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American International Ventures (American International Ventures) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -25.19% (As of Aug. 2018)


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What is American International Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

American International Ventures's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $3.41 Mil. American International Ventures's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 was $-0.86 Mil. American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was -25.19%.

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

AIVN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -12.42
* 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) %. American International Ventures's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 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.


American International Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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American International Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

American International Ventures Annual Data
Trend May09 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.13 -11.99 3.99 -14.95 -18.38

American International Ventures Quarterly Data
Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Feb18 May18 Aug18
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 -14.95 -6.64 -7.23 -18.38 -25.19

Competitive Comparison of American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Gold subindustry, American International Ventures'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.


American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American International Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



American International Ventures 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.

American International Venturess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.71/3.09
=-22.98 %

American International Ventures's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.86 Mil.



American International Ventures  (OTCPK:AIVN) 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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American International Ventures (American International Ventures) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
15105 Kestrelglen Way, Lithia, FL, USA, 33547
American International Ventures Inc is an exploration-stage company. It is primarily focused on planning, developing and operating past producing precious metal properties and mines. The company principally explores for gold and silver properties. It holds interests in the Mother Lode Project, which is under construction located in Baja, Mexico. Further, in addition to its mining claims in Nevada, the group also leases certain mining claims in the Baja California, Mexico. Geographically all the business activity primarily functions through the region of Mexico.
Executives
James K Duff officer: President and CEO 3882 PLAYER DR, COEUR D ALENE ID 83815