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Universe Pharmaceuticals (Universe Pharmaceuticals) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 38.61% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Universe Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Universe Pharmaceuticals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-9.56 Mil. Universe Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.69 Mil. Universe Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 38.61%.

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

UPC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -187601.35   Med: 52.54   Max: 16089.33
Current: 86.21

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Universe Pharmaceuticals was 16089.33%. The lowest was -187601.35%. And the median was 52.54%.

UPC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 2.57 vs UPC: 86.21

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) %. Universe Pharmaceuticals's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Universe Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Universe Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Universe Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 38.02 294.12 38.61

Universe Pharmaceuticals Semi-Annual Data
Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.02 - 294.12 - 38.61

Competitive Comparison of Universe Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Universe Pharmaceuticals'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.


Universe Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Universe Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universe Pharmaceuticals 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.

Universe Pharmaceuticalss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.693/-9.5583285
=38.64 %

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.



Universe Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:UPC) 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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Universe Pharmaceuticals (Universe Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
265 Jingjiu Avenue, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Jinggangshan, Jiangxi, Ji’an, CHN
Universe Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine derivatives products targeting the elderly with the goal of addressing their physical conditions in the ageing process and promoting their general well-being. The company also sells biomedical drugs medical instruments, Traditional Chinese Medicine Pieces, and dietary supplements manufactured by third-party pharmaceutical companies. Its products are under two categories namely treatment and relief for common chronic health conditions in the elderly designed to achieve physical wellness and longevity (Chronic Condition Treatments), and cold and flu medications.

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