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Natural Health Trends (Natural Health Trends) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -11.31% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Natural Health Trends Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Natural Health Trends's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.77 Mil. Natural Health Trends's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.67 Mil. Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -11.31%.

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

NHTC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -576.26   Med: 13.86   Max: 9490.2
Current: -7.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Natural Health Trends was 9490.20%. The lowest was -576.26%. And the median was 13.86%.

NHTC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
84.11% of 1120 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 4.89 vs NHTC: -7.28

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) %. Natural Health Trends'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.


Natural Health Trends Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Natural Health Trends Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Natural Health Trends 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 16.78 -2.12 -45.45 1.02 -11.31

Natural Health Trends 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 1.02 4.95 -21.19 -21.83 -11.31

Competitive Comparison of Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Natural Health Trends'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.


Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Natural Health Trends's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Natural Health Trends 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.

Natural Health Trendss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.671/14.774448
=-11.31 %

Natural Health Trends'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 $-1.67 Mil.



Natural Health Trends  (NAS:NHTC) 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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Natural Health Trends (Natural Health Trends) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
132 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Units 1205-07, 12th floor, Mira Place Tower A, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Natural Health Trends Corp is an international direct-selling and e-commerce company. It offers a line of products such as Wellness, Herbal, Beauty, Lifestyle, Home, and Baby. Wellness products include targeted nutrition for joint health, antioxidant support, digestive health, heart health, and vision health. Herbal products include anti-aging and hydrating cleansers, creams, lotions, serums, and toners. Lifestyle products improve the overall quality of life and to support active, physical and healthy lifestyles. Home products are designed to create a clean and natural living environment for the home, and Baby products formulated with gentle ingredients from nature for infants and babies. It generates a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong.
Executives
Brunde E Broady director UNITS 1205-07, 12/F, MIRA PLACE TOWER A, 132 NATHAN ROAD, TSIMSHATSUI, KOWLOON K3 0000000000
Ching Chung Wong director UNITS 1205-07, 12/F, MIRA PLACE TOWER A, 132 NATHAN ROAD, TSIMSHATSUI, KOWLOON K3 0000000000
George K Broady director, 10 percent owner 751 CANYON DRIVE, SUITE 100, C/O KINGS III OF AMERICA, COPPELL TX 75019
Chris Tahjiun Sharng director, officer: President C/O OF NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP., 609 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274
Timothy Scott Davidson officer: Sr. V.P. & CFO 609 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE, SUITE 395, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274
Yiu Tung Chan director FLAT B, 13/F, GREENPARK VILLA, KAT CHEUNG CRESCENT, SHEUNG SHUI, NEW TERRITORIES K3 999077
Randall A Mason director PO BOX 4016, MARIETTA OH 45750
Christopher Robert O'brien director 448 32ND ST, MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266
Jane Eleanor Broady 2012 Irrevocable Trust 10 percent owner 751 CANYON DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
Kin Yep Chung director FLAT E, 14/F, CHARMING GARDEN BLOCK 8, MONG KOK K3 999077
John Marvin Broady 10 percent owner 751 CANYON DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
Magdalena Steinbrunner 10 percent owner 751 CANYON DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
George Vincent Broady 10 percent owner 751 CANYON DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
Stefan Zuckut director C/O NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP., 2050 DIPLOMAT DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75234
Chief China Resources Ltd 10 percent owner 18 CHAOYANGMENWAI STREET, SUITE B710, FULL LINK PLAZA, BEIJING F4 100020