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Granite City Food & Brewery's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $64.8 Mil.
Granite City Food & Brewery's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $-3.9 Mil. Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was -6.02%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
GCFB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 4.005 * 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) %. Granite City Food & Brewery's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was -155.54%. 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.
Granite City Food & Brewery Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Granite City Food & Brewery Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Granite City Food & Brewery'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 Restaurants subindustry, Granite City Food & Brewery'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.
Granite City Food & Brewery Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Granite City Food & Brewery'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.
Granite City Food & Brewerys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as
Granite City Food & Brewery's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-3.9 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.02% mean?
Granite City Food & Brewery (GCFB) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.02% as of Jun. 2017. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Granite City Food & Brewery and its competitors.
Is Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Granite City Food & Brewery's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.02%.
How does Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BDVB and DBUB?
Granite City Food & Brewery's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.02% can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.01. 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 Restaurants company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Restaurants companies is 4.01, based on 366 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. 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 Granite City Food & Brewery and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Granite City Food & Brewery's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.02%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Granite City Food & Brewery stock overvalued right now?
Granite City Food & Brewery (GCFB) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -6.02%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.02%. 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 Granite City Food & Brewery (GCFB), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -6.02% as of Jun. 2017. 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.
Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd owns and operates a restaurant with an on-site brewery. The company operates two casual dining concepts which include Granite city food and brewery and Cadillac ranch all American bar and grill. The Granite city restaurant theme is upscale casual dining with a wide variety of menu items, which includes handcrafted beers finished on-site. Cadillac Ranch restaurants feature authentic, cuisine in a fun, dynamic environment. Its menu is diverse with offerings ranging from homemade meatloaf to pasta dishes. It has approximately 36 restaurants in over 10 states. In addition, it also operates a centralized beer production facility in Ellsworth, Iowa which facilitates the initial stages of its brewing process.
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