CUAI (Copper Intelligence) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -0.17% (As of May. 2025)

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What is Copper Intelligence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Copper Intelligence CUAI +8.39% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -0.17% as of May. 2025.

Copper Intelligence's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $5.38 Mil. Copper Intelligence's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2025 was $-0.01 Mil. Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was -0.17%.

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

CUAI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.02   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -0.02

CUAI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -6.78 vs CUAI: -0.02

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) %. Copper Intelligence's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 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.


Copper Intelligence  (OTCPK:CUAI) 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.


Copper Intelligence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Copper Intelligence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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* 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.

Copper Intelligence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Copper Intelligence Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Feb12 Feb13 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.54 14.66 25.64 44.25 30.77

Copper Intelligence Quarterly Data
Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug22 Aug23 May24 May25
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 27.25 0.30 2.27 -8.03 -0.17

CUAI vs PLAG, HHS, LGPS: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Copper subindustry, Copper Intelligence'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.


Copper Intelligence Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Copper Intelligence 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.

Copper Intelligences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.626/2.0332
=30.79 %

Copper Intelligence's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.01 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -0.17% mean?
Copper Intelligence (CUAI) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -0.17% as of May. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Copper Intelligence and its competitors.
Is Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Copper Intelligence's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -0.17%.
How does Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to PLAG and HHS?
Copper Intelligence's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -0.17% can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. 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 Copper Intelligence and its competitors. Copper Intelligence's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -0.17%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Copper Intelligence stock overvalued right now?
Copper Intelligence (CUAI) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -0.17%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -0.17%. 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 Copper Intelligence (CUAI), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -0.17% as of May. 2025. 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.

Copper Intelligence Business Description

Address 14 Wall Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10005
Copper Intelligence Inc is a copper exploration and production company. Its assets include the Butembo exploration program in eastern Congo and the Kitungu Exploration Licence (PR-15880) in southern Congo.