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FriendTimes (HKSE:06820) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -6.32% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is FriendTimes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

FriendTimes's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$539 Mil. FriendTimes's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was HK$-35 Mil. FriendTimes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -6.32%.

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

HKSE:06820' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.5   Med: 12.65   Max: 58.19
Current: -3.51

During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of FriendTimes was 58.19%. The lowest was -47.50%. And the median was 12.65%.

HKSE:06820's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
64.21% of 570 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs HKSE:06820: -3.51

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) %. FriendTimes'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.


FriendTimes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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FriendTimes Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

FriendTimes 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 21.37 16.58 2.63 -4.16 -6.32

FriendTimes 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 2.63 - -4.16 - -6.32

Competitive Comparison of FriendTimes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, FriendTimes'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.


FriendTimes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, FriendTimes's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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FriendTimes 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.

FriendTimess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-34.058/538.885
=-6.32 %

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.



FriendTimes  (HKSE:06820) 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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FriendTimes Business Description

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Address
No 68 Qitai Road, FriendTimes Building, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN
FriendTimes Inc is an online game manufacturer and operator in China. Its game portfolio includes Fate of the Empress, Legend of Empress, Promise of Lingyun, A Story of Lala's: Rising Star, Twist of the Fate, Ink Sword: Jianghu. It derives revenue from provision of mobile game development and publishing services. Geographically the company operates in Mainland of the PRC and Overeas.
Executives
Jiang Xiaohuang 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Mao Yuyan 2202 Interest of your spouse
Friends Together Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Tmf Trust (hk) Limited 2301 Trustee
Gorgeous Sunshine Holding Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Tmf (cayman) Ltd. 2301 Trustee
Friends Fruit Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Gic Private Limited 2102 Investment manager
Eternal Heart Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Future Wisdom Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ling Long Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Warm Sunshine Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Purple Crystal Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Purple Dream Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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