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LZG International (LZG International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -4.58% (As of Feb. 2023)


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What is LZG International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

LZG International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 was $168.18 Mil. LZG International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was $-7.70 Mil. LZG International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 was -4.58%.

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

LZGI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -53.48   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -53.48

LZGI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.17 vs LZGI: -53.48

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) %. LZG International's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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.


LZG International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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LZG International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

LZG International Annual Data
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Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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LZG International Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of LZG International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Software - Application subindustry, LZG International'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.


LZG International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, LZG International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



LZG International 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.

LZG Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-0.901/908.53675
=-0.10 %

LZG International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-7.70 Mil.



LZG International  (OTCPK:LZGI) 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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LZG International (LZG International) Business Description

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Address
135 West 41st Street, Suite 5-104, New York, NY, USA, 10036
LZG International Inc is a AI Solutions company empowering 500M-strong star enterprises of tomorrow (aka mSMEs) to grow, innovate, and drive the majority of the global economy.
Executives
Michael T. Moe director C/O NEXT INNOVATION CORP., 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062
Peter Benjamin Ritz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2157 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Rajarshi Das 10 percent owner, other: CDS & MD of Al App 7 WAMPUS AVENUE, ARMONK NY 10504
Shawn R. Carey officer: Chief Operating Officer 1156 N NEW STREET, WEST CHESTER PA 19382
First Equity Holdings Corp 10 percent owner 2157 S LINCOLN ST, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Greg L Popp director, officer: President 455 EAST 400 SOUTH, SUITE #5, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111

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