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PDS Biotechnology (PDS Biotechnology) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -30.49% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is PDS Biotechnology Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

PDS Biotechnology's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $131.77 Mil. PDS Biotechnology's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40.14 Mil. PDS Biotechnology's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -30.49%.

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

PDSB' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -102.93   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -46.3

PDSB's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
71.54% of 1395 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -15.58 vs PDSB: -46.30

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) %. PDS Biotechnology'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.


PDS Biotechnology Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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PDS Biotechnology Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

PDS Biotechnology 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 -400.00 -76.92 -12.94 -11.71 -30.49

PDS Biotechnology 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 -11.71 -27.78 -38.76 -38.61 -30.49

Competitive Comparison of PDS Biotechnology's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, PDS Biotechnology'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.


PDS Biotechnology's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, PDS Biotechnology's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



PDS Biotechnology 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-40.142/131.769665
=-30.46 %

PDS Biotechnology'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 $-40.14 Mil.



PDS Biotechnology  (NAS:PDSB) 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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PDS Biotechnology (PDS Biotechnology) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25B Vreeland Road, Suite 300, Florham Park, NJ, USA, 07932
PDS Biotechnology Corp operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company, principally involved in drug discovery in the United States. It is engaged in the treatment of various early-stage and late-stage cancers, including head and neck cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, anal cancer, and other cancers. Its products are based on the proprietary Versamune platform technology, which activates and directs the human immune system to unleash a powerful and targeted attack against cancer cells.
Executives
Spencer D. Brown officer: Senior VP, General Counsel 25B VREELAND ROAD, SUITE 300, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Matthew C Hill officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC., 5 WALNUT GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 140, HORSHAM PA 19044
Delyle W Bloomquist director, 10 percent owner RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC., 1301 RIVERPLACE BLVD., SUITE 2300, JACKSONVILLE FL 32207
Voorhees Seth Van officer: Chief Financial Officer 12 HARVEY DRIVE, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Kamil Ali-jackson director C/O ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 101 LINDENWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 400, MALVERN PA 19355
Gregory Gene Freitag director 13631 PROGRESS BLVD., ALACHUA FL 32615
Stephen C. Glover director 108 DOCKSIDE CIRCLE, WESTON FL 33327
Otis W Brawley director 5203 BRISTOL INDUSTRIAL WAY, BUFORD GA 30518
Michael N. King officer: Interim Chief Financial Office 303A COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Ilian Iliev director 303 A COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Janetta Trochimiuk officer: Principal Accounting Officer 303A COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Richard Sykes director C/O PDS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 25B VREELAND ROAD, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Frank Bedu-addo director, 10 percent owner, officer: President/CEO 300 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 400, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Lauren Wood officer: Chief Medical Officer 300 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 4000, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Gregory Conn officer: Chief Scientific Officer 300 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 4000, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922

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