FSTJ (First America Resources) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 1.20% (As of Sep. 2025)


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What is First America Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

First America Resources FSTJ 26 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.20% as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus rates FSTJ with a GF Score™ of 26/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 611 Diversified Financial Services companies, First America Resources ranks better than 80.52% on this metric.

First America Resources's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $25.64 Mil. First America Resources's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.31 Mil. First America Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 1.20%.

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

FSTJ' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.11   Med: -1.81   Max: 2.48
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of First America Resources was 2.48%. The lowest was -17.11%. And the median was -1.81%.

FSTJ's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
80.52% of 611 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: -0.26 vs FSTJ: 0.66

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 America Resources'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.


First America Resources  (OTCPK:FSTJ) 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.


First America Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


First America Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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First America Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

First America Resources Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -0.54 -0.65 -0.65 -2.58

First America Resources Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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 -1.70 -20.49 -19.61 1.22 1.20

FSTJ vs DTSQ, QETA, ESHA: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Shell Companies subindustry, First America 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.


First America Resources Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, First America Resources's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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First America Resources 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 America Resourcess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.041/1.5877
=-2.58 %

First America Resources'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 $0.31 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1.20% mean?
First America Resources (FSTJ) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1.20% 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 First America Resources and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, First America Resources ranks #119 out of 611 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry, placing it in the top 19.5%.
Is First America Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
First America Resources' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.20%. Based on the distribution chart, First America Resources ranks #119 out of 611 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, First America Resources has a GF Score™ of 26/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does First America Resources' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to DTSQ and QETA?
According to the Diversified Financial Services industry distribution chart, First America Resources ranks #119 out of 611 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places First America Resources in the top 20% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Diversified Financial Services company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Diversified Financial Services 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 First America Resources and its competitors. First America Resources's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.20%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is First America Resources stock overvalued right now?
First America Resources (FSTJ) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 1.20%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.20%. First America Resources' overall GF Score™ is 26/100 with 3 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 First America Resources (FSTJ), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.20% 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.

First America Resources Business Description

Address 1000 East Armstrong Street, Morris, IL, USA, 60450
First America Resources Corp operates in the IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling industry. It provides ITAD services including equipment collection, logistics, asset tracking, testing, data destruction, refurbishment, resale, and recycling. It also offers data security through secure data sanitization and destruction. Its AI Infrastructure Lifecycle Services cover removal, transportation, processing, and recycling of servers, storage, and networking equipment. Additional services include data center decommissioning, electronics recycling with material recovery, and recycling of renewable energy and emerging technologies such as solar panels, electric vehicle batteries, and high-performance computing systems.
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