North Americanome Trust (The) (LSE:NAIT) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 19.91% (As of Jul. 2026)

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What is North Americanome Trust (The) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

North Americanome Trust (The) LSE:NAIT -1.85% 32 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 19.91% as of Jul. 2026. GuruFocus rates LSE:NAIT with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,623 Asset Management companies, North Americanome Trust (The) ranks worse than 51.82% on this metric.

North Americanome Trust (The)'s Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was £530.4 Mil. North Americanome Trust (The)'s EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2026 was £105.6 Mil. North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was 19.91%.

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

LSE:NAIT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.76
* 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) %. North Americanome Trust (The)'s Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was %. 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.


North Americanome Trust (The)  (LSE:NAIT) 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.


North Americanome Trust (The) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


North Americanome Trust (The) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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North Americanome Trust (The) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

North Americanome Trust (The) Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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North Americanome Trust (The) Semi-Annual Data
Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24 Jan25 Jul25 Jan26 Jul26
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 13.04 19.70 9.50 8.00 19.91

LSE:NAIT vs BLK, BX, KKR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, North Americanome Trust (The)'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.


North Americanome Trust (The) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.


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North Americanome Trust (The) 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.

North Americanome Trust (The)s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=38.072/473.85792
=8.03 %

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 19.91% mean?
North Americanome Trust (The) (LSE:NAIT) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 19.91% as of Jul. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on North Americanome Trust (The) and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, North Americanome Trust (The) ranks #841 out of 1623 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 51.8%.
Is North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
North Americanome Trust (The)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 19.91%. The Asset Management industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.76. North Americanome Trust (The)'s value of 19.91% is 2519.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, North Americanome Trust (The) ranks #841 out of 1623 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, North Americanome Trust (The) has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does North Americanome Trust (The)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, North Americanome Trust (The) ranks #841 out of 1623 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places North Americanome Trust (The) in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.76. North Americanome Trust (The)'s value of 19.91% is 2519.7% above 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 an Asset Management company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Asset Management companies is 0.76, based on 1,623 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. North Americanome Trust (The)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 19.91% is 2519.7% above 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 North Americanome Trust (The) and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.76 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. North Americanome Trust (The)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 19.91%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is North Americanome Trust (The) stock overvalued right now?
North Americanome Trust (The) (LSE:NAIT) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 19.91%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 19.91% and 2519.7% above the Asset Management industry median of 0.76. North Americanome Trust (The)'s overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 6 warning signs 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 North Americanome Trust (The) (LSE:NAIT), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 19.91% as of Jul. 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.

North Americanome Trust (The) Business Description

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Address 4 North St. Andrew Street, Edinburgh, GBR, EH2 1HJ
North American Income Trust (The) PLC is a closed-end investment company. The objective of the company is to provide investors with above average dividend income and long-term capital growth through active management of a portfolio consisting predominately of S&P 500 U.S. equities.
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