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HAOTF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 98.01% of 1105
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 6.36
vs HAOTF: -60.98
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) %. Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group'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.
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group (OTCPK:HAOTF) 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.
* 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.
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Annual Data
For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Hao Tian International Construction Investment 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.
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Business Services Industry
Hao Tian International Construction Investment 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.
For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group (HAOTF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% 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 Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group ranks #1083 out of 1105 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 98%.
Is Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group ranks #1083 out of 1105 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to URI and SUNB?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group ranks #1083 out of 1105 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.36. 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 Business Services company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Business Services companies is 6.36, based on 1,105 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 Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group stock overvalued right now?
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group (HAOTF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.07, compared to a current price of $0.00 — trading 93.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. 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 Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group (HAOTF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% 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.
Hao Tian International Construction Investment Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes the Rental and sale of construction machinery and spare parts business which generates majority revenue to the business; Provision of repair and maintenance and transportation service business; Money lending business; Provision of asset management, and Property development business. The company operates in Hong Kong, Macau, United Kingdom, Malaysia and Cambodia geographically.
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