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AMM:KAFA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 6.535 * 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) %. Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in . 20 was 0.00%. 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.
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments (AMM:KAFA) 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.
* 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.
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For the Conglomerates subindustry, Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments'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.
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Conglomerates Industry
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments 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.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments (AMM:KAFA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of . 20. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments ranks #999999 out of 576 companies in the Conglomerates industry.
Is Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments ranks #999999 out of 576 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to MAGAA and UMAX?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments ranks #999999 out of 576 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.54. 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 Conglomerates company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Conglomerates companies is 6.54, based on 576 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. 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 Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments and its competitors. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.54 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments stock overvalued right now?
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments (AMM:KAFA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. 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 Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments (AMM:KAFA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. 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.
Kafa'a For Financial and Economic Investments is a Jordan-based company engaged in the provision of investment activities. The company's main objectives are: Obsession of companies and projects fully and partially in different business sectors. Establishing new projects and providing consultancy services for arranging the necessary finance through capital markets by issuance of shares bond and securities Evaluation, capital restructure of companies and increase their capital in addition of merging and acquisition operations. Trading and possession of shares and bonds through financial market brokers.
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