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International Speedway (International Speedway) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 6.08% (As of Aug. 2019)


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What is International Speedway Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

International Speedway's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2019 was $1,877.7 Mil. International Speedway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2019 was $114.1 Mil. International Speedway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2019 was 6.08%.

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

ISCA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 4.21
* 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) %. International Speedway's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2019 was 7.88%. 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.


International Speedway Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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International Speedway Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

International Speedway Annual Data
Trend Nov09 Nov10 Nov11 Nov12 Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.05 5.73 8.39 6.49 6.53

International Speedway Quarterly Data
Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19
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 6.54 6.53 6.08 6.01 6.08

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

For the Leisure subindustry, International Speedway'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.


International Speedway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, International Speedway's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



International Speedway 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.

International Speedways Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=118.128/1809.522254
=6.53 %

International Speedway's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $114.1 Mil.



International Speedway  (NAS:ISCA) 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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International Speedway (International Speedway) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Daytona Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, 32114
International Speedway operates 13 motorsports stadiums that host more than 100 motorsports events during the racing season, including the famed Daytona 500 and Talladega Superspeedway races. The company has built a casino at its Kansas Speedway in a joint venture with Penn National Gaming. International Speedway is majority-owned by the France family, which also owns privately held NASCAR. About 70% of revenue comes from the motorsports segment, which includes lucrative broadcasting rights.
Executives
Larree M Renda director
Hyatt J Brown director 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Larry Aiello director ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Ford Edsel B Ii director C/O FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Edward H Rensi director 8400 KEARNEY ROAD, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60516
Gregory W Penske director 3534 NORTH PECK ROAD, EL MONTE CA 91731