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QWI InvestmentsXJAM:QWI 37 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of . 20. GuruFocus rates XJAM:QWI with a GF Score™ of 37/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,629 Asset Management companies, QWI Investments ranks better than 70.66% on this metric.
QWI Investments's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in . 20 was JMD0.00 Mil.
QWI Investments does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate QWI Investments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.
The historical rank and industry rank for QWI Investments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
XJAM:QWI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 0 * 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) %. QWI Investments'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.
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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.
QWI Investments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
QWI Investments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for QWI Investments'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 Asset Management subindustry, QWI Investments'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.
QWI Investments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, QWI Investments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where QWI Investments'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.
QWI Investmentss 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?
QWI Investments (XJAM:QWI) 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 QWI Investments and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, QWI Investments ranks #478 out of 1629 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 29.3%.
Is QWI Investments' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
QWI Investments' current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Based on the distribution chart, QWI Investments ranks #478 out of 1629 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, QWI Investments has a GF Score™ of 37/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does QWI Investments' Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, QWI Investments ranks #478 out of 1629 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This puts QWI Investments in the upper half of its 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 an Asset Management company?
A good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % depends on the Asset Management 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 QWI Investments and its competitors. QWI Investments'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 QWI Investments stock overvalued right now?
QWI Investments (XJAM:QWI) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. QWI Investments' overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 1 warning sign to review. 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 QWI Investments (XJAM:QWI), 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.
QWI Investments Ltd operates as an investment company. The company pools management resources and investors' savings to maximise shareholder returns, and its administrative functions include accounting, company secretarial, administration, and compliance services. The company's main sources of income are dividends and capital gains from its investment portfolio, and it invests in securities listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and international exchanges. The investment portfolio is overseen by the Investment Committee. The company operates through its investment activities and invests in two principal markets, Jamaica and the United States, with investments in Jamaican quoted equities, USA quoted securities, and Trinidad quoted equities.
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