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 (2024-05-05), the stock price of Resource America is $9.78.
Resource America's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.48. Therefore, Resource America's earnings yield of today is 4.91%.
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) %. Resource America'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.
Resource America Earnings Yield % Calculation
Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.
Resource America's Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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 $0.480 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:
The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.
Resource America (NAS:REXI) 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.
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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Resource America (Resource America) Business Description
Resource America Inc is Delaware Corporation. It is an asset management company that uses industry specific expertise to evaluate, originate, service and manage investment opportunities through its real estate, commercial finance and financial fund management subsidiaries. As a specialized asset manager, it develops investment funds for outside investors for which the Company provides asset management services, typically under long-term management arrangements either through a contract with, or as the manager or general partner of, its sponsored investment funds. In its real estate segment, it focuses on acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate related debt that has been significantly discounted due to the effects of current economic conditions and high levels of leverage. In its financial fund management segment, it focuses on the he sponsorship and management of issuers of collateralized loan and debt obligations. The Company has operations in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Sydney. In its real estate operations, the Company concentrates on the ownership, operation and management of multifamily and commercial real estate and real estate mortgage loans including whole mortgage loans, first priority interests in commercial mortgage loans, known as A notes, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, known as B notes, mezzanine loans, investments in discounted and distressed real estate loans and investments in value-added properties. The Company faces competition from other asset holding companies in various areas.
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