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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 7.36% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Encompass Health's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10,202 Mil. Encompass Health's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $751 Mil. Encompass Health's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.36%.

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

EHC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.02   Med: 8.1   Max: 11.86
Current: 6.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Encompass Health was 11.86%. The lowest was 5.02%. And the median was 8.10%.

EHC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
77.45% of 674 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.59 vs EHC: 6.99

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) %. Encompass Health's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.22%. 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.


Encompass Health Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encompass Health'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.

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Encompass Health 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 7.79 5.22 7.37 6.60 7.36

Encompass Health 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 6.60 7.42 6.91 7.26 7.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Encompass Health'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.


Encompass Health Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Encompass Health 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=750.7/10202.28016
=7.36 %

Encompass Health'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 $751 Mil.



Encompass Health  (NYSE:EHC) 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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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9001 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35242
Encompass Health Corp provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States through a network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Inpatient rehabilitation contributes the majority of the firm's revenue and provides specialized rehabilitative treatment through a network of inpatient hospitals. These hospitals are concentrated in the eastern half of the United States and Texas.
Executives
Douglas E Coltharp officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
Elissa Joy Charbonneau officer: Chief Medical Officer 24 HAWTHORNE CIRCLE, YARMOUTH ME 04096
Mark J Tarr officer: Executive VP Operations C/O ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION, 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Greg D Carmichael director
Kevin J. O'connor director 13995 PASTEUR BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Terrance Williams director 7184 BIDDICK, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Christopher R Reidy director ONE ADP BLVD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Andrew L Price officer: Interim Chief Accting Officer 3660 GRANDVIEW PARKWAY, SUITE 200, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Barbara Ann Jacobsmeyer officer: EVP, Operations 2122 ACTON PARK WAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Donald L Correll director C/O INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, PARK 80 W PLAZA TWO, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Anthony April Kaye Bullock officer: CEO and President, Encompass 3606 PRINCETON AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75205
Higdon Leo I Jr director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, 28TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80203
Patricia Anne Maryland director 7342 HORIZON DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33412
Yvonne M Curl director C/O ENHABIT, INC., 6688 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Cheryl B. Levy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3137 BROOK HIGHLAND DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242