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Express CateringXJAM:ECL -2.50% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. Among 368 Restaurants companies, Express Catering ranks worse than 271738.86% on this metric.
Express Catering's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil.
Express Catering does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.
The historical rank and industry rank for Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
XJAM:ECL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 3.91 * 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) %. Express Catering's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in . 20 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.
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.
Express Catering Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Express Catering Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Restaurants subindustry, Express Catering'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.
Express Catering Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Express Caterings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Express Catering (XJAM:ECL) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of . 20. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Express Catering and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Express Catering ranks #999999 out of 368 companies in the Restaurants industry.
Is Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Express Catering's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, Express Catering ranks #999999 out of 368 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Express Catering's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BDVB and STRZ?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, Express Catering ranks #999999 out of 368 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Express Catering in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.91. 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 Restaurants company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Restaurants companies is 3.91, based on 368 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 Express Catering and its competitors. For the Restaurants industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Express Catering'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 Express Catering stock overvalued right now?
Express Catering (XJAM:ECL) 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 Express Catering (XJAM:ECL), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. 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.
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