IVDN (Innovative Designs) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 5.05% (As of Apr. 2026)

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What is Innovative Designs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Innovative Designs IVDN 50 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.05% as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates IVDN with a GF Score™ of 50/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,129 Retail - Cyclical companies, Innovative Designs ranks better than 54.74% on this metric.

Innovative Designs's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $10.44 Mil. Innovative Designs's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.53 Mil. Innovative Designs's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was 5.05%.

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

IVDN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -641.07   Med: -3.26   Max: 6669.32
Current: 6.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Innovative Designs was 6669.32%. The lowest was -641.07%. And the median was -3.26%.

IVDN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
54.74% of 1129 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 5.46 vs IVDN: 6.19

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) %. Innovative Designs's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 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.


Innovative Designs  (OTCPK:IVDN) 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.


Innovative Designs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Innovative Designs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Innovative Designs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Innovative Designs Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -2.74 -4.28 3.58 5.21

Innovative Designs Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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 3.47 5.91 5.21 8.24 5.05

IVDN vs DBGI, LSEB, JEM: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Innovative Designs'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.


Innovative Designs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Innovative Designs's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Innovative Designs 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.

Innovative Designss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.492/9.45304
=5.20 %

Innovative Designs's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.53 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.05% mean?
Innovative Designs (IVDN) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.05% as of Apr. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Innovative Designs and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Innovative Designs ranks #511 out of 1129 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 45.3%.
Is Innovative Designs' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Innovative Designs' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.05%. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.46. Innovative Designs' value of 5.05% is 7.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Innovative Designs ranks #511 out of 1129 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Innovative Designs has a GF Score™ of 50/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Innovative Designs' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to DBGI and LSEB?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Innovative Designs ranks #511 out of 1129 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts Innovative Designs in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.46. Innovative Designs' value of 5.05% is 7.5% below this benchmark. 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Retail - Cyclical companies is 5.46, based on 1,129 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. Innovative Designs's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.05% is 7.5% below the industry median. 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 Innovative Designs and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.46 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Innovative Designs's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Innovative Designs stock overvalued right now?
Innovative Designs (IVDN) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.05%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.05% and 7.5% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 5.46. Innovative Designs' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 1 warning sign to review. 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 Innovative Designs (IVDN), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.05% as of Apr. 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.

Innovative Designs Business Description

Address 124 Cherry Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15223
Innovative Designs Inc markets cold-weather recreational and industrial clothing products, as well as house wrap, which is made from INSULTEX, a low-density foamed polyethylene with buoyancy, scent block, and thermal resistant properties. The business activity of the firm is operated through two segments Apparel and Housewrap. The Apparel segment offers a range of cold-weather apparel and related items. The Housewrap segment includes its INSULTEX House Wrap and its own seam tape. It generates maximum revenue from the Housewrap segment. Majority of the revenue is from USA and Canada.
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