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Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 (LSE:OEC2) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Jul. 2012)


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What is Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2012 was £0.00 Mil. Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2012 was £-0.18 Mil. Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2012 was 0.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:OEC2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
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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) %. Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2012 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.


Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

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Octopus Eclipse VCT 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industry

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Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 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.

Octopus Eclipse VCT 2s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2012 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.199/0
= %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.



Octopus Eclipse VCT 2  (LSE:OEC2) 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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Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 (LSE:OEC2) Business Description

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Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 PLC is a venture capital trust which aims to provide shareholders with attractive tax-free dividends and long-term capital growth, by investing in a diverse portfolio of unquoted and AIM-quoted companies.

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