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Lidds ABFRA:5LD Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -53.76% as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.
Lidds AB's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was €-0.13 Mil.
Lidds AB's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was €-0.36 Mil. Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -53.76%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:5LD'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6869.42 Med: -6.47 Max: 29105.27
Current: 52.08
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Lidds AB was 29105.27%. The lowest was -6869.42%. And the median was -6.47%.
FRA:5LD's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -10.31
vs FRA:5LD: 52.08
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) %. Lidds AB's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.
Lidds AB (FRA:5LD) 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.
Lidds AB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Lidds AB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Lidds AB'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.
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Lidds AB'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.
Lidds AB Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Lidds AB 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.
Lidds ABs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Lidds AB's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-0.36 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -53.76% mean?
Lidds AB (FRA:5LD) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -53.76% as of Sep. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Lidds AB and its competitors.
Is Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Lidds AB's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -53.76%.
How does Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to VRTX and REGN?
Lidds AB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -53.76% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology 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 Lidds AB and its competitors. Lidds AB's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -53.76%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lidds AB stock overvalued right now?
Lidds AB (FRA:5LD) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -53.76%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -53.76%. 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 Lidds AB (FRA:5LD), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -53.76% as of Sep. 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.
Lidds AB is a Sweden-based drug delivery company focused on its proprietary NanoZolid technology platform. The NanoZolid system is used to formulate drugs for local administration with controlled and sustained release over extended periods. The company offers this technology to partners and is also developing its own pipeline of drug candidates, prominently in oncology, where the platform is used to enable localized and sustained drug delivery. It has a pipeline with several projects in clinical development, both in early- and late-stage clinical phases, and projects about to enter clinical development.
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