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Southwestern Energy Co (Southwestern Energy Co) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 12.77% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Southwestern Energy Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11,292 Mil. Southwestern Energy Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,442 Mil. Southwestern Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.77%.

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

SWN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -99.7   Med: 7.06   Max: 71.83
Current: 11.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Southwestern Energy Co was 71.83%. The lowest was -99.70%. And the median was 7.06%.

SWN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
68.28% of 1094 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.505 vs SWN: 11.93

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) %. Southwestern Energy Co'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.


Southwestern Energy Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwestern Energy Co'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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Southwestern Energy Co 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 14.51 -49.50 1.03 19.01 12.77

Southwestern Energy Co 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 19.01 69.93 52.91 46.73 12.77

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Southwestern Energy Co'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.


Southwestern Energy Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Southwestern Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwestern Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Southwestern Energy Co 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.

Southwestern Energy Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1442/11291.563
=12.77 %

Southwestern Energy Co'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 $1,442 Mil.



Southwestern Energy Co  (NYSE:SWN) 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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Southwestern Energy Co (Southwestern Energy Co) Business Description

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Address
10000 Energy Drive, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Southwestern Energy Co is a us-based independent energy company. It is engaged in exploration, development and production activities, including related natural gas gathering and marketing. The company principally carries its business activities in the United States. The operating segments of the company are the Exploration and Production and Marketing segment. Its Exploration and Production segment is the key revenue driver for the company which includes the revenue derived from the production and sale of natural gas and liquids. The Marketing segment generates revenue through the marketing of both the company and third-party produced natural gas and liquids volumes and through gathering fees associated with the transportation of natural gas to market.
Executives
Shameek Konar director CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC., 100 CONSTELLATION WAY, SUITE 1800P, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Dennis Price officer: SVP - Mktg, Trans & Comm 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
Carl Fredrick Giesler officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
Gregory D Kerley officer: Executive VP and CFO 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389
Andrew T Huggins officer: VP, Business and Comm Dev 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
John P Kelly officer: SVP and Division Head 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
Derek W Cutright officer: SVP and Division Head 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
William Q Dyson officer: SVP - Operations Services 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Carina L Gillenwater officer: VP, Human Resources and Admin 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391-2359
Christopher W Lacy officer: VP-General Counsel & Secretary 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Michael E Hancock officer: Vice President and Interim CFO 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Johnson S P Iv director 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Richard Jason Kurtz officer: Vice President 10000 ENERGY DRIVE, P. O. BOX 12359, SPRING TX 77391
Julian Mark Bott officer: EVP 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, C/O EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
William J Way officer: Executive VP and COO 2350 N SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, SUITE 125, HOUSTON TX 77032