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Soul and Vibe Interactive (Soul and Vibe Interactive) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -7.85% (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Soul and Vibe Interactive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Soul and Vibe Interactive's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.29 Mil. Soul and Vibe Interactive's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $-2.85 Mil. Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was -7.85%.

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

SOUL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.05
* 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) %. Soul and Vibe Interactive's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 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.


Soul and Vibe Interactive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Soul and Vibe Interactive Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Soul and Vibe Interactive Annual Data
Trend Feb12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -53.48 -96.15 -58.48

Soul and Vibe Interactive Quarterly Data
Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
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 -285.71 -526.32 -58.48 -19.72 -7.85

Competitive Comparison of Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Soul and Vibe Interactive'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.


Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Soul and Vibe Interactive's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Soul and Vibe Interactive 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.

Soul and Vibe Interactives Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.745/0.518215
=-336.73 %

Soul and Vibe Interactive's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.85 Mil.



Soul and Vibe Interactive  (GREY:SOUL) 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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Soul and Vibe Interactive (Soul and Vibe Interactive) Business Description

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6548 South Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84121
Soul and Vibe Interactive Inc publish games, interactive books, and downloadable/streamable music for digital devices. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment games and interactive books for video game consoles, mobile and augmented reality/wearable tech devices, personal computers, and social media platforms. It develops, publishes, and distribute music for play on digital devices through downloadable/streamable channels that include Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Deezer, YouTube Music, Beats/MediaNet, and Microsoft Groove.

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