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Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co (TSE:2399) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.28% (As of Oct. 2015)


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What is Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was 円8,271 Mil. Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 was 円437 Mil. Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was 5.28%.

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

TSE:2399' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.2   Med: 12.1   Max: 47.1
Current: 5.1

During the past 8 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co was 47.10%. The lowest was 4.20%. And the median was 12.10%.

TSE:2399's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Medical Distribution industry.
Industry Median: 5.695 vs TSE:2399: 5.10

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) %. Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was -0.10%. 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.


Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 29.67 17.42 9.32 7.23 8.02

Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15
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 8.78 7.90 8.08 8.02 5.28

Competitive Comparison of Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co'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.


Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co 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.

Sogo Rinsho Holdings Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2015 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=682.873/8511.8092
=8.02 %

Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was 円437 Mil.



Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co  (TSE:2399) 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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Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co (TSE:2399) Business Description

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Sogo Rinsho Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in providing support for medical institutions conducting clinical trials. It includes CRC services, IRB secretariat services, and secretariat services for clinical trials.

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