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Plato GoldNIOVF Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 33.90% as of Jun. 2026. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,673 Metals & Mining companies, Plato Gold ranks better than 97.9% on this metric.
Plato Gold's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $4.96 Mil.
Plato Gold's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.06 Mil. Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 33.90%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
NIOVF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 39.22
Current: 39.22
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Plato Gold was 39.22%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.
NIOVF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 97.9% of 2673
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -6.56
vs NIOVF: 39.22
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) %. Plato Gold's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.
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.
Plato Gold Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Plato Gold Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
NIOVF vs NEM, AU: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Gold subindustry, Plato Gold'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.
Plato Gold Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Plato Gold'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.
Plato Golds Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Plato Gold's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.06 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 33.90% mean?
Plato Gold (NIOVF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 33.90% as of Jun. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Plato Gold and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Plato Gold ranks #56 out of 2673 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 2.1%.
Is Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Plato Gold's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 33.90%. Based on the distribution chart, Plato Gold ranks #56 out of 2673 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Plato Gold's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to NEM and AU?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Plato Gold ranks #56 out of 2673 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Plato Gold in the top 2% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Plato Gold and its competitors. Plato Gold's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 33.90%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Plato Gold stock overvalued right now?
Plato Gold (NIOVF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 33.90%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 33.90%. 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 Plato Gold (NIOVF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 33.90% as of Jun. 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.
Plato Gold Corp is a gold and rare minerals exploration company with four projects. The first project, Good Hope Niobium Project in the Killala Lake Area and Cairngorm Lake Area Townships, northwest of Marathon, Ontario. The second project, the Pic River Platinum Group Metals Project consists of Single Cell Mining Claims in the Foxtrap Lake and Grain Township, Thunder Bay Mining District, in Ontario. The third project, the Lolita Project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. The fourth project, the Timmins Gold Project in Northern Ontario.
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