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QutoutiaoQTTOY Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.87% as of Dec. 2024. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 546 Interactive Media companies, Qutoutiao ranks worse than 52.75% on this metric.
Qutoutiao's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $532.6 Mil.
Qutoutiao's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.6 Mil. Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.87%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
QTTOY'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -274.99 Med: -14.67 Max: 0.87
Current: 0.87
During the past 9 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Qutoutiao was 0.87%. The lowest was -274.99%. And the median was -14.67%.
QTTOY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 52.75% of 546
companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.96
vs QTTOY: 0.87
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) %. Qutoutiao's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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.
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.
Qutoutiao Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Qutoutiao Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * 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.
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Qutoutiao'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.
Qutoutiao Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Qutoutiaos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.87% mean?
Qutoutiao (QTTOY) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.87% as of Dec. 2024. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Qutoutiao and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #288 out of 546 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 52.7%.
Is Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Qutoutiao's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.87%. The Interactive Media industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.96. Qutoutiao's value of 0.87% is 55.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #288 out of 546 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Qutoutiao's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to FRZT and BHATF?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #288 out of 546 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Qutoutiao in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.96. Qutoutiao's value of 0.87% is 55.6% below 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 Interactive Media company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Interactive Media companies is 1.96, based on 546 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. Qutoutiao's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.87% is 55.6% below 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 Qutoutiao and its competitors. For the Interactive Media industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.96 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Qutoutiao's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.87%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Qutoutiao stock overvalued right now?
Qutoutiao (QTTOY) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.87%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.87% and 55.6% below the Interactive Media industry median of 1.96. 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 Qutoutiao (QTTOY), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.87% as of Dec. 2024. 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.
Qutoutiao Inc is a mobile content platform company in China. Its flagship mobile application, Qutoutiao, aggregates articles and short videos from professional media and freelancers and presents customized feeds to users. It has also launched a mobile literature application, Midu Novels, which offers users free literature supported by advertising. The mobile literature applications, Midu Novels, and Midu Lite, source content from traditional PC-based online literature platforms, which provide a license to publish their literature content on Midu Novels for a fee and offer pieces of literature. The company generates revenue by providing advertising and marketing services.
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