GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Retail - Cyclical » Speaking Roses International Inc (GREY:SRII) » Definitions » Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

Speaking Roses International (Speaking Roses International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2007)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Speaking Roses International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Speaking Roses International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2007 was $13.64 Mil. Speaking Roses International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2007 was $-3.09 Mil. Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2007 was 0.00%.

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

SRII's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 4.92
* 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) %. Speaking Roses International's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2007 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven 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.


Speaking Roses International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Speaking Roses International'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.

* Premium members only.

Speaking Roses International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Speaking Roses International Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
-35.34 -0.26 -5.69 -20.04 -24.63

Speaking Roses International Quarterly Data
Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07
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 - - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Speaking Roses International'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.


Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Speaking Roses International 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.

Speaking Roses Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.446/13.996363
=-24.62 %

Speaking Roses International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2007 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-3.09 Mil.



Speaking Roses International  (GREY:SRII) 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.


Speaking Roses International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Speaking Roses International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Speaking Roses International (Speaking Roses International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1536 North Woodland Park Drive, Suite No 130, Layton, UT, USA, 84041
Speaking Roses International Inc develops and markets floral products. The company sells embossed flowers, floral sets, personalized flower bouquets to individuals and businesses.

Speaking Roses International (Speaking Roses International) Headlines

No Headlines