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AFC Energy (FRA:QC8) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -27.32% (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is AFC Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

AFC Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was €84.69 Mil. AFC Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was €-22.34 Mil. AFC Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -27.32%.

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

FRA:QC8' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -121.63   Med: -11.84   Max: -1.86
Current: -13.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of AFC Energy was -1.86%. The lowest was -121.63%. And the median was -11.84%.

FRA:QC8's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
92.65% of 3047 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 4.26 vs FRA:QC8: -13.74

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) %. AFC Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 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.


AFC Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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AFC Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

AFC Energy Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -17.15 -5.56 -2.68 -18.42 -27.32

AFC Energy Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 -2.68 - -18.42 - -27.32

Competitive Comparison of AFC Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, AFC Energy'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.


AFC Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AFC Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



AFC Energy 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.

AFC Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-22.483/84.694464
=-26.55 %

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.



AFC Energy  (FRA:QC8) 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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AFC Energy (FRA:QC8) Business Description

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AFC Energy PLC is a provider of hydrogen fuel cell power systems to generate clean energy in support of the energy transition. the Company's scalable systems provide off-grid, zero-emission power that is already being deployed for rapid electric vehicle charging and the replacement of diesel generators for temporary power applications. it is also working with its partners in the deployment of products for the Maritime, Ports, Data Centers, and Rail industries, emphasizing the central role of its technology in the decarbonization of industry.

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