GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Beverages - Non-Alcoholic » Crystal Rock Holdings Inc (AMEX:CRVP) » Definitions » Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

Crystal Rock Holdings (Crystal Rock Holdings) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.56% (As of Jan. 2018)


View and export this data going back to 1994. Start your Free Trial

What is Crystal Rock Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Crystal Rock Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2018 was $30.71 Mil. Crystal Rock Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2018 was $0.79 Mil. Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2018 was 2.56%.

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

CRVP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 4.895
* 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) %. Crystal Rock Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 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.


Crystal Rock Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* 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.

* Premium members only.

Crystal Rock Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Crystal Rock Holdings Annual Data
Trend Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.62 5.01 2.70 11.33 6.68

Crystal Rock Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18
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 10.35 8.81 6.04 6.68 2.56

Competitive Comparison of Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Crystal Rock Holdings'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.


Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Crystal Rock Holdings 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.

Crystal Rock Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1.947/29.159632
=6.68 %

Crystal Rock Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.79 Mil.



Crystal Rock Holdings  (AMEX:CRVP) 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.


Crystal Rock Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Crystal Rock Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Crystal Rock Holdings (Crystal Rock Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Crystal Rock Holdings Inc is engaged in the production, marketing and distribution of Bottled water and the distribution of coffee including ancillary products and office refreshment products and office products. The company markets and sells its products under the Crystal Rock and Vermont pure, Cool beans and Crystal rock office brand names. Its products include bottled water, water coolers, brewers, paper ink and toner, and furniture. Majority of its revenue is generated from sale Bottled water followed by Coffee and Refreshment.
Executives
Ab Value Management Llc 10 percent owner 208 LENOX AVE, #409, WESTFIELD NJ 07090
Lori J Schafer director 38 CORPORATE CIRCLE, ALBANY NY 12203

Crystal Rock Holdings (Crystal Rock Holdings) Headlines

No Headlines