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CST Brands (CST Brands) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 9.47% (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is CST Brands Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

CST Brands's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $5,536 Mil. CST Brands's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was $524 Mil. CST Brands's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 9.47%.

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

CST's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 4.845
* 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) %. CST Brands's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 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.


CST Brands Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CST Brands'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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CST Brands Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

CST Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 7.08 6.65 6.05 9.81

CST Brands Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 5.78 5.69 10.54 9.81 9.47

Competitive Comparison of CST Brands's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, CST Brands'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.


CST Brands's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CST Brands's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



CST Brands 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.

CST Brandss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=547/5565.319165
=9.83 %

CST Brands's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $524 Mil.



CST Brands  (NYSE:CST) 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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CST Brands (CST Brands) Business Description

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CST Brands Inc is a holding company. It is an independent retailer of motor fuel and convenience merchandise in the United States and eastern Canada. Its retail operations include the sale of motor fuel at retail sites, commission sites and cardlocks, the sale of food, convenience merchandise items and services at retail sites, and the sale of heating oil to residential customers and heating oil and motor fuel to small commercial customers in Canada. The company has three operating segments, U.S. Retail, Canadian Retail and CrossAmerica.
Executives
David Hrinak officer: Vice President Operations 23 KNOLL ROAD, COATESVILLE PA 19320
Clayton E Killinger officer: Executive VP and CFO 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Steven Stellato officer: VP and Controller 645 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 500, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Alex Miller director 1130 WEST WARNER, TEMPE AZ 85284
Evan Walker Smith officer: Vice President and CFO 3426 HUNTERS CIRCLE, SAN ANTONIO TX 78320
Michael H Wargotz director AXCESS WORLDWIDE, 515 MADISON AVE., 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas W Dickson director 301 S TRYON STREET, SUITE 1800, CHARLOTTE NC 28282
Gerard J Sonnier officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 2800 POST OAK BLVD., STE. 2600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Jean Bernier director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Kimberly S Lubel director, officer: President and CEO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Ruben M Escobedo director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Donna M Boles director 17 MILLSTONE COURT, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Rocky Dewbre director 46 FLORHAM PARK DR., SPRING TX 77379
Topper Joseph V. Jr. director 702 WEST HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 203, ALLENTOWN PA 18101

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