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Acorn Energy (Acorn Energy) Mohanram G-Score : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Acorn Energy Mohanram G-Score?

Mohanram G-Score is a financial indicator developed by professor Partha Mohanram to help investors find the best investment opportunities in the growth stocks. Companies have higher G-score tends to generate higher return. According to his study, the best growth stocks that have a G-Score greater than 6 tend to beat the market, while those with a G-Score lower than 1 tend to have negative absolute returns.

Thus, the zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Acorn Energy has an G-score of 4.

The historical rank and industry rank for Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ACFN' s Mohanram G-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 2   Max: 6
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski G-score of Acorn Energy was 6. The lowest was 0. And the median was 2.


Acorn Energy Mohanram G-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-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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Acorn Energy Mohanram G-Score Chart

Acorn Energy Annual Data
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Mohanram G-Score
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Acorn Energy Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Mohanram G-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.


Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acorn Energy's Mohanram G-Score falls into.



Acorn Energy Mohanram G-Score Calculation

The calculation of the Mohanram G-score consists of eight criteria. Assign one point for each criterion met, then add up all the points to get the G-Score.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate earnings.

Score 1 if ROA > ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 2. Cash ROA

Cash ROA equals to Cash Flow from Operations divided by average Total Assets. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate cash.

Score 1 if Cash ROA > Cash ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 3. CFO and Net Income

Score 1 if CFO > Net Income, 0 otherwise.

Earnings Predictability

Question 4. Earnings Variability

Earnings Variability is measured as the variance of a firm's ROA in the past five years.

Score 1 if Earnings Variability < Earnings Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 5. Sales Growth Variability

Sales Growth Variability is measured as the 5-year variance in sales growth.

Score 1 if Sales Growth Variability < Sales Growth Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Accounting Conservatism

Question 6. Research & Development Intensity

Research & Development Intensity is calcualted by Research & Development divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if Research & Development Intensity > Research & Development Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 7. CAPEX Intensity

CAPEX Intensity is calcualted by Capital Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if CAPEX Intensity > CAPEX Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 8. Advertising Expenditure Intensity

Advertising Expenditure Intensity is calcualted by Advertising Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets. Note that Advertising Expenditure is not reported as a seperate line item for many companies, thus Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is used in this calculation.

Score 1 if Advertising Expenditure Intensity > Advertising Expenditure Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

* 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.

* Note that all the Industry Median used for comparison in his original research, are substituted with Sector Median due to the limitation of data within certain countries.

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

Acorn Energy has an G-score of 4.

Acorn Energy  (OTCPK:ACFN) Mohanram G-Score Explanation

Partha Mohanram is the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing at Rotman and the Acting Vice-Dean of Research Strategy and Resources.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Separating Winners from Losers Among Low Book-to-Market Stocks Using Financial Statement Analysis".

This paper tests whether a strategy based on financial statement analysis of low book-to-market (growth) stocks is successful in differentiating between winners and losers in terms of future stock performance. Based on the research, a strategy based on buying high G-score (6, 7 or 8) firms and shorting low G-score (0 or 1) firms consistently earns significant excess returns. Further, the results do not support a risk based explanation for the book-to-market effect as the strategy returns positive returns in all years, and firms that ex-ante appear less risky have better future returns.

To conclude, one can use a modified fundamental analysis strategy (G-score) to identify mispricing and earn substantial abnormal returns.


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Acorn Energy (Acorn Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19801
Acorn Energy Inc is a holding company which focuses on technology-driven solutions for energy infrastructure asset management. It operates through two segments namely, the PG segment and the CP segment. PG segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems and services for critical assets as well as Internet of Things applications which account for majority of the revenue. CP segment is engaged in providing remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines for gas utilities and pipeline companies.
Executives
Tracy Simmons Clifford officer: CFO 10 N. ADGER'S WHARF, CHARLESTON SC 29401
Jan H Loeb director, officer: President and CEO LEAP TIDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 10451 MILL RUN CIRCLE SUITE 400, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Peter Rabover director C/O ARTKO CAPITAL LLC, 1091 E BAYAUD AVE, APT W2808, DENVER CO 80209
Gary Mohr director C/O UE SYSTEMS INC., 14 HAYES STREET, ELMSFORD NY 10532
Leap Tide Capital Acorn Llc 10 percent owner 10451 MILL RUN CIRCLE, SUITE 400, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Walter Iv Czarnecki officer: OmniMetrix LLC President & CEO OMNIMETRIX, LLC, 4295 HAMILTON MILL ROAD, SUITE 100, BUFORD GA 30518
Michael Osterer director C/O UE SYSTEMS INC., 14 HAYES STREET, ELMSFORD NY 10532
Woolard Edgar S Jr director C/O NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC., 11 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
John A Moore officer: Chief Executive Officer 403 MARSH LANE, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Christopher E Clouser director C/O ACORN ENERGY, INC., 4 WEST ROCKLAND RD, MONTCHANIN DE 19710
Mannie L Jackson director ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 2550, NEW YORK NY 10111-0242
Mark A Bashforth officer: CEO and President of USSI C/O ACORN ENERGY, INC., 3903 CENTERVILLE ROAD, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Andy Sassine director 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Mckee Robert E Iii director 14927 SANDALFOOT, HOUSTON TX 77095
Deena Redding officer: President of OmniMetrix, LLC OMNIMETRIX, LLC, 5225 BELLE WOOD COURT, BUFORD GA 30518

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