Mega African Capital (XGHA:MAC) Earnings Yield % : % (As of Jun. 16, 2024)

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What is Mega African Capital Earnings Yield %?

The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

As of today (2024-06-16), the stock price of Mega African Capital is GHS5.38. Mega African Capital does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate Mega African Capital's earnings yield at this moment.

The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Mega African Capital's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 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.

Mega African Capital Earnings Yield % Calculation

Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.

Mega African Capital's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield	=	Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)	/	Share Price
	=		/	5.38
	=	%

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Earnings Yield

Net Income

Market Cap

The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.

Mega African Capital (XGHA:MAC) Earnings Yield % Explanation

If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.

Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.

Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

Be Aware

Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.

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Mega African Capital (XGHA:MAC) Business Description

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Address

Sunyani Avenue, The Alberts, 2nd Floor, No. 23 Kanda Estates, Kanda, Accra, GHA

Website

http://www.megafricancapital.com

Mega African Capital Ltd is an investment company. The company's objective is to seek exposure to the potential to generate high real returns. The company invests across three business lines namely, equity unlisted equity and real estate projects. The Company is authorized to undertake the Development, Purchase, Sales and Rental of Real Estates; Investment In Equities; Fixed Income Investments; and Any other Financial Services.