Vivani Medical (STU:U5P) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -25.00% (As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:U5P Vivani Medical Inc STU:U5P
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What is Vivani Medical Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Vivani Medical STU:U5P -6.40% 35 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -25.00% as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:U5P with a GF Score™ of 35/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,341 Biotechnology companies, Vivani Medical ranks worse than 66.44% on this metric.

Vivani Medical's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €93.90 Mil. Vivani Medical's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €-23.41 Mil. Vivani Medical's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was -25.00%.

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

STU:U5P' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.73   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -22.73

STU:U5P's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
66.44% of 1341 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -9.94 vs STU:U5P: -22.73

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) %. Vivani Medical's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.


Vivani Medical  (STU:U5P) 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.


Vivani Medical Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Vivani Medical Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vivani Medical'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.

Vivani Medical Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Vivani Medical Annual Data
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Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Vivani Medical Quarterly Data
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STU:U5P vs BDTX, VTVT, TLSA: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vivani Medical'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.


Vivani Medical Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vivani Medical's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vivani Medical 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-23.533/80.19656
=-29.34 %

Vivani Medical's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-23.41 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -25.00% mean?
Vivani Medical (STU:U5P) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -25.00% as of Jun. 2026. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Vivani Medical and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Vivani Medical ranks #891 out of 1341 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 66.4%.
Is Vivani Medical's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Vivani Medical's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -25.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Vivani Medical ranks #891 out of 1341 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Vivani Medical has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vivani Medical's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BDTX and VTVT?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Vivani Medical ranks #891 out of 1341 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Vivani Medical 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Biotechnology 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 Vivani Medical and its competitors. Vivani Medical's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -25.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vivani Medical stock overvalued right now?
Vivani Medical (STU:U5P) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -25.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -25.00%. Vivani Medical's overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Vivani Medical (STU:U5P), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -25.00% as of Jun. 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.

Vivani Medical Business Description

Other Exchanges VANI:USA
Address 1350 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA, USA, 94502
Vivani Medical Inc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops miniature, ultra long-acting subdermal drug implant candidates utilizing its proprietary NanoPortal technology, which is designed to enable reversible, ultra long-acting, near constant-rate delivery of a broad range of medicines to treat chronic diseases. Vivani uses this platform technology to develop, and potentially commercialize, drug implant candidates, alone or in collaboration with pharmaceutical company partners, to address causes of poor clinical outcomes in the treatment of chronic diseases, including medication non-adherence, drug tolerability and administration challenges faced by certain patients. It operates in two segments the Biopharm Division and Neurostimulation Division.
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