43 12.94 12.32 9.82

Competitive Comparison of Energy Services of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Energy Services of America'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.


Energy Services of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Energy Services of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Energy Services of America 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.

Energy Services of Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=12.784/98.759324
=12.94 %

Energy Services of America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $17.0 Mil.



Energy Services of America  (NAS:ESOA) 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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Energy Services of America (Energy Services of America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
75 West 3rd Avenue, Huntington, WV, USA, 25701
Energy Services of America Corporation is engaged in providing contracting services for energy-related companies. The company is predominantly engaged in the construction, replacement, and repair of natural gas pipelines and storage facilities for utility companies and private natural gas companies. It services the gas, petroleum, power, chemical, and automotive industries and does incidental work such as water and sewer projects. Energy Service's other services include liquid pipeline construction, pump station construction, production facility construction, water and sewer pipeline installations, various maintenance and repair services, and other services related to pipeline construction.
Executives
Frank S Lucente director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Douglas V Reynolds 10 percent owner 900 OLD FREEPORT ROAD, PITTSBURGH PA 15238
Patrick J Farrell director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Marshall T Reynolds director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO and Secretary 2450 FIRST AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25704
Mark Prince director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Joseph L Williams director 2450 FIRST AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25703
Brian Pratt 10 percent owner 5950 BERKSHIRE LANE, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
Amy E Abraham director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Riddle Robert Neil Jr officer: Chief Operating Officer 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Samuel G Kapourales director C/O ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP., 75 WEST 3RD AVE., HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Bruce H. Elliott director 100 INDUSTRIAL LANE, HUNTINGTON WV 25702
Daniel Mannes director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Keith F Molihan director 533 TOWNSHIP RAOD 1185, IRONTON OH 45638
Charles Abraham director 75 WEST 3RD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25701
Nester S Logan director 823 EIGHTH STREET, HUNTINGTON WV 25701