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Acerus Pharmaceuticals (TSX:ASP) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -44.84% (As of Sep. 2022)


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

Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was C$71.77 Mil. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was C$-30.65 Mil. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -44.84%.

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

TSX:ASP's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 2.34
* 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) %. Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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.


Acerus Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Acerus Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -17.27 -83.33 -49.26 -56.18 -60.98

Acerus Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -53.76 -60.98 -28.90 -44.84 -44.84

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

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acerus 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.


Acerus Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Acerus 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.

Acerus Pharmaceuticalss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-41.188/65.8917
=-62.51 %

Acerus Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$-30.65 Mil.



Acerus Pharmaceuticals  (TSX:ASP) 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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Acerus Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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Address
7025 Langer Drive, Suite 205, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 0E8
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corp is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture, marketing and distribution of branded products that improve patient experience, with a primary focus on the field of men's health. Its foundational product includes NATESTO, a testosterone therapy based on nasal gel technology. The company commercializes its products via its salesforce in the United States and Canada, and through a global network of licensed distributors in other territories.
Executives
Norma Beauchamp Director
Stephen Robert Gregory Director
Edward Joseph Gudaitis Director, Senior Officer

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