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CMS Energy (CMS Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 4.79% (As of Dec. 2023)
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CMS Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $33,317 Mil. CMS Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,597 Mil. CMS Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.79%.

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

CMS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.73   Med: 5.16   Max: 8.09
Current: 4.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of CMS Energy was 8.09%. The lowest was 3.73%. And the median was 5.16%.

CMS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
69.22% of 523 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 7.08 vs CMS: 4.82

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) %. CMS Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.27%. 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.


CMS Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMS Energy'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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CMS Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.95 4.30 4.18 4.26 4.79

CMS Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.26 3.95 4.27 4.53 4.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CMS Energy'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.


CMS Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CMS Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



CMS Energy 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1597/33316.808
=4.79 %

CMS Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,597 Mil.



CMS Energy  (NYSE:CMS) 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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CMS Energy (CMS Energy) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI, USA, 49201
CMS Energy is an energy holding company with three principal businesses. Its regulated utility, Consumers Energy, provides regulated natural gas service to 1.8 million customers and electric service to 1.9 million customers in Michigan. CMS Enterprises is engaged in wholesale power generation, including contracted renewable energy. CMS sold EnerBank in October 2021.
Executives
Brandon J. Hofmeister officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Brian F Rich officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
John G Russell director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Jon E Barfield director 1255 COTTINGHAM RO HOME, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Catherine A Hendrian officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Ralph Izzo director PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA, T6B NEWARK NJ 07102-4194
Shaun M Johnson officer: SVP and General Counsel ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Scott B Mcintosh officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Dhenuvakonda Rao Venkat officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Tonya L Berry officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Jean-francois Brossoit officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Glenn P Barba officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
William D Harvey director 5 SHADE TREE COURT, MADISON WI 53717
Ronald J Tanski director NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY, 6363 MAIN ST, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Kurt L Darrow director ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162

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