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HELLA GmbH KGaA (XTER:HLE) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 9.78% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is HELLA GmbH KGaA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

HELLA GmbH KGaA's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was €6,415 Mil. HELLA GmbH KGaA's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was €627 Mil. HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 9.78%.

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

XTER:HLE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.72   Med: 9.02   Max: 21.5
Current: 7.75

During the past 11 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of HELLA GmbH KGaA was 21.50%. The lowest was -12.72%. And the median was 9.02%.

XTER:HLE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
59.76% of 1307 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 5.72 vs XTER:HLE: 7.75

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) %. HELLA GmbH KGaA's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -3.19%. 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.


HELLA GmbH KGaA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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HELLA GmbH KGaA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

HELLA GmbH KGaA Annual Data
Trend May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.38 10.41 18.52 -10.20 7.93

HELLA GmbH KGaA Quarterly Data
Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 4.23 3.35 4.41 6.32 9.78

Competitive Comparison of HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Auto Parts subindustry, HELLA GmbH KGaA'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.


HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HELLA GmbH KGaA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



HELLA GmbH KGaA 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.

HELLA GmbH KGaAs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=473.142/5967.8855
=7.93 %

HELLA GmbH KGaA's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €627 Mil.



HELLA GmbH KGaA  (XTER:HLE) 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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HELLA GmbH KGaA (XTER:HLE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Rixbecker Strasse 75, Lippstadt, NW, DEU, 59552
HELLA GmbH & Co KGaA is a manufacturer of lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry. The company also produces complete vehicle modules, air-conditioning systems, and vehicle electrical systems in its joint-venture companies, as well as products for specialist vehicles. Further, Hella operates a trade organisation for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis, and services in Europe. The company is controlled through a pooled family majority shareholding in the group. The company has three reportable segments which are Lighting, Electronics and Lifecycle Solutions. The company generates majority of the revenue from Lighting segment.
Executives
Charlotte Sötje Supervisory Board
Christoph Thomas Supervisory Board

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