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ASGN (ASGN) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.38% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is ASGN Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

ASGN's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,755 Mil. ASGN's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $351 Mil. ASGN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.38%.

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

ASGN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.82   Med: 5.87   Max: 9.59
Current: 6.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of ASGN was 9.59%. The lowest was 3.82%. And the median was 5.87%.

ASGN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
75.69% of 2851 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.19 vs ASGN: 6.46

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) %. ASGN's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.97%. 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.


ASGN Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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ASGN Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

ASGN 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 5.37 5.35 5.04 8.05 6.72

ASGN 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 7.72 8.16 7.67 6.72 7.38

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, ASGN'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.


ASGN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ASGN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



ASGN 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=364.1/5420.439
=6.72 %

ASGN'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 $351 Mil.



ASGN  (NYSE:ASGN) 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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ASGN (ASGN) Business Description

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4400 Cox Road, Suite 110, Glen Allen, VA, USA, 23060
ASGN Inc is a provider of information technology (IT) services and professional solutions, including technology, creative, and digital, across the commercial and government sectors. It operates through two segments, Commercial and Federal Government. The Commercial Segment, which is their largest segment, provides consulting, creative digital marketing, and permanent placement services to Fortune 1000 clients and mid-market companies. The Federal Government Segment provides mission-critical solutions to the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, and civilian agencies.
Executives
Jonathan S Holman director C/O ASGN INCORPORATED, 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Theodore S. Hanson officer: EVP, ASGN 4400 COX ROAD, SUITE 110, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Randolph C Blazer officer: Pres, Apex-a sub of the Issuer C/O ASGN INCORPORATED, 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Jennifer Hankes Painter officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary C/O ASGN INCORPORATED, 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Rose Cunningham officer: Chief Accounting Officer 4400 COX ROAD, SUITE 110, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Arshad Matin director 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Marie Perry officer: Exec VP, CFO 26745 MALIBU HILLS RD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Mark A. Frantz other: Board Adviser 1300 CALDER ROAD, MCLEAN VA 22101
Edward L Pierce officer: Exec VP, CFO 1439 WINDY MOUNTAIN AVE., WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Edwin A. Sheridan director ON ASSIGNMENT, INC., 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Marty R Kittrell director C/O ON ASSIGNMENT, INC., 26745 MALIBU HILLS RD., CALABASAS CA 91301
Mariel A Joliet director C/O ON ASSIGNMENT, 26745 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91301
Maria R Hawthorne director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Carol Lindstrom director 5994 SILVERADO TRAIL, NAPA CA 94558
Jeremy M Jones director 2532 DUPONT AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92612