Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -20.45% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Orient Telecoms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Orient Telecoms LSE:ORNT Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.45% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 373 Telecommunication Services companies, Orient Telecoms ranks worse than 97.32% on this metric.

Orient Telecoms's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was £0.37 Mil. Orient Telecoms's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £-0.08 Mil. Orient Telecoms's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -20.45%.

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

LSE:ORNT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -42.94   Med: 3.82   Max: 174.81
Current: -17.95

During the past 10 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Orient Telecoms was 174.81%. The lowest was -42.94%. And the median was 3.82%.

LSE:ORNT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
97.32% of 373 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 5.88 vs LSE:ORNT: -17.95

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) %. Orient Telecoms's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


Orient Telecoms  (LSE:ORNT) 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.


Orient Telecoms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Orient Telecoms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Orient Telecoms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Orient Telecoms Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Orient Telecoms Semi-Annual Data
Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 7.56 0.00 175.44 0.00 -20.45

LSE:ORNT vs VZ, TMUS, T: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Orient Telecoms'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.


Orient Telecoms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Orient Telecoms's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Orient Telecoms 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.

Orient Telecomss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.075/0.367
=-20.44 %

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 -20.45% mean?
Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.45% as of Mar. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Orient Telecoms and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #363 out of 373 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 97.3%.
Is Orient Telecoms' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Orient Telecoms' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.45%. Based on the distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #363 out of 373 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Orient Telecoms' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to VZ and TMUS?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Orient Telecoms ranks #363 out of 373 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Orient Telecoms in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88. 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 Telecommunication Services company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Telecommunication Services companies is 5.88, based on 373 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 Orient Telecoms and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Orient Telecoms's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.45%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orient Telecoms stock overvalued right now?
Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.45%. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.06, compared to a current price of £0.05 — trading 25% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.45%. 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 Orient Telecoms (LSE:ORNT), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.45% as of Mar. 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.

Orient Telecoms Business Description

Address Jalan Stesen Sentral 5, Block 2B, Suite 2B-25-1, 25th Floor, Plaza Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50470
Orient Telecoms PLC is a provider of managed connectivity services, catering to both large telecommunication companies and enterprise customers. It provides managed telecommunications services using the network infrastructure owned by other network operators to enable cost-effective and rapid connectivity to large bandwidth consumers in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. The company operates in a single segment, the provision of managed telecommunications services. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.