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Ecovyst (Ecovyst) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 6.51% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ecovyst Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Ecovyst's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,946.3 Mil. Ecovyst's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $126.7 Mil. Ecovyst's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.51%.

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

ECVT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.96   Med: 3.23   Max: 6.84
Current: 6.43

During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Ecovyst was 6.84%. The lowest was -0.96%. And the median was 3.23%.

ECVT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
63.53% of 1574 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 4.205 vs ECVT: 6.43

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) %. Ecovyst's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.61%. 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.


Ecovyst Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Ecovyst Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Ecovyst Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.63 1.61 2.33 7.00 6.51

Ecovyst 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 7.00 5.50 5.80 6.22 6.51

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

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ecovyst'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.


Ecovyst's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ecovyst's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ecovyst 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=126.669/1946.29109
=6.51 %

Ecovyst'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 $126.7 Mil.



Ecovyst  (NYSE:ECVT) 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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Ecovyst (Ecovyst) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Lindenwood Drive, Valleybrooke Corporate Center, Malvern, PA, USA, 19355-1740
Ecovyst Inc is a provider of catalysts, specialty materials, chemicals, and services that enable environmental improvements, enhance consumer products and increase personal safety. It manufactures specialty inorganic performance chemicals, specialty catalysts, and specialty glass materials. It sells products in the United States and other countries. Its operating segments are Ecoservices and Catalyst Technologies.
Executives
Michael Feehan officer: See Remarks C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Kurt Bitting officer: See Remarks C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Ineos Ltd 10 percent owner 38 HANS CRESCENT, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON X0 SW1X 0LZ
Ccmp Capital, Lp 10 percent owner 245 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Kyle D Vann director 11 HEPPLEWHITE WAY, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
Paul Whittleston officer: See Remarks C/O ECOVYST INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Jonny Ginns director C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Robert Coxon director C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Vann George L. Jr. officer: See Remarks C/O ECOVYST INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Thomas Schneberger officer: See Remarks C/O FMC CORP, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Joseph S. Koscinski officer: See Remarks C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Sichko William J. Jr. officer: See Remarks C/O PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC., 300 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, MALVERN PA 19355
Anna C Catalano director 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894
David A. Bradley director 15710 JOHN F. KENNDEY BLVD, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77032
Kevin Michael Fogarty director 30 GRAND GARDEN COURT, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381

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