DLEXY (Datalex) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Jun. 2025)

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Price $1.55
GF Value $2.47
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What is Datalex Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Datalex DLEXY 12 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2025. GuruFocus rates DLEXY with a GF Score™ of 12/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.47. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Datalex's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was $142.68 Mil. Datalex's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2025 was $-4.65 Mil. Datalex's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was 0.00%.

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

DLEXY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -86.5   Med: -7.68   Max: 3.63
Current: -8.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Datalex was 3.63%. The lowest was -86.50%. And the median was -7.68%.

DLEXY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.06 vs DLEXY: -8.27

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) %. Datalex's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.


Datalex  (OTCPK:DLEXY) 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.


Datalex Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Datalex Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Datalex'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.

Datalex Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Datalex Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.29 -0.42 -14.51 -7.01 -8.50

Datalex Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25
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 0.00 -7.01 0.00 -8.50 0.00

DLEXY vs CRM, UBER, NOW: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Datalex'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.


Datalex Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Datalex's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Datalex 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.

Datalexs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-7.055/140.15335
=-5.03 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Datalex (DLEXY) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Jun. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Datalex and its competitors.
Is Datalex's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Datalex's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Overall, Datalex has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Datalex's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to CRM and UBER?
Datalex's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.06. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.06, based on 2,907 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 Datalex and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.06 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Datalex'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 Datalex stock overvalued right now?
Datalex (DLEXY) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.47, compared to a current price of $1.55 — trading 37.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Datalex's overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 3 warning signs to review. 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 Datalex (DLEXY), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Jun. 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.

Is Datalex (DLEXY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Datalex stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $1.55 is trading 37.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $2.47.

Key valuation signals for DLEXY:

  • Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00%
  • GF Value™: $2.47 vs. price of $1.55 (37.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 12/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DLEXY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Datalex Business Description

Address EastPoint, Marina House - Block V, Dublin, IRL, D03 AX24
Datalex PLC is in the business of the development and sale of a diverse range of direct and indirect distribution and retailing software products and solutions to the airline industry. Its products and services include offer and pricing management, order management, Omni channel, NDC, and technology and architecture. The firm's customers are airlines such as Aer Lingus, Air China, Air Transat, jetBlue, and Turkish Airlines among others. It functions through the E-business and TPF Consulting segments and derives a majority of its revenues from the E-business segment that consists of the development and sale of a variety of direct distribution software products and solutions to the Airline and Travel industry.
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