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Above Food Ingredients's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $89.35 Mil.
Above Food Ingredients's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.33 Mil. Above Food Ingredients's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.37%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Above Food Ingredients's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
ABVEF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -42.55 Med: 0 Max: 0.34
Current: 0.33
During the past 4 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Above Food Ingredients was 0.34%. The lowest was -42.55%. And the median was 0.00%.
ABVEF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 5.95
vs ABVEF: 0.33
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) %. Above Food Ingredients's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was %. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five 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.
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.
Above Food Ingredients Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Above Food Ingredients Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Above Food Ingredients'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.
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Above Food Ingredients'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.
Above Food Ingredients Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Above Food Ingredients's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Above Food Ingredients's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Above Food Ingredientss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Above Food Ingredients's EBIT 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 $0.33 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.37% mean?
Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.37% as of Mar. 2024. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Above Food Ingredients and its competitors.
Is Above Food Ingredients' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Above Food Ingredients' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.37%. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.95. Above Food Ingredients' value of 0.37% is 93.8% below this industry median. Overall, Above Food Ingredients has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Above Food Ingredients' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to CTGL and NATR?
Above Food Ingredients' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.37% can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.95. Above Food Ingredients' value of 0.37% is 93.8% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 5.95, based on 2,043 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Above Food Ingredients's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.37% is 93.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Above Food Ingredients and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.95 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Above Food Ingredients's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.37%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Above Food Ingredients stock overvalued right now?
Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.37%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.37% and 93.8% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 5.95. Above Food Ingredients' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Above Food Ingredients (ABVEF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.37% as of Mar. 2024. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Above Food Ingredients Inc is a differentiated, regenerative ingredient company. Its products are made with real nutritious, flavorful ingredients and delivered with transparency. Its vision is to create a healthier world one seed, one field, and one bite at a time. With a robust chain of custody of plant proteins, enabled by scaled operations and infrastructure in primary agriculture and processing, and proprietary seed development capabilities that leverage the power of artificial intelligence driven genomics. The company delivers nutritious foods to businesses and consumers with traceability and sustainability. Above Food's consumer products and brands are available in grocers across Canada and the United States.
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