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Zhong An GroupFRA:35Z 43 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -4.29% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:35Z with a GF Score™ of 43/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,828 Real Estate companies, Zhong An Group ranks worse than 89.22% on this metric.
Zhong An Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was €1,053.6 Mil.
Zhong An Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €-91.8 Mil. Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -4.29%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:35Z'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.55 Med: 12.79 Max: 28.1
Current: -8.55
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Zhong An Group was 28.10%. The lowest was -8.55%. And the median was 12.79%.
FRA:35Z's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 89.22% of 1828
companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 4.89
vs FRA:35Z: -8.55
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) %. Zhong An Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.
Zhong An Group (FRA:35Z) 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.
Zhong An Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Zhong An Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zhong An Group'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.
Zhong An Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Zhong An Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison
For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Zhong An Group'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.
Zhong An Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Zhong An Group 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.
Zhong An Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
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 -4.29% mean?
Zhong An Group (FRA:35Z) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -4.29% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Zhong An Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Zhong An Group ranks #1631 out of 1828 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 89.2%.
Is Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Zhong An Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -4.29%. Based on the distribution chart, Zhong An Group ranks #1631 out of 1828 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Zhong An Group has a GF Score™ of 43/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zhong An Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Zhong An Group ranks #1631 out of 1828 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Zhong An Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.89. 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 Real Estate company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Real Estate companies is 4.89, based on 1,828 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 Zhong An Group and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.89 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Zhong An Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -4.29%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zhong An Group stock overvalued right now?
Zhong An Group (FRA:35Z) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -4.29%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -4.29%. Zhong An Group's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 6 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 Zhong An Group (FRA:35Z), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -4.29% as of Dec. 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.
Zhong An Group Ltd is an investment holding. It is engaged in property development, property leasing, and hotel operations. The operating segments of the group are the the Residential segment develops and sells residential properties, and provides property management services, project management services and other services to residential properties in Chinese Mainland and Canada; and the commercial segment develops and sells commercial properties, leases investment properties, owns and operates hotels and provides project management services and other services to commercial properties in Chinese Mainland, Japan and United Kingdom. It generates the majority of the revenue from the Residential segment.
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