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SunOpta (TSX:SOY) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 1.70% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is SunOpta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SunOpta's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$1,353 Mil. SunOpta's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was C$23 Mil. SunOpta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.70%.

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

TSX:SOY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.13   Med: -1.16   Max: 4.66
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of SunOpta was 4.66%. The lowest was -13.13%. And the median was -1.16%.

TSX:SOY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
74.78% of 115 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 6.5 vs TSX:SOY: 1.51

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) %. SunOpta's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 17.07%. 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.


SunOpta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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SunOpta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SunOpta 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 -1.87 0.71 1.16 0.25 1.25

SunOpta 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 1.03 1.26 1.16 1.25 1.70

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

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, SunOpta'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.


SunOpta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SunOpta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SunOpta 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=23.227/1862.6993
=1.25 %

SunOpta'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 C$23 Mil.



SunOpta  (TSX:SOY) 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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SunOpta Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7078 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
SunOpta Inc is a Canadian company that focuses on a healthy product portfolio. The company is a manufacturer for natural and private label brands and also produces its own propriety brands, including SOWN, Dream and West Life. The core of its product portfolio is a range of plant-based beverages, including oat, almond, soy, coconut and rice milks and creamers, which have a favorable climate profile relative to traditional dairy milks in terms of lower carbon emissions and water usage. Their plant-based offerings include non-genetically modified, organic, and gluten-free products. The consumer products portfolio also includes protein shakes, teas, broths, and fruit snacks. Geographically, the company operates in U.S, Canada and Others, out of which it derives maximum revenue from U.S.
Executives
Bryan Clark Senior Officer
Rebecca Fisher Director
Joseph Ennen Senior Officer
Brian W. Kocher Director, Senior Officer
Katrina Houde Director
Mike Buick Senior Officer
David Largey Senior Officer
Llc Engaged Capital 10% Security Holder
Barend Reijn Senior Officer
Jill Barnett Senior Officer
Robert Duchscher Senior Officer
Chris Whitehair Senior Officer
Scott Huckins Senior Officer
Geradus Joseph Maria Versteegh Senior Officer
Dean Hollis Director

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