SAGGF (Sterling Metals) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -12.24% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Sterling Metals SAGGF 37 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -12.24% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SAGGF with a GF Score™ of 37/100. Among 2,659 Metals & Mining companies, Sterling Metals ranks worse than 75.97% on this metric.

Sterling Metals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $40.90 Mil. Sterling Metals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-4.96 Mil. Sterling Metals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -12.24%.

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

SAGGF' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.94   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -21.98

SAGGF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
75.97% of 2659 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -7.15 vs SAGGF: -21.98

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) %. Sterling Metals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 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.


Sterling Metals  (OTCPK:SAGGF) 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.


Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sterling Metals'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.

Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Sterling Metals Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.29 -13.00 -109.89 -15.11 -9.24

Sterling Metals Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -23.04 -10.93 -1.78 -9.24 -12.24

Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Sterling Metals'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.


Sterling Metals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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Sterling Metals 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.

Sterling Metalss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-4.893/54.169625
=-9.03 %

Sterling Metals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-4.96 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -12.24% mean?
Sterling Metals (SAGGF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -12.24% as of Mar. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Sterling Metals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sterling Metals ranks #2020 out of 2659 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 76%.
Is Sterling Metals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Sterling Metals' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -12.24%. Based on the distribution chart, Sterling Metals ranks #2020 out of 2659 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sterling Metals has a GF Score™ of 37/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sterling Metals' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Sterling Metals ranks #2020 out of 2659 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Sterling Metals in the lower half of its 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 Sterling Metals and its competitors. Sterling Metals's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -12.24%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sterling Metals stock overvalued right now?
Sterling Metals (SAGGF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -12.24%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -12.24%. Sterling Metals' overall GF Score™ is 37/100. 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 Sterling Metals (SAGGF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -12.24% as of Mar. 2026. 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.

Sterling Metals Business Description

Other Exchanges LAC:GermanySAG:Canada
Address 217 Queen Street West, Suite 401, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 0R2
Sterling Metals Corp principal business activity is the exploration and development of resource properties. The Company mainly operates in one reportable operating segment and one geographic region, being the acquisition and exploration of E&E assets in Canada. Its projects include the Sail Pond Silver-Copper-Lead-Zinc Project, Adeline Copper-Silver Project, and Soo Copper Project.
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