SCFFF (Spot Coffee (Canada)) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.42% (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Spot Coffee (Canada) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Spot Coffee (Canada) SCFFF -90.00% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.42% as of Sep. 2023.

Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $10.71 Mil. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.05 Mil. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.42%.

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

SCFFF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 4.01
* 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) %. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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.


Spot Coffee (Canada)  (OTCPK:SCFFF) 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.


Spot Coffee (Canada) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Spot Coffee (Canada) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Spot Coffee (Canada) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Spot Coffee (Canada) Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.99 -13.02 -18.90 10.63 -1.75

Spot Coffee (Canada) Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.65 -1.46 -1.75 -1.40 0.42

SCFFF vs MCD, SBUX, CMG: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Spot Coffee (Canada)'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.


Spot Coffee (Canada) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spot Coffee (Canada) 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.

Spot Coffee (Canada)s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.254/14.4866081
=-1.75 %

Spot Coffee (Canada)'s EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.05 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.42% mean?
Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.42% as of Sep. 2023. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Spot Coffee (Canada) and its competitors.
Is Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Spot Coffee (Canada)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.42%. The Restaurants industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.01. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s value of 0.42% is 89.5% below this industry median.
How does Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to MCD and SBUX?
Spot Coffee (Canada)'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.42% can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.01. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s value of 0.42% is 89.5% 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 a Restaurants company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Restaurants companies is 4.01, based on 364 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. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.42% is 89.5% 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 Spot Coffee (Canada) and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 4.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Spot Coffee (Canada)'s current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.42%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Spot Coffee (Canada) stock overvalued right now?
Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.42%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.42% and 89.5% below the Restaurants industry median of 4.01. 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 Spot Coffee (Canada) (SCFFF), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.42% as of Sep. 2023. 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.

Spot Coffee (Canada) Business Description

Address 130 Queens Quay East, Suite 611, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5A0P6
Spot Coffee (Canada) Ltd has been designing, building and operating company-owned and franchise community cafes in the northeastern United States. SPoT's cafes provide their customers with signature made-to-order meals and award-winning micro-roasted coffee. Each SPoT cafe is distinctively designed to suit the local neighbourhood, creating a warm and friendly gathering place for the community. SPoT's commercial business focuses on the sale of roasted coffee beans to food service and grocery chains, business offices, and resellers such as universities and hospitals.