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First Phosphate (XCNQ:PHOS) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -39.06% (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is First Phosphate Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

First Phosphate's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was C$16.02 Mil. First Phosphate's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was C$-6.25 Mil. First Phosphate's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was -39.06%.

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

XCNQ:PHOS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.39   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -44.44

XCNQ:PHOS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
79.75% of 2682 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -12.145 vs XCNQ:PHOS: -44.44

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) %. First Phosphate's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 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.


First Phosphate Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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First Phosphate Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

First Phosphate Annual Data
Trend Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -6.35

First Phosphate Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 - -6.35 -25.06 -34.48 -39.06

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

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, First Phosphate'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.


First Phosphate's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, First Phosphate's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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First Phosphate 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.

First Phosphates Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.27/51.487383
=-6.35 %

First Phosphate's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$-6.25 Mil.



First Phosphate  (XCNQ:PHOS) 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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First Phosphate (XCNQ:PHOS) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Royal Centre, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4N7
First Phosphate Corp is a mineral development company fully dedicated to extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode active material for the Lithium Iron Phosphate battery industry. The company is committed to producing at a high purity level, at full ESG standard and with a low anticipated carbon footprint. It has one operating segment involved in the exploration of mineral properties.
Executives
John Passalacqua 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer

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