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Vanda Pharmaceuticals (STU:VM4) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 123.46% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Vanda Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €-55.8 Mil. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €-67.1 Mil. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 123.46%.

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

STU:VM4' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -121.95   Med: 2.92   Max: 167.03
Current: 91.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vanda Pharmaceuticals was 167.03%. The lowest was -121.95%. And the median was 2.92%.

STU:VM4's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -12.92 vs STU:VM4: 91.74

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) %. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 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.


Vanda Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.42 9.23 -17.54 10.26 49.02

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 17.24 64.94 39.53 49.02 123.46

Competitive Comparison of Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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.


Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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.

Vanda Pharmaceuticalss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-38.83/-81.24806
=47.79 %

Vanda Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-67.1 Mil.



Vanda Pharmaceuticals  (STU:VM4) 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.


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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300 E, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapies to address high unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients. Its commercial portfolio comprises three products; HETLIOZ for the treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24) & nighttime sleep disturbances in Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS); Fanapt for the treatment of schizophrenia; and PONVORY. Its other products include VHX-896, ASO Molecules, VQW-765, Tradipitant, VTR-297 and VHX-896. The majority of revenue is derived from the Fanapt product sales. Geographically, the company sells its product predominantly in the United States, and also in Israel, Europe, and Canada.

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