SEAV (Seatech Ventures) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -1.28% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Seatech Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Seatech Ventures SEAV Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.28% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,910 Software companies, Seatech Ventures ranks worse than 67.94% on this metric.

Seatech Ventures's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $5.46 Mil. Seatech Ventures's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.07 Mil. Seatech Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -1.28%.

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

SEAV' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.98   Med: -2.62   Max: -0.05
Current: -1.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Seatech Ventures was -0.05%. The lowest was -20.98%. And the median was -2.62%.

SEAV's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
67.94% of 2910 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.045 vs SEAV: -1.68

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) %. Seatech Ventures'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.


Seatech Ventures  (OTCPK:SEAV) 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.


Seatech Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Seatech Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Seatech Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Seatech Ventures Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.09 -3.37 -0.72 -5.27 -6.55

Seatech Ventures 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 -5.10 -6.35 -9.43 -6.55 -1.28

SEAV vs CYCU, HWNI, NOTE: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Seatech Ventures'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.


Seatech Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

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

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



Seatech Ventures 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.097/1.480992
=-6.55 %

Seatech Ventures'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 $-0.07 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -1.28% mean?
Seatech Ventures (SEAV) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -1.28% 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 Seatech Ventures and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Seatech Ventures ranks #1977 out of 2910 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 67.9%.
Is Seatech Ventures' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Seatech Ventures' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.28%. Based on the distribution chart, Seatech Ventures ranks #1977 out of 2910 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Seatech Ventures' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to CYCU and HWNI?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Seatech Ventures ranks #1977 out of 2910 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Seatech Ventures in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.05. 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 2.05, based on 2,910 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 Seatech Ventures and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 2.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Seatech Ventures's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.28%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Seatech Ventures stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Seatech Ventures (SEAV) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.03, compared to a current price of $0.05 — trading 50.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.28%. 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 Seatech Ventures (SEAV), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -1.28% 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.

Seatech Ventures Business Description

Address 11-05 & 11-06, Tower A, Avenue 3, Vertical Business Suite, Jalan Kerinchi, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 59200
Seatech Ventures Corp is a company providing business mentoring services, nurturing and incubation services relating to client businesses and corporate development advisory services to entrepreneurs in the broader technology industry, but with a specific focus on the information and communication technology industry. The company focus the efforts on nurturing ICT entrepreneurs in Asia. The advisory services will center on the ICT Start-Up Mentorship Program, which is designed to assist tech-based entrepreneurs in solving ICT industry pain points caused by technical insufficiencies, inappropriate financial modelling, and weak strategic positioning within a competitive environment. The program aims to improve the technical exposure of the clients and to improve their sustainability.