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HWGG Entertainment (HWGG Entertainment) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -0.27% (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is HWGG Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

HWGG Entertainment's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $18.84 Mil. HWGG Entertainment's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was $-3.19 Mil. HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was -0.27%.

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

HWGG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 4.595
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. HWGG Entertainment's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 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.


HWGG Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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HWGG Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

HWGG Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -0.11 -0.27

HWGG Entertainment Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Dec18
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 -0.21 -0.11 -0.09 - -0.27

Competitive Comparison of HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Travel Services subindustry, HWGG Entertainment'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.


HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HWGG Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



HWGG Entertainment 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.

HWGG Entertainments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.476/18.8442
=-18.45 %

HWGG Entertainment's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-3.19 Mil.



HWGG Entertainment  (OTCPK:HWGG) 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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HWGG Entertainment (HWGG Entertainment) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Wisma Ho Wah Genting, Ground Floor, No. 35, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50150
HWGG Entertainment Ltd through its subsidiary is engaged in promoting entertainment membership, junket operation, and marketing of real estate property through its subsidiary. It offers travel membership that focuses on travel and entertainment around the world. The company offers four membership packages: Holiday Card Members, Classic Card Members, Gold Card Members, and Black Card Members.

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