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Atlantic Power (Atlantic Power) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.84% (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Atlantic Power Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Atlantic Power's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $955.8 Mil. Atlantic Power's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was $72.2 Mil. Atlantic Power's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 7.84%.

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

AT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 4.58
* 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) %. Atlantic Power's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 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.


Atlantic Power Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Atlantic Power Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Atlantic Power Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.96 -5.65 8.57 1.12 10.49

Atlantic Power Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 3.53 2.94 3.71 10.49 7.84

Competitive Comparison of Atlantic Power's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Atlantic Power'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.


Atlantic Power's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Atlantic Power's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Atlantic Power 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.

Atlantic Powers Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=92.9/886.26746
=10.48 %

Atlantic Power's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $72.2 Mil.



Atlantic Power  (NYSE:AT) 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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Atlantic Power (Atlantic Power) Business Description

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Address
3 Allied Drive, Suite 155, Dedham, MA, USA, 02026
Atlantic Power Corp is an independent power producer that owns power generation assets in the United States and Canada. Its power generation projects, which are diversified by geography, fuel type, dispatch profile, and offtaker, sell electricity to utilities and other large customers predominantly under long-term power purchase agreements, which seek to minimize exposure to changes in commodity prices. It has four reportable segments: Solid Fuel, Natural Gas, Hydroelectric and Corporate. A vast majority of the revenues are generated from the natural gas segment.
Executives
Kevin Howell director 2220 MONUMENT AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23220
R Foster Duncan director 139 E FOURTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gilbert Samuel Palter director 37 MISTY CRESCENT TORONTO A6 MSB IT2
Danielle S Mottor director 870 WASHINGTON STREET HOLLISTON MA 01746
Terrence Ronan officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE FEDERAL STREET 30TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110
Joseph Cofelice officer: EVP Commercial Development
Moore James J Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey S Levy officer: SVP, General Counsel 769 WEBSTER STREET NEEDHAM MA 02492
Irving Russell Gerstein director 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116
Philip Daniel Rorabaugh officer: SVP, Asset Management 27 ASPEN AVE AUBURNDALE MA 02466
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Teresa Ressel director ON SEMICONDUCTOR C/O V. PECORA (MD A700), 5005 EAST MCDOWELL ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85008
John Alexander Mcneil director 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116
Kenneth Michael Hartwick director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Paul Howard Rapisarda officer: EVP Commercial 151 SE 15TH ROAD, APT 1802, MIAMI FL 33129

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