RYMM (Royal Mines & Minerals) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -20.58% (As of Jul. 2017)

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What is Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Royal Mines & Minerals RYMM -99.50% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.58% as of Jul. 2017.

Royal Mines & Minerals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was $2.89 Mil. Royal Mines & Minerals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2017 was $-0.85 Mil. Royal Mines & Minerals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was -20.58%.

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

RYMM's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -7.165
* 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) %. Royal Mines & Minerals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 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.


Royal Mines & Minerals  (OTCPK:RYMM) 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.


Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Royal Mines & Minerals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Royal Mines & Minerals Annual Data
Trend Apr08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -42.19 -28.17 -35.59 -21.60 -32.79

Royal Mines & Minerals Quarterly Data
Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17
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 -19.65 -25.91 -21.46 0.00 -20.58

Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Royal Mines & Minerals'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.


Royal Mines & Minerals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Royal Mines & Minerals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Mines & Minerals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Royal Mines & Minerals 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.

Royal Mines & Mineralss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.878/2.6763955
=-32.81 %

Royal Mines & Minerals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.85 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.58% mean?
Royal Mines & Minerals (RYMM) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.58% as of Jul. 2017. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Royal Mines & Minerals and its competitors.
Is Royal Mines & Minerals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Royal Mines & Minerals' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.58%.
How does Royal Mines & Minerals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
Royal Mines & Minerals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.58% can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Royal Mines & Minerals and its competitors. Royal Mines & Minerals's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.58%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Royal Mines & Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Royal Mines & Minerals (RYMM) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -20.58%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.58%. 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 Royal Mines & Minerals (RYMM), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -20.58% as of Jul. 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.

Royal Mines & Minerals Business Description

Address 1080 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson, NV, USA, 89072
Royal Mines & Minerals Corp is involved in the business of the development of mining technologies for the extraction of precious metals. Its main objectives are to extract and refine precious metals from coal ash, ores, and other leachable assets, use its proprietary processes to create assets and joint venture, acquire and develop mining projects in North America.