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BKF Capital Group (BKF Capital Group) Piotroski F-Score : 0 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is BKF Capital Group Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

BKF Capital Group has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for BKF Capital Group's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:


BKF Capital Group Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BKF Capital Group's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BKF Capital Group Piotroski F-Score Chart

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How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec15) TTM:Last Year (Dec14) TTM:
Net Income was $-0.61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-0.22 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec14)
to the end of this year (Dec15) was (5.915 + 5.176) / 2 = $5.5455 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec14) was $5.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.18 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $0.13 Mil.
Net Income was $-0.99 Mil.

Revenue was $0.05 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec13)
to the end of last year (Dec14) was (6.885 + 5.915) / 2 = $6.4 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec13) was $6.89 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.92 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $0.05 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

BKF Capital Group's current Net Income (TTM) was -0.61. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

BKF Capital Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.22. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec14)
=-0.608/5.915
=-0.10278952

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec13)
=-0.989/6.885
=-0.14364561

BKF Capital Group's return on assets of this year was -0.10278952. BKF Capital Group's return on assets of last year was -0.14364561. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

BKF Capital Group's current Net Income (TTM) was -0.61. BKF Capital Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.22. ==> -0.22 > -0.61 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Dec15)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec14 to Dec15
=0/5.5455
=0

BKF Capital Group's gearing of this year was 0. BKF Capital Group's gearing of last year was 0. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Total Current Assets and Total Current Liabilities reported. Thus, we use Total Assets and Total Liabilities to calculate current ratio for banks and insurance companies.

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec15)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=5.176/0.13
=39.81538462

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec14)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=5.915/0.052
=113.75

BKF Capital Group's current ratio of this year was 39.81538462. BKF Capital Group's current ratio of last year was 113.75. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

BKF Capital Group's number of shares in issue this year was 0.744. BKF Capital Group's number of shares in issue last year was 0.746. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Gross Profit reported. Thus, we use net income instead of gross profit and calculate Net Margin for this score.

Net Margin (This Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=-0.608/0.003
=-202.66666667

Net Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=-0.989/0.045
=-21.97777778

BKF Capital Group's net margin of this year was -202.66666667. BKF Capital Group's net margin of last year was -21.97777778. ==> Last year's net margin is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Dec14)
=0.003/5.915
=0.00050719

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec13)
=0.045/6.885
=0.00653595

BKF Capital Group's asset turnover of this year was 0.00050719. BKF Capital Group's asset turnover of last year was 0.00653595. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=0+0+1+1+1+0+1+0+0
=4

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

BKF Capital Group has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

BKF Capital Group  (OTCPK:BKFG) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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BKF Capital Group (BKF Capital Group) Business Description

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Address
1 Jenner, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
BKF Capital Group Inc operates in the investment advisory and asset management business. The company is seeking to arrange for a merger, acquisition, business combination, or other arrangements by and between the company and a viable operating entity.
Executives
Steven N Bronson director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO
Leonard Hagan director 650 THOMAS AVENUE, BALDWIN NY 11510
Icahn Onshore Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
David S. Schechter director C/O ICAHN CAPITAL LP, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Icahn Capital Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Iph Gp Llc 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Offshore Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Hopper Investments Llc 10 percent owner 445 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 1210, WHITE PLAINS NY 10601
Icahn Enterprises G.p. Inc. 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Beckton Corp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE,, PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Barberry Corp /ny/ 10 percent owner 16630 COLLINS AVENUE, PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Icahn Partners Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Partners Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160

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