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EFLO Energy (EFLO Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -108.70% (As of May. 2015)


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What is EFLO Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

EFLO Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was $1.54 Mil. EFLO Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 was $-1.66 Mil. EFLO Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was -108.70%.

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

EFLO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.97
* 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) %. EFLO Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in May. 2015 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven 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.


EFLO Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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EFLO Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

EFLO Energy Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.05 -6.33 -7.92 -20.83 -21.01

EFLO Energy Quarterly Data
Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15
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 -20.83 -21.01 -26.39 -24.33 -108.70

Competitive Comparison of EFLO Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, EFLO Energy'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.


EFLO Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, EFLO Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



EFLO Energy 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.

EFLO Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.617/18.066229
=-20.02 %

EFLO Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.66 Mil.



EFLO Energy  (OTCPK:EFLO) 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.


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EFLO Energy Inc was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 22, 2008. The Company is a development stage company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and Canada.
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Matthew J Anderson officer: CFO & Secretary 880 - 580 HORNBY STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 3B6
Carlo Civelli 10 percent owner 111 SOMERSET ROAD, TRIPLE ONE SOMERSET 06-06, SINGAPORE U0 238164
Herbert T Schmidt director, officer: Chief Financial and Accounting 22840 DOLOROSA ST. WOODLANDS HILLS, CA 91367

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