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Zambia SugarLUS:ZSUG 25 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. GuruFocus rates LUS:ZSUG with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,039 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Zambia Sugar ranks worse than 49043.6% on this metric.
Zambia Sugar's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in . 20 was ZMW0.00 Mil.
Zambia Sugar does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.
The historical rank and industry rank for Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LUS:ZSUG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 5.87 * 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) %. Zambia Sugar'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.
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.
Zambia Sugar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Zambia Sugar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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LUS:ZSUG vs : Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Confectioners subindustry, Zambia Sugar'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.
Zambia Sugar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zambia Sugar'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.
Zambia Sugars 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?
Zambia Sugar (LUS:ZSUG) 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 Zambia Sugar and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Zambia Sugar ranks #999999 out of 2039 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Is Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Zambia Sugar's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Zambia Sugar ranks #999999 out of 2039 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Zambia Sugar has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zambia Sugar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to ?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Zambia Sugar ranks #999999 out of 2039 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Zambia Sugar in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.87. 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 5.87, based on 2,039 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 Zambia Sugar and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.87 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Zambia Sugar'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 Zambia Sugar stock overvalued right now?
Zambia Sugar (LUS:ZSUG) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Zambia Sugar'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 Zambia Sugar (LUS:ZSUG), 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.
Zambia Sugar PLC is a sugar producer based in Zambia, serving both the domestic and regional markets. Its wide range of sugar and sugar products includes direct consumption sugar enriched with Vitamin A, brown and household refined sugar, sugar for industrial customers, syrups, speciality sugars, and molasses sold as animal feed for both the local and export markets. These products are marketed under the Whitespoon brand. The group is comprised of the following business segments: Sugar Production, which generates the majority of its revenue, and Cane Growing. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Zambia, followed by Congo, Kenya, South Africa, and other markets.
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