RASP (Actavia Life Sciences) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -5.51% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Actavia Life Sciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Actavia Life Sciences RASP -87.50% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.51% as of Mar. 2024.

Actavia Life Sciences's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.25 Mil. Actavia Life Sciences's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.34 Mil. Actavia Life Sciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -5.51%.

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

RASP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -10.04
* 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) %. Actavia Life Sciences's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


Actavia Life Sciences  (OTCPK:RASP) 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.


Actavia Life Sciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Actavia Life Sciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Actavia Life Sciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Actavia Life Sciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Actavia Life Sciences Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Mar17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.68 -88.50 -7.49 10.68 -27.17

Actavia Life Sciences Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -35.34 -21.69 -27.17 -68.97 -5.51

RASP vs BWV, FNCH, CWBR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Actavia Life Sciences'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.


Actavia Life Sciences Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Actavia Life Sciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Actavia Life Sciences's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Actavia Life Sciences 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.

Actavia Life Sciencess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-4.23/15.57222
=-27.16 %

Actavia Life Sciences's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.34 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.51% mean?
Actavia Life Sciences (RASP) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.51% as of Mar. 2024. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Actavia Life Sciences and its competitors.
Is Actavia Life Sciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Actavia Life Sciences' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.51%.
How does Actavia Life Sciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BWV and FNCH?
Actavia Life Sciences' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.51% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology industry. 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. 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 Actavia Life Sciences and its competitors. Actavia Life Sciences's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.51%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Actavia Life Sciences stock overvalued right now?
Actavia Life Sciences (RASP) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -5.51%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.51%. 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 Actavia Life Sciences (RASP), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -5.51% as of Mar. 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.

Actavia Life Sciences Business Description

Address 5 Penn Plaza, No.1954, 19th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Actavia Life Sciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on targeted drugs to treat diseases in oncology and immunology, mainly focusing on the treatment of leukemia. Its primary indication is Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), which may be fatal within weeks to months, has about a 5-year survival rate of only about 25% and very poor prospects for the long-term survival of patients.