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In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:
"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."
Kansas City Southern's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $-1.48. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kansas City Southern's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Kansas City Southern was 89.28. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 32.83.
Kansas City Southern's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $1.71. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $1.02. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 287.83.
Kansas City Southern's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $1.71. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $1.02. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 287.83.
The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.
Kansas City Southern Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec11 | Dec12 | Dec13 | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | |||||||||||
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 2.71 | 4.38 | 3.32 | 4.48 | 6.14 |
Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec16 | Mar17 | Jun17 | Sep17 | Dec17 | Mar18 | Jun18 | Sep18 | Dec18 | Mar19 | Jun19 | Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | |
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 5.51 | 6.14 | 6.07 | -1.34 | -1.48 |
For the Railroads subindustry, Kansas City Southern's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kansas City Southern's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kansas City Southern's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.
In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:
"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."
To make it simple, then you will have:
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
Kansas City Southern's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:
TTM / Last Quarter | Average of Last 20 Quarters | |
Net Income | 96 | |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 364 | |
Change In Deferred Tax | -184 | |
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure | 446 | |
Change In Working Capital | 34 | |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) | 91 |
1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Kansas City Southern's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $96 Mil.
2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Kansas City Southern's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $364 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.
3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income.
Kansas City Southern's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $-184 Mil.
4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $446 Mil
It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.
The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.
First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.
Kansas City Southern's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $446 Mil
5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Kansas City Southern's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $34 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.
6. Kansas City Southern's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2021 was 91.372 Mil.
Kansas City Southern's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2021 is calculated as:
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) | |||||
= | ( Net Income | + | Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | + | Change In Deferred Tax |
= | ( 96.4 | + | 363.7 | + | -183.7 |
- | 5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX | + | Change In Working Capital ) | / | Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) |
- | 445.99405913969 | + | 34.2) | / | 91.372 |
= | -1.48 |
Price-to-Owner-Earnings | = | Current Price | / | Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) |
= | 293.59 | / | -1.48 | |
= | 0 |
* 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.
Be Aware
Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.
Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.
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