HSTA (Hestia Insight) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -102.25% (As of May. 2026)

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What is Hestia Insight Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Hestia Insight HSTA Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -102.25% as of May. 2026. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,905 Software companies, Hestia Insight ranks worse than 97.18% on this metric.

Hestia Insight's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was $0.84 Mil. Hestia Insight's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-0.86 Mil. Hestia Insight's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was -102.25%.

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

HSTA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -331.93   Med: -0.06   Max: 52.43
Current: -129.87

During the past 10 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Hestia Insight was 52.43%. The lowest was -331.93%. And the median was -0.06%.

HSTA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
97.18% of 2905 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.96 vs HSTA: -129.87

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) %. Hestia Insight's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 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.


Hestia Insight  (OTCPK:HSTA) 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.


Hestia Insight Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Hestia Insight Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Hestia Insight Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Hestia Insight Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.98 -10.37 -3.63 23.33 -88.03

Hestia Insight Quarterly Data
Feb21 May21 Aug21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
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 0.00 0.00 -88.03 -56.43 -102.25

HSTA vs FRGT, ZICX, EPWKF: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Hestia Insight'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.


Hestia Insight Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Hestia Insight's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hestia Insight 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.

Hestia Insights Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.02576/1.16532374
=-88.02 %

Hestia Insight's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.86 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -102.25% mean?
Hestia Insight (HSTA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -102.25% as of May. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Hestia Insight and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Hestia Insight ranks #2823 out of 2905 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 97.2%.
Is Hestia Insight's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Hestia Insight's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -102.25%. Based on the distribution chart, Hestia Insight ranks #2823 out of 2905 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Hestia Insight's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to FRGT and ZICX?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Hestia Insight ranks #2823 out of 2905 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Hestia Insight in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.96. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 1.96, based on 2,905 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. 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 Hestia Insight and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.96 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hestia Insight's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -102.25%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hestia Insight stock overvalued right now?
Hestia Insight (HSTA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -102.25%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -102.25%. 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 Hestia Insight (HSTA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -102.25% as of May. 2026. 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.

Hestia Insight Business Description

Address 732 South 6th Street, No. 4762, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89101
Hestia Insight Inc focuses on healthcare and biotech sectors through its subsidiaries: Hestia Investments and Hestia Vending. Hestia Investments offers consulting, supply sales, marketing, and capital markets advisory services to micro, small, and medium-sized companies. Hestia Vending operates in the healthy food, beverage, wellness, and smart vending industries. The company aims for strategic acquisitions of emerging growth companies with sciences and technologies, particularly in healthcare. Its Revenue comes from annual consulting fees from related party clients.