KLDO (Kaleido Biosciences) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -103.09% (As of Dec. 2021)

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What is Kaleido Biosciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Kaleido Biosciences KLDO Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -103.09% as of Dec. 2021.

Kaleido Biosciences's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $85.02 Mil. Kaleido Biosciences's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was $-87.45 Mil. Kaleido Biosciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was -103.09%.

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

KLDO' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 526.32
Current: 526.32

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Kaleido Biosciences was 526.32%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

KLDO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -10.21 vs KLDO: 526.32

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) %. Kaleido Biosciences's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 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.


Kaleido Biosciences  (OTCPK:KLDO) 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.


Kaleido Biosciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Kaleido Biosciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Kaleido Biosciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Kaleido Biosciences Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -84.75 -26.04 -103.09

Kaleido Biosciences Quarterly Data
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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 -26.04 -30.12 -32.79 -44.05 -103.09

KLDO vs NPTX, GSTC, BZYR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kaleido Biosciences'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.


Kaleido Biosciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Kaleido Biosciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kaleido Biosciences 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.

Kaleido Biosciencess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-87.45/85.02444
=-102.85 %

Kaleido Biosciences's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-87.45 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -103.09% mean?
Kaleido Biosciences (KLDO) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -103.09% as of Dec. 2021. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Kaleido Biosciences and its competitors.
Is Kaleido Biosciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Kaleido Biosciences' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -103.09%.
How does Kaleido Biosciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to NPTX and GSTC?
Kaleido Biosciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -103.09% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Kaleido Biosciences and its competitors. Kaleido Biosciences's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -103.09%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kaleido Biosciences stock overvalued right now?
Kaleido Biosciences (KLDO) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -103.09%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -103.09%. 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 Kaleido Biosciences (KLDO), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -103.09% as of Dec. 2021. 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.

Kaleido Biosciences Business Description

Address 65 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421
Kaleido Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage healthcare company. It is focused on leveraging the potential of the microbiome organ to treat disease and improve human health. Its product candidates are Microbiome Metabolic Therapies, or MMTs, which are designed to modulate the metabolic output and profile of the microbiome.