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C-Link Squared (HKSE:01463) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -3.93% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is C-Link Squared Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

C-Link Squared's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$818.1 Mil. C-Link Squared's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-32.0 Mil. C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -3.93%.

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

HKSE:01463' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.41   Med: 0.16   Max: 6.18
Current: -5.62

During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of C-Link Squared was 6.18%. The lowest was -6.41%. And the median was 0.16%.

HKSE:01463's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
87.24% of 1105 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.61 vs HKSE:01463: -5.62

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) %. C-Link Squared's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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.


C-Link Squared Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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C-Link Squared Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

C-Link Squared Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.20 0.60 0.17 -0.08 -3.93

C-Link Squared Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 0.17 - -0.08 - -3.93

Competitive Comparison of C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, C-Link Squared'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.


C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where C-Link Squared's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


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C-Link Squared 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.

C-Link Squareds Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-31.78/808.357955
=-3.93 %

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.



C-Link Squared  (HKSE:01463) 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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C-Link Squared Business Description

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No. 1, Persiaran Sungai Buloh, Taman Industri Sungai Buloh, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47810
C-Link Squared Ltd is an outsourced document management services provider and related software applications and enterprise software solutions. The outsourced document management services include electronic document delivery, document print and mail fulfillment. MICR Cheque print & mail fulfillment; medical ID card print & mail fulfillment; and document imaging and scanning services are also included. The company's Streamline Suite consists of three systems, namely Streamline Output Management System (OMS), Streamline Electronic Document Warehouse (EDW), and Streamline Document Management System (DMS). The Group's revenue from customers is derived mainly from its operations in Malaysia and China.
Executives
Zou Cheng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Le Xian 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sun Join Venture Management Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Lianbin 2202 Interest of your spouse
Sun Join Capital Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wang Yaxian 2101 Beneficial owner
Wan Shifang 2101 Beneficial owner
Wu Xian Long 2101 Beneficial owner
Liao Hui 2101 Beneficial owner

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