QIND (Quality Industrial) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 15.82% (As of Jun. 2023)

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What is Quality Industrial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Quality Industrial QIND -16.79% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 15.82% as of Jun. 2023.

Quality Industrial's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $97.18 Mil. Quality Industrial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $15.37 Mil. Quality Industrial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 15.82%.

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

QIND' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 666.67
Current: 666.67

During the past 4 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Quality Industrial was 666.67%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

QIND's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 3.4 vs QIND: 666.67

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) %. Quality Industrial's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 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.


Quality Industrial  (OTCPK:QIND) 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.


Quality Industrial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Quality Industrial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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* 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.

Quality Industrial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Quality Industrial Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
-1.22 -1.24 -90.09 10.47

Quality Industrial Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -5.66 13.53 10.47 10.52 15.82

QIND vs OPTT, AUSI, NSGP: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Quality Industrial'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.


Quality Industrial Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Quality Industrial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Quality Industrial 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.

Quality Industrials Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=10.645/101.66204
=10.47 %

Quality Industrial's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $15.37 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 15.82% mean?
Quality Industrial (QIND) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 15.82% as of Jun. 2023. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Quality Industrial and its competitors.
Is Quality Industrial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Quality Industrial's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 15.82%. The Industrial Products industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40. Quality Industrial's value of 15.82% is 365.3% above this industry median.
How does Quality Industrial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to OPTT and AUSI?
Quality Industrial's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 15.82% can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40. Quality Industrial's value of 15.82% is 365.3% 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 Industrial Products company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Industrial Products companies is 3.40, based on 3,088 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. Quality Industrial's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 15.82% is 365.3% 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 Quality Industrial and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.40 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Quality Industrial's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 15.82%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quality Industrial stock overvalued right now?
Quality Industrial (QIND) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 15.82%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 15.82% and 365.3% above the Industrial Products industry median of 3.40. 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 Quality Industrial (QIND), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 15.82% as of Jun. 2023. 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.

Quality Industrial Business Description

Address 505 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104
Quality Industrial Corp is engaged in the manufacture and assembly of industrial equipment and precision-engineered technology for the Industrial, Oil & Gas, and Utility sectors. Its services include consulting, designing, supplying, installing, and maintaining LPG systems, as well as the transportation and supply of LPG in both bulk and cylinder formats. The firm cater to a diverse range of clients, including commercial buildings, mixed-use apartment complexes, shopping centers, food courts, heavy industries, labor accommodations, catering units, commercial kitchens, and dining establishments.