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Kala BioKALA +3.22%21 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -34.25% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates KALA with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,346 Biotechnology companies, Kala Bio ranks worse than 90.94% on this metric.
Kala Bio's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $26.23 Mil.
Kala Bio's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-8.98 Mil. Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -34.25%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
KALA'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9371.02 Med: -23.1 Max: 15470.26
Current: -107.53
During the past 11 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Kala Bio was 15470.26%. The lowest was -9371.02%. And the median was -23.10%.
KALA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 90.94% of 1346
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -9.83
vs KALA: -107.53
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) %. Kala Bio's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.
Kala Bio (NAS:KALA) 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.
Kala Bio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Kala Bio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
KALA vs GDTC, GTBP, INAB: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kala Bio'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.
Kala Bio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Kala Bio 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.
Kala Bios Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Kala Bio's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-8.98 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -34.25% mean?
Kala Bio (KALA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -34.25% as of Jun. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Kala Bio and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kala Bio ranks #1224 out of 1346 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 90.9%.
Is Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Kala Bio's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -34.25%. Based on the distribution chart, Kala Bio ranks #1224 out of 1346 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Kala Bio has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kala Bio's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to GDTC and GTBP?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Kala Bio ranks #1224 out of 1346 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Kala Bio in the lower half of its industry. 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. 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 Kala Bio and its competitors. Kala Bio's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -34.25%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kala Bio stock overvalued right now?
Kala Bio (KALA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -34.25%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -34.25%. Kala Bio's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 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 Kala Bio (KALA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -34.25% as of Jun. 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.
Kala Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of inventive therapies for rare and severe diseases of the front and back of the eye. It main product candidate, KPI-012, is a human MSC-S, which contains numerous human-derived biofactors, such as growth factors, protease inhibitors, matrix proteins, and neurotrophic factors that can potentially correct the impaired corneal healing that is an underlying etiology of multiple severe ocular diseases. Its MSC-S platform is for retinal degenerative diseases, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and Stargardt Disease.
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