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Sow Good (Sow Good) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -1.74% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sow Good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Sow Good's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $70.03 Mil. Sow Good's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.22 Mil. Sow Good's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.74%.

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

SOWG' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1851.79   Med: -1.19   Max: 1221.58
Current: -1.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Sow Good was 1221.58%. The lowest was -1851.79%. And the median was -1.19%.

SOWG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
80.23% of 1947 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 4.84 vs SOWG: -1.06

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) %. Sow Good's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Sow Good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Sow Good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Sow Good Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 833.33 -51.02 -66.23 -63.29 -1.74

Sow Good Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -63.29 -39.68 -40.98 -21.74 -1.74

Competitive Comparison of Sow Good's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Sow Good'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.


Sow Good's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sow Good's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sow Good 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.

Sow Goods Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.221/70.0301685
=-1.74 %

Sow Good's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.22 Mil.



Sow Good  (NAS:SOWG) 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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Sow Good (Sow Good) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1440 N Union Bower Road, Irving, TX, USA, 75061
Sow Good Inc is engaged in manufacturing and marketing freeze-dried snacks, smoothies, and soups.
Executives
Joe Mueller director 6927 ALTAMONTE DRIVE, ROGERS AR 72758
Ira Goldfarb director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman (1) 1918 N. OLIVE ST, DALLAS TX 75201
Brad Berman director, 10 percent owner C/O LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 130 CHESHIRE LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Claudia Goldfarb director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer (2) 1918 N. OLIVE STREET, APT. 3302, DALLAS TX 75201
Lyle Berman director, 10 percent owner 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Timothy James Creed director 3418 GOLF CLUB LN., NASHVILLE TN 37215
Brad Burke officer: Interim CFO 4049 PURDUE AVE, DALLAS TX 77225
Chris Ludeman director 6154 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75225
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
S-fdf, Llc 10 percent owner 1440 N. UNION BOWER RD., IRVIN TX 75061
Benjamin S Oehler director 10275 WAYZATA BLVD. SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Joseph J Lahti director 2975 SOMERSET LANE, LONG LAKE MN 55356
Kenneth Decubellis officer: Chief Executive Officer 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 310, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Neil I Sell 10 percent owner 3300 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael Eisele officer: Chief Operating Officer 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, MINNETONKA MN 55305