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Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $6,098 Mil.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-248 Mil. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -2.36%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
PECGF'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.29 Med: 8.2 Max: 16.45
Current: -3.06
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd was 16.45%. The lowest was -7.29%. And the median was 8.20%.
PECGF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 85.85% of 1625
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 3.74
vs PECGF: -3.06
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) %. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -21.91%. 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (OTCPK:PECGF) 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
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Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
PECGF vs DOW: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Chemicals subindustry, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd'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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd 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.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhds Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd'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 $-248 Mil.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.36% mean?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.36% 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #1395 out of 1625 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 85.8%.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.36%. Based on the distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #1395 out of 1625 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 77/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to DOW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd ranks #1395 out of 1625 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.74. 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 Chemicals company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Chemicals companies is 3.74, based on 1,625 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.74 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.36%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -2.36%. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.01, compared to a current price of $0.86 — trading 15.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.36%. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 6 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 Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -2.36% 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.
Is Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PECGF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.86 is trading 15.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.01.
Key valuation signals for PECGF:
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -2.36%
GF Value™: $1.01 vs. price of $0.86 (15.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PECGF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd manufactures and sells a variety of petrochemicals. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product type: Olefins and Derivatives; Fertilizers and Methanol, Specialty Chemicals and others. The Olefins and Derivatives segment, which generates the majority of revenue, is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of olefin and polymer products, such as Ethylene, Propylene, and Butyl Acetate among others, which are used as a basic feedstock for other products, to intermediate products including basic and high performance chemicals. The majority of the revenue comes from Malaysia and the rest from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sweden and other regions.
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