The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
As of today (2024-04-26), the stock price of Diamond Foods is $37.56.
Diamond Foods's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 was $1.04. Therefore, Diamond Foods's earnings yield of today is 2.76%.
The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Diamond Foods's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was 0.00%. 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.
Diamond Foods Earnings Yield % Calculation
Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.
Diamond Foods's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as
Diamond Foods's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.036 Mil.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.
Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.
Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.
Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.
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Diamond Foods (Diamond Foods) Business Description
Diamond Foods Inc was incorporated in Delaware in 2005 as the successor to Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc., a member-owned California agricultural cooperative association. In July 2005, Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc. merged with and into Diamond Foods, Inc., converted from a cooperative association to a Delaware corporation and completed an initial public offering of Diamond Foods' common stock. The Company is a packaged food company focused on building and energizing brands. It is engaged in processing, marketing and distributing snack products and culinary, in-shell and ingredient nuts. The Company's segments include Snacks and Nuts. The Company sells snack products under Kettle Brand(r) and Pop Secret(r) brands. Microwave popcorn products are offered in traditional flavors. In March 2010, the Company complemented its snack portfolio with the acquisition of Kettle Foods, a premium potato chip company. Kettle Foods products are offered in a variety of flavors and sizes. Its snack products are typically available in grocery store snack, natural and produce aisles, mass merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, drug stores, natural food stores and other places where snacks are sold. Under the nuts segment the Company sells nut products under the Emerald brand, and Diamond of California(r) brand in grocery store baking aisles and produce aisles and through mass merchandisers and club stores. Culinary nuts are marketed to individuals who prepare meals or baked goods at home and who value fresh, high-quality products. The Company also sell in-shell nuts under the Diamond of California(r) brand during the winter holiday season. Its non-retail nut business includes international markets and North American ingredient customers. It market ingredient nuts internationally under the Diamond of California(r) brand to food processors, restaurants, bakeries and food service companies and their suppliers. Diamond's institutional and industrial customers use its standard or customer-specified products to add flavor and texture in their product offerings. It also sells in-shell nuts to international markets. Emerald products include roasted, glazed and flavored nuts, trail mixes, granola, dried fruit and similar offerings that are sold where snack nuts and convenient breakfast items are sold. The Company obtains its raw materials from domestic and international sources. The Company's products competes with other food industries. It is subject to governmental laws and regulations.
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