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GBX International Group (GBX International Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Jan. 2012)


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What is GBX International Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

GBX International Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2012 was $0.98 Mil. GBX International Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2012 was $-0.51 Mil. GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2012 was 0.00%.

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

GBXI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 2.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. GBX International Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2012 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.


GBX International Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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GBX International Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

GBX International Group Annual Data
Trend Apr03 Apr04 Apr05 Apr06 Apr07 Apr08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.91 322.58 555.56 555.56 156.25

GBX International Group Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, GBX International 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.


GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GBX International Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



GBX International 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.

GBX International Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2011 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.165/-0.7423578
=156.93 %

GBX International Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2012 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.51 Mil.



GBX International Group  (OTCPK:GBXI) 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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GBX International Group (GBX International Group) Business Description

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Address
2901 West Coast Highway, Suite 200, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92663
GBX International Group Inc is a marketing and customer acquisition company. It provides local merchants, entrepreneurs, and charities with a unique marketing and advertising system that includes online tools, marketing materials and expertise that can help merchants and charities increase their customer bases, develop more repeat customers and expand their buying and giving communities. The company also offers local merchants discounted credit and debit card processing services provided by third party processors and earns income on ongoing transactions occurring at those locations.
Executives
Richard G Stifel officer: CFO/Secretary 6501 E. GREENWAY PKWY, SUITE 103-412, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254

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