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GXO Logistics (GXO Logistics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.92% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GXO Logistics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

GXO Logistics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,934 Mil. GXO Logistics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $319 Mil. GXO Logistics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.92%.

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

GXO' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 2.8   Max: 3.88
Current: 3.32

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of GXO Logistics was 3.88%. The lowest was 1.05%. And the median was 2.80%.

GXO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
72.3% of 1000 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 6.98 vs GXO: 3.32

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) %. GXO Logistics'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.


GXO Logistics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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GXO Logistics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

GXO Logistics Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 1.35 3.32 2.92

GXO Logistics Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 3.32 2.89 2.66 2.92 2.92

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

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, GXO Logistics'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.


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

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

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



GXO Logistics 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=319/10933.52612
=2.92 %

GXO Logistics'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 $319 Mil.



GXO Logistics  (NYSE:GXO) 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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GXO Logistics (GXO Logistics) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two American Lane, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06831
GXO Logistics Inc is a contract logistics company. Its revenue is diversified across numerous verticals and customers, including many multinational corporations. It provides warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, e-commerce, and reverse logistics, and other supply chain services differentiated by its ability to deliver technology-enabled, customized solutions at scale. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom.
Executives
Gena L Ashe director C/O GXO LOGISTICS, INC., TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Matthew J. Fassler director TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Malcolm Wilson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
S Jacobs Bradley director C/O XPO, INC., FIVE AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Jacobs Private Equity, Llc director, 10 percent owner 350 ROUND HILL ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Karlis Kirsis officer: Chief Legal Officer TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Elizabeth Fogarty officer: Chief Communications Officer TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Jason D Papastavrou director C/O GXO LOGISTICS, INC., TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Oren Shaffer director C/O GXO LOGISTICS, INC., TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Marlene M Colucci director C/O GXO LOGISTICS, INC., TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Maryclaire Hammond officer: Chief Human Resources Officer TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Joli L. Gross director TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Paul Blanchett officer: Chief Accounting Officer TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Clare Chatfield director TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Xpo Logistics, Inc. 10 percent owner FIVE AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831