CGAC (Code Green Apparel) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -119.05% (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Code Green Apparel CGAC Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -119.05% as of Sep. 2017.

Code Green Apparel's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.89 Mil. Code Green Apparel's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was $-1.05 Mil. Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was -119.05%.

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

CGAC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -100   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -100

CGAC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 2.86 vs CGAC: -100.00

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) %. Code Green Apparel's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 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.


Code Green Apparel  (OTCPK:CGAC) 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.


Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Code Green Apparel Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec15 Dec16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.84 -2.57 -18.35 -16.81 -156.25

Code Green Apparel Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 -17.51 -156.25 -75.19 58.82 -119.05

Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Code Green Apparel'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.


Code Green Apparel Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Code Green Apparel 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.

Code Green Apparels Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-2.553/1.649
=-154.82 %

Code Green Apparel's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.05 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -119.05% mean?
Code Green Apparel (CGAC) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -119.05% as of Sep. 2017. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Code Green Apparel and its competitors.
Is Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Code Green Apparel's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -119.05%.
How does Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
Code Green Apparel's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -119.05% can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.86. 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 Capital Markets company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Capital Markets companies is 2.86, based on 775 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 Code Green Apparel and its competitors. For the Capital Markets industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.86 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Code Green Apparel's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -119.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Code Green Apparel stock overvalued right now?
Code Green Apparel (CGAC) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -119.05%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -119.05%. 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 Code Green Apparel (CGAC), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -119.05% as of Sep. 2017. 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.

Code Green Apparel Business Description

Address 12600 Hill Country Boulevard, Suite R-275, Bee Cave, TX, USA, 78738
Code Green Apparel Corp is a Digital Energy Company. The company focuses on development of containerized and modular AI infrastructure designed to address the growing energy, cooling, and deployment constraints facing AI data centers, as AI infrastructure faces growing constraints driven by power availability and rising electrical costs.