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Copperbelt EnergyLUS:CECZ -0.26%25 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. GuruFocus rates LUS:CECZ with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 509 Utilities - Regulated companies, Copperbelt Energy ranks worse than 90.96% on this metric.
Copperbelt Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil.
Copperbelt Energy does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.
The historical rank and industry rank for Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LUS:CECZ's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 6.88 * 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) %. Copperbelt Energy'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.
Copperbelt Energy (LUS:CECZ) 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.
Copperbelt Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Copperbelt Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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LUS:CECZ vs NEE, SO, DUK: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Copperbelt Energy'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.
Copperbelt Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Copperbelt Energy 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.
Copperbelt Energys 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?
Copperbelt Energy (LUS:CECZ) 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 Copperbelt Energy and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Copperbelt Energy ranks #463 out of 509 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 91%.
Is Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Copperbelt Energy's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Copperbelt Energy ranks #463 out of 509 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Copperbelt Energy has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Copperbelt Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to NEE and SO?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Copperbelt Energy ranks #463 out of 509 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Copperbelt Energy in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.88. 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Utilities - Regulated companies is 6.88, based on 509 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 Copperbelt Energy and its competitors. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Copperbelt Energy'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 Copperbelt Energy stock overvalued right now?
Copperbelt Energy (LUS:CECZ) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Copperbelt Energy's overall GF Score™ is 25/100 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 Copperbelt Energy (LUS:CECZ), 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.
Copperbelt Energy Corp PLC is a Zambia-based electricity company. The company is engaged in the business of supply, transmission, distribution, and generation of electricity. The company is also a developer of energy infrastructure in Africa. The company operates through two segments: Sale of electricity and Wheeling services. In the Sale of Electricity segment, the company supplies electric power directly to its customers. In Wheeling Services, it charges other entities for using its transmission lines to deliver power to their retail and mining consumers. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Sale of electricity segment.
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