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Charleslvard (Charleslvard) Piotroski F-Score

: 3 (As of Today)
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Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Charleslvard has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

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

CTHR' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 7
Current: 3

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Charleslvard was 7. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.


Charleslvard Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charleslvard'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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Charleslvard Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Piotroski F-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A 6.00 5.00 3.00

Charleslvard Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 3.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Charleslvard's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.


Charleslvard Piotroski F-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Charleslvard's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charleslvard's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was -8.396 + -9.253 + -2.539 + -2.866 = $-23.05 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.773 + -0.048 + -2.665 + -1.279 = $-4.77 Mil.
Revenue was 6.642 + 5.564 + 4.953 + 7.906 = $25.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.149 + -4.997 + 1.945 + 2.856 = $1.95 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(66.93 + 56.373 + 48.884 + 46.593 + 44.466) / 5 = $52.6492 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $66.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.35 Mil.
Net Income was 0.339 + 0.041 + -0.89 + -1.042 = $-1.55 Mil.

Revenue was 9.752 + 9.304 + 7.374 + 10.366 = $36.80 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.455 + 3.805 + 3.288 + 4.294 = $15.84 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(70.082 + 68.436 + 69.209 + 67.681 + 66.93) / 5 = $68.4676 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $70.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $33.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.13 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.

Charleslvard's current Net Income (TTM) was -23.05. ==> 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.

Charleslvard's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -4.77. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=-23.054/66.93
=-0.34444942

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-1.552/70.082
=-0.02214549

Charleslvard's return on assets of this year was -0.34444942. Charleslvard's return on assets of last year was -0.02214549. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

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.

Charleslvard's current Net Income (TTM) was -23.05. Charleslvard's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -4.77. ==> -4.77 > -23.05 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=1.632/52.6492
=0.03099762

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=2.454/68.4676
=0.03584177

Charleslvard's gearing of this year was 0.03099762. Charleslvard's gearing of last year was 0.03584177. ==> 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

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=23.683/8.346
=2.83764678

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=33.446/7.127
=4.69285815

Charleslvard's current ratio of this year was 2.83764678. Charleslvard's current ratio of last year was 4.69285815. ==> 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.

Charleslvard's number of shares in issue this year was 30.345. Charleslvard's number of shares in issue last year was 30.345. ==> 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.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1.953/25.065
=0.07791741

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=15.842/36.796
=0.43053593

Charleslvard's gross margin of this year was 0.07791741. Charleslvard's gross margin of last year was 0.43053593. ==> Last year's gross 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 (Dec22)
=25.065/66.93
=0.37449574

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=36.796/70.082
=0.52504209

Charleslvard's asset turnover of this year was 0.37449574. Charleslvard's asset turnover of last year was 0.52504209. ==> 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+0+1+1+0+1+0+0
=3

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

Charleslvard has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

Charleslvard  (NAS:CTHR) 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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Charleslvard (Charleslvard) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
170 Southport Drive, Morrisville, NC, USA, 27560
Charles & Colvard Ltd manufactures, markets, and distributes finished jewellery which also includes moissanite gemstone in the jewellery market. The company sells jewels through two operating segments namely Online Channels segment and Traditional segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Online Channels segment. Online Channels segment which consists of e-commerce outlets including charlesandcolvard.com, moissaniteoutlet.com, third-party online marketplaces, drop-ship retail, and other pure-play, exclusively e-commerce outlets.
Executives
Don O'connell director, officer: President and CEO C/O CHARLES & COLVARD, LTD., 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Ollin B Sykes director C/O GATEWAY FINANCIAL HODINGS, P O BOX 1908, ELIZABETH CITY NC 27906
Clint J. Pete officer: CFO 1805 DUNES COURT, RALEIGH NC 27615
Neal I Goldman director 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Anne M Butler director 59 ARMSTRONG ROAD, P.O. BOX 976, PLYMOUTH MA 02360
Benedetta I Casamento director 200 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07932
Suzanne Miglucci director, officer: President and CEO 10305 WHITESTONE ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27615
Jaqui Lividini director 27 EAST 95TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10128
George R. Cattermole director 300 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, STE A, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Randy N Mccullough officer: President & CEO C/O CHARLES & COLVARD, LTD., 300 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, SUITE A, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Kyle Macemore officer: CFO C/O CHARLES & COLVARD, LTD., 300 PERIMETER PARK DRIVE, SUITE A, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Charles D Lein director C/O CHARLES & COLVARD LTD., 300 PERIMETER PARK DR., STE A, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Timothy L Krist officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CHARLES & COLVARD LTD., 300 PERIMETER PARK DR., STE A, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
David B Barr director 1319 GARRICK WAY, MARIETTA 2Q 30068
Steve Larkin director 901 WEST WALNUT HILL LANE, IRVING TX 75038

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