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B. Riley Financial (B. Riley Financial) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 2.72% (As of Sep. 2023)
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B. Riley Financial's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,512 Mil. B. Riley Financial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $75 Mil. B. Riley Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.72%.

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

RILY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.78   Med: 7.51   Max: 42.61
Current: 2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of B. Riley Financial was 42.61%. The lowest was -4.78%. And the median was 7.51%.

RILY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
84.08% of 672 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: -1.68 vs RILY: 2.64

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) %. B. Riley Financial's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


B. Riley Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for B. Riley Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

B. Riley Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.34 16.23 15.15 -2.27 2.55

B. Riley Financial 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) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -0.72 6.65 2.72 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, B. Riley Financial'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.


B. Riley Financial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, B. Riley Financial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



B. Riley Financial 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.

B. Riley Financials Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-79.264/3490.79196
=-2.27 %

B. Riley Financial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $75 Mil.



B. Riley Financial  (NAS:RILY) 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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B. Riley Financial (B. Riley Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90025
B. Riley Financial Inc is a diversified financial services company. The company through its subsidiaries offers investment banking and financial services to corporate, institutional and high net worth clients and also asset disposition, valuation and appraisal and capital advisory services to retail, wholesale, institutional, lenders, capital providers, private equity investors, and professional services firms in United States, Canada, and Europe. It also provides internet access and subscription services. The reportable operating segments of the company include Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Financial Consulting, Auction and Liquidation, Communications, and Consumer segment.
Executives
Kelleher Thomas J /adv officer: CEO of B. Riley Capital Market C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Renee E Labran director 130 WEST UNION STREET, C/O IDEALAB, PASADENA CA 91103
Andrew Moore officer: CEO of B. Riley FBR, Inc. C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Robert L Antin director
Tamara Sue Brandt director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Bryant R Riley director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Randall E Paulson director
D Agostino Robert P director 21255 BURBANK BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Michael Joseph Sheldon director C/O ALDILA, INC., 14145 DANIELSON ST. STE B, POWAY CA 92064
Daniel Asher 10 percent owner 111 W JACKSON BLVD, 20TH FL, CHICAGO IL 60604
Kenneth M Young officer: President C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Mikel H Williams director 21255 BURBANK BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Phillip Ahn officer: CFO and COO 21255 BURBANK BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Alan N Forman officer: EVP, General Counsel, Sec 21255 BURBANK BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Todd D. Sims director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367