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Sinopharm Group Co (Sinopharm Group Co) Earnings Yield % : 13.63% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Sinopharm Group Co Earnings Yield %?

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 (2024-04-28), the stock price of Sinopharm Group Co is $2.89. Sinopharm Group Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.39. Therefore, Sinopharm Group Co's earnings yield of today is 13.63%.

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) %. Sinopharm Group Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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.


Sinopharm Group Co Earnings Yield % Calculation

Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.

Sinopharm Group Co's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield=Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)/Share Price
=0.394/2.89
=13.63 %

Sinopharm Group Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.394 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:

Earnings Yield=Net Income /Market Cap

The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.


Sinopharm Group Co  (OTCPK:SHTDF) Earnings Yield % Explanation

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.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

Be Aware

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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Sinopharm Group Co (Sinopharm Group Co) Business Description

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Address
No. 385, East Longhua Road, Sinopharm Group Building, Huangpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 200023
Sinopharm Group was founded in 2003 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in September 2009. Its main business is drug distribution in mainland China, which contributes about 75% of total revenue. It is the largest drug distributor, with approximately 20% market share. Other notable segments are medical device distribution, which contributes about 20% of revenue, and retail pharmacies, which contributes about 5%. These are fast-growing industries, where government policy is designed to encourage consolidation and promote large players with scale and efficiency advantages.

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