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Larsen & Toubro (NSE:LT) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.83% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Larsen & Toubro Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Larsen & Toubro's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹4,846,945 Mil. Larsen & Toubro's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹234,057 Mil. Larsen & Toubro's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.83%.

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

NSE:LT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.75   Med: 5.67   Max: 14.08
Current: 4.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Larsen & Toubro was 14.08%. The lowest was 1.75%. And the median was 5.67%.

NSE:LT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
63.29% of 1697 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.47 vs NSE:LT: 4.13

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) %. Larsen & Toubro'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.


Larsen & Toubro Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Larsen & Toubro Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Larsen & Toubro Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.09 6.78 5.39 5.15 5.27

Larsen & Toubro 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 6.75 5.27 6.26 4.56 4.83

Competitive Comparison of Larsen & Toubro's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Larsen & Toubro'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.


Larsen & Toubro's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Larsen & Toubro's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Larsen & Toubro 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.

Larsen & Toubros Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=202867.1/3846283.916
=5.27 %

Larsen & Toubro'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 ₹234,057 Mil.



Larsen & Toubro  (NSE:LT) 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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Larsen & Toubro (NSE:LT) Business Description

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Norottarn Morarjee Marg , L&T House, Ballard Estate, P. O. Box: 278, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 001
Larsen & Toubro Ltd is a technology, engineering, manufacturing, and financial services conglomerate. It enters contracts to construct various facilities, develop solutions for offshore and onshore hydrocarbon projects, serve power plants, build ships, and perform other engineering projects. Its integrated capabilities help customers throughout the entire value chain, from design to delivering a project. The company has several operating segments: Infrastructure segment; Energy Projects segment, Hi-Tech Manufacturing segment and Other segments. Larsen & Toubro can supply customized solutions or standardized components for reproduction, and its service network boosts aftermarket sales.

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