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Lipocine (Lipocine) Earnings Yield % : N/A% (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Lipocine 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 (2024-05-17), the stock price of Lipocine is $5.83. Lipocine's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.71. Therefore, Lipocine's earnings yield of today is N/A%.

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) %. Lipocine's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


Lipocine Earnings Yield % Calculation

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

Lipocine's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield=Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)/Share Price
=-1.710/5.83
=N/A %

Lipocine's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.710 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.


Lipocine  (NAS:LPCN) 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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Lipocine (Lipocine) Business Description

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Address
675 Arapeen Drive, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84108
Lipocine Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on oral drug delivery technology for the development of pharmaceutical products focusing on metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's product TLANDO is an oral testosterone replacement therapy ("TRT"). It also has other products in the pipeline such as LPCN 1144, LPCN 1148, and LPCN 1107.
Executives
Mahesh V. Patel director, officer: President and CEO C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Richard Dana Ono director 18 SPRING ROAD, CONCORD MA 01742
Spyridon Papapetropoulos director C/O ADAMAS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1900 POWELL ST., SUITE 1000, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
George Nomikos officer: Chief Medical Officer 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, SUITE 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Krista Fogarty officer: Principal Accounting Officer 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, SUITE 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Jill M. Jene director 932 SOUTHWOOD BLVD., INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89451
John W. Higuchi director C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Morgan R Brown officer: EVP and CFO 420 CHIPETA WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Stephen A Hill director 50 AVENUE GENERAL DE GAULLE, BRUXELLES C9 9999999999
Jeffrey Arvin Fink director 2265 MORNING STAR DRIVE, PARK CITY UT 84060
Gregory Brooks Bass officer: EVP and Chief Commercial Offic 3228 BROOKSIDE DRIVE, FURLONG PA 18925
Jyrki Mattila officer: Chief Business Officer AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 40 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
Srinivasan Venkateshwaran officer: CTO and VP RandD C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Robert K. Merrell officer: VP Finance C/O LIPOCINE, INC., 675 ARAPEEN DRIVE, STE. 202, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108
Gerald T Simmons officer: VP Corp Business Development 837 4TH AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103