Earnings yield is the ratio of the earnings per share of a company to the market price of the share, expressed as a percentage. It is an important metric for evaluating the profitability of a company relative to its share price.
Yield is a measure of the income generated from an investment over a particular period, expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost or current market value. This concept applies variably to fixed-interest securities and equities.
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