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Origin AgritechSEED -1.92%32 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SEED with a GF Score™ of 32/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.95 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 262 Agriculture companies, Origin Agritech ranks worse than 98.47% on this metric.
Origin Agritech's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $12.44 Mil.
Origin Agritech's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-6.23 Mil. Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
SEED'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -224.45 Med: -20.77 Max: 269.67
Current: -67.57
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Origin Agritech was 269.67%. The lowest was -224.45%. And the median was -20.77%.
SEED's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 98.47% of 262
companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 6.32
vs SEED: -67.57
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) %. Origin Agritech'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.
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.
Origin Agritech Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Origin Agritech Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * 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.
For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Origin Agritech'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.
Origin Agritech Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Agriculture Industry
For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Origin Agritechs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Origin Agritech (SEED) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% 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 Origin Agritech and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Origin Agritech ranks #258 out of 262 companies in the Agriculture industry, placing it in the top 98.5%.
Is Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Origin Agritech's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Origin Agritech ranks #258 out of 262 companies in the Agriculture industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Origin Agritech has a GF Score™ of 32/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Origin Agritech's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to GNVR and PUBC?
According to the Agriculture industry distribution chart, Origin Agritech ranks #258 out of 262 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Origin Agritech in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.32. 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 an Agriculture company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Agriculture companies is 6.32, based on 262 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 Origin Agritech and its competitors. For the Agriculture industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.32 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Origin Agritech's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Origin Agritech stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Origin Agritech (SEED) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.95, compared to a current price of $1.02 — trading 7.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Origin Agritech's overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 7 warning signs to review. 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 Origin Agritech (SEED), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% 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.
Is Origin Agritech (SEED) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Origin Agritech stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $1.02 is trading 7.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.95.
GuruFocus considers Origin Agritech to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for SEED:
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00%
GF Value™: $0.95 vs. price of $1.02 (7.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SEED stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Origin Agritech Ltd is a Chinese agricultural technology company operating in the PRC including seed research and development activities featured in crop seed breeding and genetic improvement. The company's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits.
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