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Hephaestus Holdings (HKSE:08173) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -12.30% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hephaestus Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Hephaestus Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$70.27 Mil. Hephaestus Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was HK$-2.19 Mil. Hephaestus Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -12.30%.

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

HKSE:08173' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -953.45   Med: -2.28   Max: 118.35
Current: -7.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Hephaestus Holdings was 118.35%. The lowest was -953.45%. And the median was -2.28%.

HKSE:08173's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
88.61% of 1097 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.58 vs HKSE:08173: -7.32

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) %. Hephaestus Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven 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.


Hephaestus Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Hephaestus Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Hephaestus Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -116.28 28.41 8.22 -2.79 -12.30

Hephaestus Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 -2.79 -4.95 -2.75 -12.30 -

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

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Hephaestus Holdings'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.


Hephaestus Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Hephaestus Holdings 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.

Hephaestus Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-8.647/70.2658
=-12.31 %

Hephaestus Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-2.19 Mil.



Hephaestus Holdings  (HKSE:08173) 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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Hephaestus Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
180 Tung Lo Wan Road, Rooms 1602, 16th floor, Park Commercial Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Hephaestus Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company which is engaged in the provision of interior design and execution services to premises including private residences, corporate offices, service apartments, hotels, residential clubhouses, show flats and sales galleries in Hong Kong. The company operates in single segment focusing on interior design and execution services and derives the majority of the revenue from Hong Kong.
Executives
Hong Kong Jun Tai Ting Investment Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Huang Liang 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ye Huacong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Xiang Gang Jun Tai Ting Tou Zi You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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