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Dynasil of America's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $20.80 Mil.
Dynasil of America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was $0.01 Mil. Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 0.06%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
DYSL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.61 * 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) %. Dynasil of America's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was -8.84%. 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.
Dynasil of America (OTCPK:DYSL) 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.
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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.
Dynasil of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Dynasil of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dynasil of America'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.
Dynasil of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Dynasil of America'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.
Dynasil of America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Dynasil of America 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.
Dynasil of Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as
Dynasil of America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 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 0.06% mean?
Dynasil of America (DYSL) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.06% as of Sep. 2019. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Dynasil of America and its competitors.
Is Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Dynasil of America's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.06%. The Hardware industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.61. Dynasil of America's value of 0.06% is 97.7% below this industry median. Overall, Dynasil of America has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to UCLE and MIND?
Dynasil of America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.06% can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.61. Dynasil of America's value of 0.06% is 97.7% 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 Hardware company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Hardware companies is 2.61, based on 2,492 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. Dynasil of America's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.06% is 97.7% 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 Dynasil of America and its competitors. For the Hardware industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.61 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dynasil of America's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.06%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dynasil of America stock overvalued right now?
Dynasil of America (DYSL) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.06%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.06% and 97.7% below the Hardware industry median of 2.61. Dynasil of America's 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 Dynasil of America (DYSL), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.06% as of Sep. 2019. 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.
Dynasil Corp of America is a USA based company. It operates in three segments. The Optics segment, which is the key revenue driver, encompasses Dynasil Fused Silica, Evaporated Metal Films, Hilger Crystals, and Optometrics. It manufactures commercial products, including optical crystals for sensing in the security and medical imaging markets, and optical components, optical coatings and optical materials for scientific instrumentation and other applications. The Innovation and Development segment consists of the Radiation Monitoring Devices. The Biomedical segment consists of Dynasil Biomedical, a medical technology incubator that owns rights to certain early-stage medical technologies.
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