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PJT Partners (PJT Partners) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.68% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is PJT Partners Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

PJT Partners's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,065 Mil. PJT Partners's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $235 Mil. PJT Partners's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.68%.

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

PJT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.86   Med: 7.14   Max: 25.75
Current: 9.09

During the past 12 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of PJT Partners was 25.75%. The lowest was -5.86%. And the median was 7.14%.

PJT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
69.92% of 788 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.695 vs PJT: 9.09

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) %. PJT Partners's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 28.20%. 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.


PJT Partners Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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PJT Partners Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

PJT Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.90 12.48 10.79 9.87 6.82

PJT Partners Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 8.70 9.73 8.47 6.82 7.68

Competitive Comparison of PJT Partners's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Capital Markets subindustry, PJT Partners'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.


PJT Partners's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, PJT Partners's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



PJT Partners 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=208.402/3055.318698
=6.82 %

PJT Partners's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $235 Mil.



PJT Partners  (NYSE:PJT) 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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PJT Partners (PJT Partners) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017
PJT Partners Inc is an advisory-focused investment bank that offers a portfolio of advisory services designed to help its clients achieve their strategic objectives. The company delivers a range of strategic advisory, capital markets advisory, restructuring and special situations, and shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors, and governments around the world. It also provides private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment strategies, including private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and private credit. The company generates its revenue from advisory fees, placement fees, and others. Geographically, It generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Ji-yeun Lee officer: Managing Partner C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Helen T Meates officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kievdi Don Cornwell director C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Grace Reksten Skaugen director C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
David Adam Travin officer: General Counsel C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
James W Cuminale officer: General Counsel ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Paul J Taubman director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O MORGAN STANLEY, 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Dennis S Hersch director 8000 WALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 100, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
James Costos director C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas M Ryan director ONE CVS DR, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Kenneth C Whitney director C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Emily K Rafferty director C/O PJT PARTNERS INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kathleen Skero officer: See Remarks THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Holdings I/ii Gp L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Michael Chae officer: Chief Financial Officer 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154