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Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group (HKSE:08366) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -8.73% (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$22.0 Mil. Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was HK$-1.9 Mil. Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -8.73%.

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

HKSE:08366' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -981.14   Med: -4.22   Max: 3333.33
Current: 3333.33

During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group was 3333.33%. The lowest was -981.14%. And the median was -4.22%.

HKSE:08366's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 6.45 vs HKSE:08366: 3333.33

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) %. Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 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.


Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.10 -18.15 -33.11 138.89 -3.97

Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 -7.50 -5.21 -3.97 -3.21 -8.73

Competitive Comparison of Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Zhejiang United Investment Holdings 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.


Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zhejiang United Investment Holdings 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.

Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-2.353/59.2436
=-3.97 %

Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-1.9 Mil.



Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group  (HKSE:08366) 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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Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group (HKSE:08366) Business Description

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Address
489-491 Castle Peak Road, Unit A6-D, 12th Floor, Block A, Hong Kong Industrial Centre, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Zhejiang United Investment Holdings Group Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in the building contractor business. The company is principally engaged in undertaking slope works, foundation works and other general building works. Geographically, it operates and derives revenue from Hong Kong. The company's slope works generally refer to landslip preventive and remedial works for improving the stability of slopes and retaining walls. Its foundation works include the construction of foundations. The company's general building works comprise of the general construction of buildings.
Executives
Zhang Yan 2101 Beneficial owner
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Cdm Trust & Board Services Ag 2301 Trustee
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Emperor Securities Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Luk Siu Man, Semon 2202 Interest of your spouse
Yeung Sau Shing, Albert 2307 Founder of a discretionary trust who can infl
Zhang Yan 2101 Beneficial owner
United Financial Holdings Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhou Ying 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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