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Eastern Power Group PCL (BKK:EP-F) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -3.67% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Eastern Power Group PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Eastern Power Group PCL's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿6,594.5 Mil. Eastern Power Group PCL's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was ฿-275.6 Mil. Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.67%.

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

BKK:EP-F' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.98   Med: 5.83   Max: 42.1
Current: -4.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Eastern Power Group PCL was 42.10%. The lowest was -4.98%. And the median was 5.83%.

BKK:EP-F's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
82.74% of 446 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 4.595 vs BKK:EP-F: -4.03

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) %. Eastern Power Group PCL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Eastern Power Group PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Eastern Power Group PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Eastern Power Group PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.82 25.84 27.40 -0.56 -3.67

Eastern Power Group PCL 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) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -0.56 -1.01 -0.55 -4.81 -3.67

Competitive Comparison of Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Eastern Power Group PCL'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.


Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Power Group PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Eastern Power Group PCL 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.

Eastern Power Group PCLs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-275.618/6594.5367404
=-4.18 %

Eastern Power Group PCL'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 ฿-275.6 Mil.



Eastern Power Group PCL  (BKK:EP-F) 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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Eastern Power Group PCL (BKK:EP-F) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, 51/29, 51/61, Soi Vibhavadee Rangsit 66 (Siamsamakee), Talad Bangkhen, Laksi, Bangkok, THA, 10210
Eastern Power Group PCL is Thailand based holding company. It operates in four segments: Printing; Holding other companies' shares; Solar power plants; and Installation of the rooftop solar system & maintenance solar farm. The majority of its revenue is from the printing segment. The company's geographical segments are Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.

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