Joel Greenblatt fit · Magic Formula - high ROIC + cheap EV/EBIT
Is Century Aluminum Company (CENX) a Joel Greenblatt Stock?
Partial match - either cheap or high-quality, but not both.
52/100
DNot a fit
1/5 criteria passed
Capped from C to D. ROIC under 10% on both TTM and 5y - Greenblatt's Magic Formula explicitly screens for high ROIC; EV/EBIT over 30 means EBIT yield below ~3% - too expensive to qualify for Magic Formula What are deal-breaker caps?
Joel Greenblatt's Criteria, Applied to CENX
EBIT/EV yield ≥ 10%
key2.7%
ROIC ≥ 25%
key9.5%
EV/EBIT ≤ 12
37.5x
Gross margin ≥ 30%
12.7%
How CENX Scores on Other Strategies
Live Financial Snapshot
Market cap
$4.36B
P/E (TTM)
16.1x
ROIC (TTM)
9.46%
Gross margin
12.67%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CENX's Joel Greenblatt fit score?
CENX scores 52/100 on our Joel Greenblatt fit engine - grade D. Partial match - either cheap or high-quality, but not both.
Does Joel Greenblatt actually own CENX?
Our score is computed from financial fundamentals against Joel Greenblatt's published criteria. We don't claim that Joel Greenblatt personally owns or recommends CENX.
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Educational tool, not investment advice. Scores are computed from publicly-available financial data against published investing-strategy criteria. We do not claim that Joel Greenblatt personally owns or recommends CENX.