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Civitas Solutions (Civitas Solutions) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.45% (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Civitas Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Civitas Solutions's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $1,334 Mil. Civitas Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was $59 Mil. Civitas Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 4.45%.

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

CIVI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 2.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Civitas Solutions's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 7.51%. 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.


Civitas Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Civitas Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Civitas Solutions Annual Data
Trend Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.05 3.03 4.46 3.16 4.31

Civitas Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 2.91 2.14 2.42 4.31 4.45

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Civitas Solutions'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.


Civitas Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Civitas Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Civitas Solutions 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.

Civitas Solutionss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=53.074/1231.68195
=4.31 %

Civitas Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $59 Mil.



Civitas Solutions  (NYSE:CIVI) 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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Civitas Solutions (Civitas Solutions) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
313 Congress Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Civitas Solutions Inc provides health services to people with intellectual, developmental, physical, or behavioral disabilities and other special needs. Its revenue is generated exclusively in the United States. Civitas operates in two segments: human services and post-acute specialty rehabilitation services, or SRS. The human services segment contributes the vast majority of revenue and provides services to people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and the elderly. Its programs for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities provide residential support, case management, and vocational services. The SRS segment provides rehabilitation and transitional living services to people who have experienced brain or spinal injuries or other severe illnesses or injuries.
Executives
Daniel S Oconnell 10 percent owner C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, 245 PARK AVE 41ST FL, NEW YORK NY 10167
Vestar Managers V Ltd. 10 percent owner 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Vestar Associates V, L.p. 10 percent owner 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Greg Roth director ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Pamela F Lenehan director C/O AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., ONE PARK WEST, TEWKSBURY MA 01876
Patrick M. Gray director C/O CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC. 313 CONGRESS STREET, 6TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02210
Guy P Sansone director C/O MEDNAX, 1301 CONCORD TERRACE, SUNRISE FL 33323
Mary Ann Tocio director C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Vestar Capital Partners V L P 10 percent owner 245 PARK AVE 41ST FL, NEW YORK NY 10167
Robert L. Rosner director C/O TRITON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, 100 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Edward M Murphy director, officer: Executive Chair C/O CIVITAS SOLUTIONS, INC. 313 CONGRESS STREET, 6TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02210
Kevin A Mundt director C/O VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS, 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FL, NEW YORK NY 10167