PTCO (PetroGas Co) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 5.88% (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is PetroGas Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

PetroGas Co PTCO +11.62% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,043 Oil & Gas companies, PetroGas Co ranks better than 67.59% on this metric.

PetroGas Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.05 Mil. PetroGas Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.06 Mil. PetroGas Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 5.88%.

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

PTCO' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.63   Med: -38.19   Max: 8.8
Current: 8.17

During the past 12 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of PetroGas Co was 8.80%. The lowest was -38.63%. And the median was -38.19%.

PTCO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
67.59% of 1043 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.03 vs PTCO: 8.17

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) %. PetroGas Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 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.


PetroGas Co  (OTCPK:PTCO) 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.


PetroGas Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


PetroGas Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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PetroGas Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

PetroGas Co Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.37 -344.83 -0.66 -0.76 4.81

PetroGas Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.72 4.81 4.86 3.47 5.88

PTCO vs SPOWF, GRVE, ROYL: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, PetroGas Co'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.


PetroGas Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



PetroGas Co 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.

PetroGas Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.059/1.2273725
=4.81 %

PetroGas Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.06 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.88% mean?
PetroGas Co (PTCO) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.88% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on PetroGas Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, PetroGas Co ranks #338 out of 1043 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 32.4%.
Is PetroGas Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
PetroGas Co's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88%. The Oil & Gas industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.03. PetroGas Co's value of 5.88% is 16.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, PetroGas Co ranks #338 out of 1043 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does PetroGas Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to SPOWF and GRVE?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, PetroGas Co ranks #338 out of 1043 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts PetroGas Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.03. PetroGas Co's value of 5.88% is 16.9% 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 5.03, based on 1,043 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. PetroGas Co's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.88% is 16.9% 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 PetroGas Co and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.03 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. PetroGas Co's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PetroGas Co stock overvalued right now?
PetroGas Co (PTCO) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 5.88%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88% and 16.9% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 5.03. 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 PetroGas Co (PTCO), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88% as of Dec. 2025. 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.

PetroGas Co Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 200 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 4100, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
PetroGas Co is an oil and gas exploration and production company. It is focused on the acquisition of properties in areas with oil reserves and drilling potential. The Company consists of a single reporting segment: oil and gas industry.