UPPR (Upper Street Marketing) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Dec. 2004)

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What is Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Upper Street Marketing UPPR Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2004.

Upper Street Marketing's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was $5.65 Mil. Upper Street Marketing's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2004 was $-0.12 Mil. Upper Street Marketing's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 was 0.00%.

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

UPPR's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 5.3
* 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) %. Upper Street Marketing's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2004 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.


Upper Street Marketing  (OTCPK:UPPR) 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.


Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

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Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Upper Street Marketing'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.


Upper Street Marketing Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

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

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



Upper Street Marketing 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.

Upper Street Marketings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.12/5.646999964
=-2.13 %

Upper Street Marketing's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2004 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.12 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Upper Street Marketing (UPPR) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Dec. 2004. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Upper Street Marketing and its competitors.
Is Upper Street Marketing's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Upper Street Marketing's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%.
How does Upper Street Marketing's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
Upper Street Marketing's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.30. 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 5.30, based on 213 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. 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 Upper Street Marketing and its competitors. For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.30 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Upper Street Marketing's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Upper Street Marketing stock overvalued right now?
Upper Street Marketing (UPPR) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. 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 Upper Street Marketing (UPPR), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2004. 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.

Upper Street Marketing Business Description

Address 16129 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite D125, Lawndale, CA, USA, 90260
Upper Street Marketing Inc is identifying acquisition targets in the spirits industry, specifically specialty/craft tequila and vodka distilleries and brands.