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Equitable Holdings (Equitable Holdings) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 7.67% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Equitable Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,583 Mil. Equitable Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $966 Mil. Equitable Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.67%.

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

EQH' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -70.12   Med: 11.7   Max: 237.08
Current: 8.81

During the past 10 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Equitable Holdings was 237.08%. The lowest was -70.12%. And the median was 11.70%.

EQH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
59.39% of 490 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 5.65 vs EQH: 8.81

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) %. Equitable Holdings'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.


Equitable Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equitable Holdings'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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Equitable Holdings 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 -13.21 -7.12 17.42 21.01 7.67

Equitable Holdings 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 21.01 14.66 11.75 15.11 7.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Equitable Holdings'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.


Equitable Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Equitable Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Equitable Holdings 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=966/12583.1374
=7.68 %

Equitable Holdings'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 $966 Mil.



Equitable Holdings  (NYSE:EQH) 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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Equitable Holdings (Equitable Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10104
Equitable Holdings Inc is a financial services company in the us. The company provides variable annuities, tax-deferred investment and retirement plans, employee benefits, and protection solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses. Its business segments include Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Investment Management, Research, and Protection Solutions. The Individual Retirement segment offers annuity products, the Group Retirement segment provides tax-deferred investment and retirement services, Investment Management and Research segment consist of diversified investment management, research, and related services, and the Protection Solutions segment focuses on life insurance products.
Executives
Nick Lane officer: (See Remarks) C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Daniel G Kaye director 1742 APPLEBY ROAD, INVERNESS IL 60067
Eckert William James Iv officer: SVP, CAO and Controller C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Mark Pearson director, officer: President and CEO C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Kristi Ann Matus director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Robin M Raju officer: Senior EVP & CFO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Bertram L Scott director C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Jeffrey J Hurd officer: Senior EVP & COO C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Arlene Isaacs-lowe director C/O XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS, INC., 200 S. ORANGE AVENUE, SUITE 2700, ORLANDO FL 32801
Craig C Mackay director 75 WEST 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
Stonehill Charles G.t. director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Jose Ramon Gonzalez officer: SEVP & Chief Legal Officer 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Anders Malmstrom officer: Senior EVP & CFO C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Dave S. Hattem officer: Senior EVP & GC C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Francis Hondal director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104