RIHT (Rightscorp) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -28.90% (As of Sep. 2017)


What is Rightscorp Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Rightscorp RIHT Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -28.90% as of Sep. 2017.

Rightscorp's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $4.47 Mil. Rightscorp's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was $-1.41 Mil. Rightscorp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was -28.90%.

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

RIHT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -185.19   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -185.19

RIHT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2 vs RIHT: -185.19

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) %. Rightscorp's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 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.


Rightscorp  (OTCPK:RIHT) 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.


Rightscorp Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Rightscorp Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Rightscorp Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Rightscorp Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -0.27 -23.87 -40.82 -34.25

Rightscorp Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 -33.56 -34.25 -35.09 -23.09 -28.90

RIHT vs ABVN, IVFZF: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Rightscorp'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.


Rightscorp Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Rightscorp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rightscorp 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.

Rightscorps Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.324/4.2640253
=-31.05 %

Rightscorp's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.41 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -28.90% mean?
Rightscorp (RIHT) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -28.90% as of Sep. 2017. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Rightscorp and its competitors.
Is Rightscorp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Rightscorp's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -28.90%.
How does Rightscorp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to ABVN and IVFZF?
Rightscorp's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -28.90% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.00. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 2.00, based on 2,903 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. 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 Rightscorp and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Rightscorp's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -28.90%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rightscorp stock overvalued right now?
Rightscorp (RIHT) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -28.90%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -28.90%. 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 Rightscorp (RIHT), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -28.90% as of Sep. 2017. 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.

Rightscorp Business Description

Address 3100 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90405
Rightscorp Inc is a technology company and has a patent-pending, proprietary method for collecting payments from illegal downloaders of copyrighted content via notifications sent to their internet service providers (ISPs). The company specializes in copyright enforcement and monetization for intellectual property owners and on identifying, educating, and collecting damages from alleged copyright infringers who share digital content-such as music, films, and video games-without authorization over peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.