POOSF (Poseidon Concepts) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 9.66% (As of Sep. 2012)

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What is Poseidon Concepts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Poseidon Concepts POOSF -90.00% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 9.66% as of Sep. 2012.

Poseidon Concepts's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $1,023.7 Mil. Poseidon Concepts's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2012 was $120.6 Mil. Poseidon Concepts's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 9.66%.

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

POOSF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 4.82
* 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) %. Poseidon Concepts's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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.


Poseidon Concepts  (OTCPK:POOSF) 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.


Poseidon Concepts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Poseidon Concepts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Poseidon Concepts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

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POOSF vs FLSS, BRS, GWTI: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Poseidon Concepts'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.


Poseidon Concepts Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Poseidon Concepts's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Poseidon Concepts 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.

Poseidon Conceptss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=59.93/921.89424
=6.50 %

Poseidon Concepts's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2012 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $120.6 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 9.66% mean?
Poseidon Concepts (POOSF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 9.66% as of Sep. 2012. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Poseidon Concepts and its competitors.
Is Poseidon Concepts' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Poseidon Concepts' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 9.66%. The Oil & Gas industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.82. Poseidon Concepts' value of 9.66% is 100.4% above this industry median.
How does Poseidon Concepts' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to FLSS and BRS?
Poseidon Concepts' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 9.66% can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.82. Poseidon Concepts' value of 9.66% is 100.4% above this benchmark. 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 Oil & Gas company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Oil & Gas companies is 4.82, based on 1,033 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. Poseidon Concepts's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 9.66% is 100.4% above the industry median. 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 Poseidon Concepts and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.82 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Poseidon Concepts's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 9.66%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Poseidon Concepts stock overvalued right now?
Poseidon Concepts (POOSF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 9.66%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 9.66% and 100.4% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 4.82. 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 Poseidon Concepts (POOSF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 9.66% as of Sep. 2012. 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.

Poseidon Concepts Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 645 - 7th Avenue SW, Suite 1200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4G8
Poseidon Concepts Corp is a customer-focused provider of safe fluid handling solutions to the oil and natural gas sector across North America.