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Psychemedics (Psychemedics) Piotroski F-Score : 4 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Psychemedics 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

Psychemedics 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 Psychemedics's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PMD' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 8
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Psychemedics was 8. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.


Psychemedics Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Psychemedics'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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Psychemedics Piotroski F-Score Chart

Psychemedics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 1.00 6.00 4.00 4.00

Psychemedics 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00

Competitive Comparison of Psychemedics's Piotroski F-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Psychemedics'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.


Psychemedics's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Psychemedics's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Psychemedics'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 -0.384 + -0.726 + -2.099 + -0.945 = $-4.15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.225 + -0.959 + -0.958 + 0.662 = $-1.48 Mil.
Revenue was 5.859 + 5.537 + 5.704 + 4.998 = $22.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.205 + 2.059 + 2.091 + 2.058 = $8.41 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(18.732 + 17.907 + 16.386 + 14.104 + 12.326) / 5 = $15.891 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $18.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.71 Mil.
Net Income was 0.039 + -0.338 + -0.097 + -0.688 = $-1.08 Mil.

Revenue was 6.508 + 6.513 + 6.516 + 5.703 = $25.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.441 + 2.273 + 2.332 + 2.246 = $9.29 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(21.552 + 20.968 + 20.45 + 20.478 + 18.732) / 5 = $20.436 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $21.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.72 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.

Psychemedics's current Net Income (TTM) was -4.15. ==> 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.

Psychemedics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.48. ==> 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)
=-4.154/18.732
=-0.22175956

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-1.084/21.552
=-0.05029696

Psychemedics's return on assets of this year was -0.22175956. Psychemedics's return on assets of last year was -0.05029696. ==> 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.

Psychemedics's current Net Income (TTM) was -4.15. Psychemedics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.48. ==> -1.48 > -4.15 ==> 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
=0.945/15.891
=0.05946762

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=2.243/20.436
=0.10975729

Psychemedics's gearing of this year was 0.05946762. Psychemedics's gearing of last year was 0.10975729. ==> 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
=6.805/4.709
=1.44510512

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=9.964/5.718
=1.74256733

Psychemedics's current ratio of this year was 1.44510512. Psychemedics's current ratio of last year was 1.74256733. ==> 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.

Psychemedics's number of shares in issue this year was 5.806. Psychemedics's number of shares in issue last year was 5.665. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

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
=8.413/22.098
=0.38071319

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=9.292/25.24
=0.3681458

Psychemedics's gross margin of this year was 0.38071319. Psychemedics's gross margin of last year was 0.3681458. ==> 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)
=22.098/18.732
=1.1796925

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=25.24/21.552
=1.17112101

Psychemedics's asset turnover of this year was 1.1796925. Psychemedics's asset turnover of last year was 1.17112101. ==> 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
=0+0+0+1+1+0+0+1+1
=4

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

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

Psychemedics  (NAS:PMD) 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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Psychemedics (Psychemedics) Business Description

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Address
289 Great Road, Suite 200, Acton, MA, USA, 01720
Psychemedics Corp is engaged in providing testing services for the detection of drugs of abuse through the analysis of hair samples. The company operates through a single segment of drug testing services which include training for the collection of samples and storage of positive samples for its customers for an agreed-upon fee per unit testing of samples. The testing methods of the company utilize a patented technology that digests the hair and releases drugs trapped in the hair without destroying the drugs. Geographically it generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Shannon Shoemaker officer: Chief Revenue Officer 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Charles M Doucot officer: Executive Vice President 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Andrew Reynolds director C/O FLEETMATICS, 1100 WINTER STREET, 4TH FL, WALTHAM MA 02451
Brian Hullinger director, officer: President & CEO 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Robyn C Davis director ONE WALLINGFORD ROAD, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Michael Weisenhoff other: Assistant Controller 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Michael I Schaffer officer: VP of Laboratory Operations C/O PAYCHEMEDICS CORP, 1280 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
William B. Norris other: Assistant Controller 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Darius G Nevin other: See Footnote 1 C/O WCI COMMUNITIES, INC., 24301 WALDEN CENTER DRIVE, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Peter H Kamin 10 percent owner 2720 DONALD ROSS ROAD, #311, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Andrew Limbek officer: Vice President & Controller 289 GREAT ROAD, SUITE 200, ACTON MA 01720
Fred J Weinert director 330 E MAIN ST, BARRINGTON IL 60620
Kubacki Raymond C Jr director, officer: Chairman, CEO & President 125 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
A Clinton Allen director, officer: Chairman 1280 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Neil Lerner officer: VP - Finance C/O PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION, 125 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720

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