NetProfitYoY

Net Profit Growth YoY — Chan Jegadeesh and Lakonishok 1996

Profitability

Quick facts

Factor ID NetProfitYoY
Display name Net Profit Growth YoY
Family Predictor
Category Profitability
Direction higher_expected_return
Status supported
Paper Chan Jegadeesh and Lakonishok 1996
Source tables fina_indicator
Required fields netprofit_yoy
PIT required yes
Coverage 2010-04-27 – 2026-05-15 · 677,447 rows · 98.9% of panel

Formula

netprofit_yoy / 100

Year-over-year net profit growth rate from fina_indicator.

China adaptation

Uses Tushare fina_indicator netprofit_yoy directly.

Direction-adjusted cumulative return

1.00 1.65 2.30 2.95 3.60 2010-04 2014-04 2018-04 2022-04 2026-04

Return metrics

Metric Value
Months in sample 193
Monthly mean 0.6955%
Monthly std 2.4492%
Annualized Sharpe 0.98
t-stat (simple) 3.94
Hit rate (months > 0) 63.7%
Last 12M compounded 13.39%
Cumulative wealth (start = 1) 3.600

Recent 12 months

Month L/S return Cumulative Names
2025-05 +1.00% 3.207 5129
2025-06 +1.68% 3.260 5139
2025-07 +3.88% 3.387 5140
2025-08 +0.74% 3.412 5148
2025-09 -0.81% 3.384 5156
2025-10 -2.86% 3.287 5161
2025-11 +4.02% 3.420 5164
2025-12 +4.18% 3.562 5177
2026-01 -0.20% 3.555 5176
2026-02 -1.23% 3.511 5180
2026-03 +1.58% 3.567 5180
2026-04 +0.92% 3.600 5183

Known data issues

Extreme YoY values from base effects (near-zero prior year profit) need winsorization.

Notes

None recorded.

See also: Profitability family, Factor library, Factor returns.