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Escalon Medical (Escalon Medical) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Escalon Medical Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Escalon Medical has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

ESMC' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 8
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Escalon Medical was 8. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.


Escalon Medical Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Escalon Medical'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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Escalon Medical Piotroski F-Score Chart

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Escalon Medical Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Escalon Medical's Piotroski F-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Escalon Medical'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.


Escalon Medical's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Escalon Medical's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was 0.585 + 0.198 + -0.021 + -0.076 = $0.69 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.241 + 0.355 + -0.116 + -0.322 = $0.16 Mil.
Revenue was 3.434 + 3.136 + 2.945 + 2.869 = $12.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.713 + 1.458 + 1.296 + 1.261 = $5.73 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(4.642 + 5.121 + 5.308 + 4.928 + 4.706) / 5 = $4.941 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $4.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.54 Mil.
Net Income was -0.296 + 0.05 + -0.321 + -0.006 = $-0.57 Mil.

Revenue was 2.416 + 2.911 + 2.605 + 3.005 = $10.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.938 + 1.496 + 1.056 + 1.253 = $4.74 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(5.238 + 5.015 + 5.172 + 4.927 + 4.642) / 5 = $4.9988 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $5.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.96 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.

Escalon Medical's current Net Income (TTM) was 0.69. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

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.

Escalon Medical's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 0.16. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

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)
=0.686/4.642
=0.14778113

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-0.573/5.238
=-0.1093929

Escalon Medical's return on assets of this year was 0.14778113. Escalon Medical's return on assets of last year was -0.1093929. ==> 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.

Escalon Medical's current Net Income (TTM) was 0.69. Escalon Medical's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 0.16. ==> 0.16 <= 0.69 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

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
=0.325/4.941
=0.06577616

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=0.529/4.9988
=0.1058254

Escalon Medical's gearing of this year was 0.06577616. Escalon Medical's gearing of last year was 0.1058254. ==> 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
=4.169/2.544
=1.63875786

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=3.814/2.962
=1.28764348

Escalon Medical's current ratio of this year was 1.63875786. Escalon Medical's current ratio of last year was 1.28764348. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

Escalon Medical's number of shares in issue this year was 7.415. Escalon Medical's number of shares in issue last year was 7.415. ==> 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
=5.728/12.384
=0.4625323

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=4.743/10.937
=0.43366554

Escalon Medical's gross margin of this year was 0.4625323. Escalon Medical's gross margin of last year was 0.43366554. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

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)
=12.384/4.642
=2.6678156

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=10.937/5.238
=2.08801069

Escalon Medical's asset turnover of this year was 2.6678156. Escalon Medical's asset turnover of last year was 2.08801069. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

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

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

Escalon Medical has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Escalon Medical  (OTCPK:ESMC) 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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Escalon Medical (Escalon Medical) Business Description

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Address
435 Devon Park Drive, Suite 824, Wayne, PA, USA, 19087
Escalon Medical Corp operates in the healthcare market specializing in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the area of ophthalmology. Its products are A-Scans, B-Scans, UBM, Pachymeters, Color/Fluorescein Angiography Digital Imaging Systems, Ispan Intraocular Gases, Surgical Packs, Viscous Fluid Transfer Systems, and AXIS Image Management. Substantial revenue is generated from the domestic sales of products.
Executives
David James Jacovini director 120 PINE STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
John Dogum director 1818 MARKET STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Richard J Depiano director 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Lisa A Napolitano director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
C Sean Closkey director 1700 MARKET STREET, 19TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
C Todd Trusk director 1410 RUSSELL ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19301
Robert Michael O'connor officer: Chief Financial Officer 53 SORREL RUN, MT. LAUREL NJ 08054
Anthony J Coppola director 1 NORTH NEW YORK ROAD, SMITHVILLE NJ 08205
Federman Jay L Md director 501 N. ESSEX AVENUE, NARBERTH PA 19072
Kwan William L G director 351 EAST CONESTOGA ROAD, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark Wallace officer: Chief Operating Officer 565 E SWEDESFORD ROAD, STE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Fred G Choate director 601 DELSEA DRIVE, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP NJ 08080
Depiano Richard J Jr officer: President 575 E. SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Berkowitz David officer: Principal Accounting Officer 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087
Mark H Karsch officer: CFO 565 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, WAYNE PA 19087

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