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HPN Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in . 20 was $0.00 Mil.
HPN Holdings does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate HPN Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.
The historical rank and industry rank for HPN Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
KICK's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.465 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.
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) %. HPN Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in . 20 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.
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.
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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.
HPN Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
HPN Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for HPN Holdings'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.
For the Consulting Services subindustry, HPN 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.
HPN Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, HPN Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where HPN Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
HPN Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
HPN Holdings (KICK) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of . 20. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on HPN Holdings and its competitors.
Is HPN Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
HPN Holdings' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Overall, HPN Holdings has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HPN Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to ACCL and BLNC?
HPN Holdings' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.47. 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 Business Services company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Business Services companies is 6.47, based on 1,102 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 HPN Holdings and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.47 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. HPN 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 HPN Holdings stock overvalued right now?
HPN Holdings (KICK) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. HPN Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 16/100 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 HPN Holdings (KICK), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. 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.
HPN Holdings Inc offers consulting services for companies to assist in formulating and planning a capital structure that works for them, to assist companies with respect to preparing for corporate governance, such as manuals, charters, committees, to assist in identifying a successful management structure, to assist in identifying and making recommendations as to the manner and methodology of going public, including discussions and recommendations on financing structures, such as crowdfunding's, regulation A's, registration statements, and private placements.
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