Aluworks (XGHA:ALW) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -7.86% (As of Dec. 2020)

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What is Aluworks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Aluworks XGHA:ALW Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.86% as of Dec. 2020.

Aluworks's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was GHS152.95 Mil. Aluworks's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2020 was GHS-12.02 Mil. Aluworks's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was -7.86%.

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

XGHA:ALW's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -6.36
* 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) %. Aluworks's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 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.


Aluworks  (XGHA:ALW) 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.


Aluworks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Aluworks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Aluworks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Aluworks Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.95 -6.02 -15.95 -7.61 -7.86

Aluworks Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.95 -6.02 -15.95 -7.61 -7.86

XGHA:ALW vs AA: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Aluminum subindustry, Aluworks'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.


Aluworks Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Aluworks 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.

Aluworkss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-12.023/152.94757
=-7.86 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.86% mean?
Aluworks (XGHA:ALW) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.86% as of Dec. 2020. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Aluworks and its competitors.
Is Aluworks' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Aluworks' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.86%.
How does Aluworks' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to AA?
Aluworks' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.86% can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. 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 Aluworks and its competitors. Aluworks's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.86%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Aluworks stock overvalued right now?
Aluworks (XGHA:ALW) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -7.86%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.86%. 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 Aluworks (XGHA:ALW), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -7.86% as of Dec. 2020. 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.

Aluworks Business Description

Address Plot No. 63/1, Heavy Industrial Area, P. O. Box CO 914, Greater Accra, Tema, GHA
Aluworks Ltd is engaged in continuous casting and cold rolling of aluminum products. The company manufactures aluminum coils, circles, corrugated sheets, and flat sheets. It acts as a supplier of aluminum coils, discs, flat sheets and sheet-in-coil as raw materials for many small and medium-scale factories manufacturing aluminum household cooking utensils, corrugated roofing sheets, and general fabrication. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Ghana.