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BPZ ResourcesFRA:NA4 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 294.12% as of Mar. 2015, which is 13% above its 10-year median of 259.80. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.
BPZ Resources's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was €-19.95 Mil.
BPZ Resources's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2015 was €-60.24 Mil. BPZ Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 294.12%.
The historical rank and industry rank for BPZ Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:NA4'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8 Med: 259.8 Max: 352.4
Current: 275.32
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of BPZ Resources was 352.40%. The lowest was 0.80%. And the median was 259.80%.
FRA:NA4's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.265
vs FRA:NA4: 275.32
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) %. BPZ Resources's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 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.
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.
BPZ Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
BPZ Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for BPZ Resources'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 Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources'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.
BPZ Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BPZ Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
BPZ Resourcess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
BPZ Resources's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-60.24 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12% mean?
BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12% as of Mar. 2015. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on BPZ Resources and its competitors. This is 13% above median its historical median of 259.80. Over the past decade, BPZ Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 0.80 to 352.40.
Is BPZ Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
BPZ Resources' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12% is 13% above median its 10-year median of 259.80. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.80 to a high of 352.40. The Oil & Gas industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.27. BPZ Resources' value of 294.12% is 5486.3% above this industry median.
How does BPZ Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
BPZ Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12% can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.27. BPZ Resources' value of 294.12% is 5486.3% above this benchmark. Historically, BPZ Resources' own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 0.80 to 352.40 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 259.80 vs. the industry median of 5.27, BPZ Resources has consistently been above the industry average. 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 an Oil & Gas company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Oil & Gas companies is 5.27, based on 1,034 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. BPZ Resources's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12% is 5486.3% above 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 BPZ Resources and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.27 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. BPZ Resources's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 294.12%, which is 13% above median its own 10-year median of 259.80. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BPZ Resources stock overvalued right now?
BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 294.12%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 294.12%, which is 13% above median its 10-year median of 259.80 and 5486.3% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 5.27. 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 BPZ Resources (FRA:NA4), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 294.12% as of Mar. 2015. 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.
BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.
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