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First Growth Holdings (FRA:FGH) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -87.72% (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is First Growth Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

First Growth Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was €0.00 Mil. First Growth Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 was €-1.07 Mil. First Growth Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was -87.72%.

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

FRA:FGH' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -340   Med: -87.8   Max: 1737.7
Current: -109.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of First Growth Holdings was 1737.70%. The lowest was -340.00%. And the median was -87.80%.

FRA:FGH's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 5.88 vs FRA:FGH: -109.89

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) %. First Growth Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 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.


First Growth Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Growth Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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First Growth Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

First Growth Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar12 Mar13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -2.63 -144.93 -51.55 -149.25

First Growth Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -128.21 -149.25 -103.09 -80.65 -87.72

Competitive Comparison of First Growth Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, First Growth Holdings'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.


First Growth Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, First Growth Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



First Growth Holdings 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.

First Growth Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.873/0
= %

First Growth Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-1.07 Mil.



First Growth Holdings  (FRA:FGH) 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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First Growth Holdings Business Description

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First Growth Holdings Ltd is primarily in the business of distribution, marketing, and sale of grape wine products. The company has two geographic segments: Canadian operations and China operation.