Visual International Holdings (JSE:VIS) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Aug. 2025)

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What is Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Visual International Holdings JSE:VIS Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Aug. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,828 Real Estate companies, Visual International Holdings ranks worse than 71.23% on this metric.

Visual International Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 was R37.52 Mil. Visual International Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2025 was R0.19 Mil. Visual International Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 was 0.00%.

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

JSE:VIS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -113.82   Med: -27.01   Max: 60.89
Current: 0.46

During the past 12 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Visual International Holdings was 60.89%. The lowest was -113.82%. And the median was -27.01%.

JSE:VIS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
71.23% of 1828 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 4.845 vs JSE:VIS: 0.46

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) %. Visual International Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 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.


Visual International Holdings  (JSE:VIS) 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.


Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Visual International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -18.87 -13.61 -12.79 52.63 0.48

Visual International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25
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 52.63 0.00 0.48 0.00

Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Visual International 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.


Visual International Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Visual International Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Visual International 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.

Visual International Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.124/25.76134
=0.48 %

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.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Visual International Holdings (JSE:VIS) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Aug. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Visual International Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Visual International Holdings ranks #1302 out of 1828 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 71.2%.
Is Visual International Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Visual International Holdings' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Visual International Holdings ranks #1302 out of 1828 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Visual International Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Visual International Holdings ranks #1302 out of 1828 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Visual International Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.85. 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 Real Estate company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Real Estate companies is 4.85, based on 1,828 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 Visual International Holdings and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.85 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Visual International Holdings's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Visual International Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Visual International Holdings (JSE:VIS) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. 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 Visual International Holdings (JSE:VIS), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Aug. 2025. 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.

Visual International Holdings Business Description

Address Hohenhort Street, 23 Kleinplaas, Stellenberg, Western Cape, Bellville, ZAF, 7550
Visual International Holdings Ltd is a property development company in South Africa. It acquires and rezones land, installs relevant services, and constructs houses and apartments on the land for sale to homeowners or investors. The company focuses on the development of entire suburbs which comprise houses, apartments, lifestyle and retirement accommodation, retail facilities, schools, offices, and recreation, as well as other related facilities. It generates maximum revenue from the development of residential and commercial projects such as The Marine, Strand, Stellendale Junction, La Retreat Village, Imperial Bank Terraces, King Arthur Village and Mews, etc.