HERB (Yasheng Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 90.09% (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is Yasheng Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Yasheng Group HERB -16.67% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 90.09% as of Dec. 2015.

Yasheng Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was $123.6 Mil. Yasheng Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was $112.2 Mil. Yasheng Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 90.09%.

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

HERB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 6.05
* 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) %. Yasheng Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 8.32%. 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.


Yasheng Group  (OTCPK:HERB) 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.


Yasheng Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Yasheng Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Yasheng Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Yasheng Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Yasheng Group Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 135.14 161.29 123.46 178.57 90.09

HERB vs BIQI: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Yasheng 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.


Yasheng Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Yasheng Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yasheng 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.

Yasheng Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=112.449/123.63883
=90.95 %

Yasheng Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $112.2 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 90.09% mean?
Yasheng Group (HERB) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 90.09% as of Dec. 2015. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Yasheng Group and its competitors.
Is Yasheng Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Yasheng Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 90.09%. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.05. Yasheng Group's value of 90.09% is 1389.1% above this industry median.
How does Yasheng Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BIQI?
Yasheng Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 90.09% can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.05. Yasheng Group's value of 90.09% is 1389.1% above this benchmark. 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 6.05, based on 2,028 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. Yasheng Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 90.09% is 1389.1% 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 Yasheng Group and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Yasheng Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 90.09%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yasheng Group stock overvalued right now?
Yasheng Group (HERB) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 90.09%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 90.09% and 1389.1% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 6.05. 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 Yasheng Group (HERB), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 90.09% as of Dec. 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.

Yasheng Group Business Description

Address 710 Lakeway Drive, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94085
Yasheng Group is a Colorado corporation, a U.S. company that conducts business operations in the U.S., China, and the Philippines through four segments: Mining, Agriculture and Biotechnology, and Blockchain+ IOT. The company's agricultural products include herbal medicines, organic herbal food products, ginkgo, songaricum, betel nut, coconut, coffee, wolfberry, hemp, and other specialty crops. It also designs, develops, and markets new technologies related to agriculture and genetic biology.