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First Watch Restaurant Group (First Watch Restaurant Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.51% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Watch Restaurant Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

First Watch Restaurant Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,761.2 Mil. First Watch Restaurant Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.1 Mil. First Watch Restaurant Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.51%.

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

FWRG' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.75   Max: 2.58
Current: 2.13

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of First Watch Restaurant Group was 2.58%. The lowest was 0.84%. And the median was 1.75%.

FWRG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
62.18% of 357 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 3.58 vs FWRG: 2.13

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) %. First Watch Restaurant Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


First Watch Restaurant Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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First Watch Restaurant Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

First Watch Restaurant Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- - 1.45 1.42 2.51

First Watch Restaurant Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 1.42 1.83 2.22 2.47 2.51

Competitive Comparison of First Watch Restaurant Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Restaurants subindustry, First Watch Restaurant 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.


First Watch Restaurant Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, First Watch Restaurant Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



First Watch Restaurant 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.

First Watch Restaurant Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=44.138/1761.15717
=2.51 %

First Watch Restaurant Group'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 $44.1 Mil.



First Watch Restaurant Group  (NAS:FWRG) 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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First Watch Restaurant Group (First Watch Restaurant Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8725 Pendery Place, Suite 201, Bradenton, FL, USA, 34201
First Watch Restaurant Group Inc is a daytime restaurant concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch, and lunch using fresh ingredients. It generates revenues from Restaurant sales and Franchise revenues.
Executives
William A Kussell director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 75 STATE STREET 29TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Christopher Anthony Tomasso director, officer: President and CEO C/O FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 8725 PENDERY PLACE, SUITE 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Matthew Eisenacher officer: Chief Brand Officer 8725 PENDERY PLACE, STE. 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Irene Chang Britt director CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Advent International Corp/ma 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
David Paresky director ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Tricia Glynn director C/O ADVENT INERNATIONAL CORPORATION, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Michael James White director C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Vii-b Cayman Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Stephanie Lilak director C/O DUNKIN' BRANDS, INC., 130 ROYALL STREET, CANTON MA 02021
Hope H Melville Iii officer: CFO and Treasurer AFC ENTERPRISES INC, SIX CONCOURSE PKWY STE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30328-5352
Middleton Calum Alasdair Johnstone officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 8725 PENDERY PLACE, SUITE 201, BRADENTON FL 34201
Gpe Viii Gp Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP., 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Gpe Viii Gp S.a.r.l. 10 percent owner CO ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199