PARA (Banzai International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -95.24% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Banzai International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Banzai International PARA -1.55% 4 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -95.24% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates PARA with a GF Score™ of 4/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,910 Software companies, Banzai International ranks worse than 98.14% on this metric.

Banzai International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $26.24 Mil. Banzai International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-24.97 Mil. Banzai International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -95.24%.

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

PARA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -254.47   Med: -146.35   Max: -0.28
Current: -161.29

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Banzai International was -0.28%. The lowest was -254.47%. And the median was -146.35%.

PARA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
98.14% of 2910 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.02 vs PARA: -161.29

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) %. Banzai International'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.


Banzai International  (NAS:PARA) 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.


Banzai International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Banzai International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Banzai International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Banzai International Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
0.00 0.00 -3.42 -119.05 -98.04

Banzai International Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 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 -90.91 -116.28 -81.97 -98.04 -95.24

PARA vs LOTT, MTBLY, WBSR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Banzai International'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.


Banzai International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Banzai International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Banzai International 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.

Banzai Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-20.047/20.546478
=-97.57 %

Banzai International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-24.97 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -95.24% mean?
Banzai International (PARA) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -95.24% 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 Banzai International and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Banzai International ranks #2856 out of 2910 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 98.1%.
Is Banzai International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Banzai International's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -95.24%. Based on the distribution chart, Banzai International ranks #2856 out of 2910 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Banzai International has a GF Score™ of 4/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Banzai International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to LOTT and MTBLY?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Banzai International ranks #2856 out of 2910 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Banzai International in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.02. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.02, based on 2,910 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 Banzai International and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.02 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Banzai International's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -95.24%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Banzai International stock overvalued right now?
Banzai International (PARA) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -95.24%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -95.24%. Banzai International's overall GF Score™ is 4/100 with 7 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 Banzai International (PARA), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -95.24% 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.

Banzai International Business Description

Address 435 Ericksen Avenue NE, Suite 250, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA, 98110
Banzai International Inc is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company operating in the marketing technology (MarTech) industry. The group provides customers with tools to help them market and sell with greater efficiency and impact. Its customers include Amazon, Dell, Salesforce, Aflac, Thermo Fisher Scientific, RBC Wealth Management, Fitch Group, and many other brands. The Company has three reportable operating segments: Banzai Operating Co, Inc., OpenReel, and Vidello. Its segments deliver SaaS tools that leverage data, analytics, and AI to provide marketing and sales solutions, including video production and editing, for businesses of all sizes. Geographically, it operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific.
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