United Overseas Bank (BKK:UOB19) Piotroski F-Score: 3 (As of Jul. 14, 2026) — 25% Below Median

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What is United Overseas Bank Piotroski F-Score?

United Overseas Bank BKK:UOB19 -0.87% 50 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 14, 2026, which is 25% below its 10-year median of 4.00. GuruFocus rates BKK:UOB19 with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿8.59 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,504 Banks companies, United Overseas Bank ranks worse than 88.43% on this metric.

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

United Overseas Bank 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 United Overseas Bank's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:UOB19' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 8
Current: 3

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

United Overseas Bank  (BKK:UOB19) 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.


United Overseas Bank Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


United Overseas Bank Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for United Overseas Bank'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.

United Overseas Bank Piotroski F-Score Chart

United Overseas Bank Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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United Overseas Bank Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 8.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 3.00

BKK:UOB19 vs PNC, USB: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, United Overseas Bank'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.


United Overseas Bank Piotroski F-Score vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, United Overseas Bank's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Net Income was ฿114,538 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ฿32,243 Mil.
Revenue was ฿337,767 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec24)
to the end of this year (Dec25) was (13594211.531 + 13994596.789) / 2 = ฿13794404.16 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec24) was ฿13,594,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1,107,290 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿13,994,597 Mil.
Total Liabilities was ฿12,734,899 Mil.
Net Income was ฿152,841 Mil.

Revenue was ฿361,635 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec23)
to the end of last year (Dec24) was (13747656.422 + 13594211.531) / 2 = ฿13670933.9765 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec23) was ฿13,747,656 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1,069,734 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿13,594,212 Mil.
Total Liabilities was ฿12,331,107 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.

United Overseas Bank's current Net Income (TTM) was 114,538. ==> 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.

United Overseas Bank's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 32,243. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=114537.964/13594211.531
=0.0084255

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec23)
=152840.824/13747656.422
=0.01111759

United Overseas Bank's return on assets of this year was 0.0084255. United Overseas Bank's return on assets of last year was 0.01111759. ==> 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.

United Overseas Bank's current Net Income (TTM) was 114,538. United Overseas Bank's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 32,243. ==> 32,243 <= 114,538 ==> 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: Dec25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec24 to Dec25
=1107290.017/13794404.16
=0.08027096

Gearing (Last Year: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=1069734.064/13670933.9765
=0.07824879

United Overseas Bank's gearing of this year was 0.08027096. United Overseas Bank's gearing of last year was 0.07824879. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

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: Dec25)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=13994596.789/12734899.357
=1.09891695

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec24)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=13594211.531/12331106.645
=1.1024324

United Overseas Bank's current ratio of this year was 1.09891695. United Overseas Bank's current ratio of last year was 1.1024324. ==> 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.

United Overseas Bank's number of shares in issue this year was 167141.6. United Overseas Bank's number of shares in issue last year was 168119.4. ==> 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
=114537.964/337767.122
=0.33910335

Net Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=152840.824/361634.79
=0.42263861

United Overseas Bank's net margin of this year was 0.33910335. United Overseas Bank's net margin of last year was 0.42263861. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=337767.122/13594211.531
=0.02484639

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec23)
=361634.79/13747656.422
=0.0263052

United Overseas Bank's asset turnover of this year was 0.02484639. United Overseas Bank's asset turnover of last year was 0.0263052. ==> 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
=1+1+0+0+0+0+1+0+0
=3

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 3 mean?
United Overseas Bank (BKK:UOB19) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on United Overseas Bank and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, United Overseas Bank's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, United Overseas Bank ranks #1330 out of 1504 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 88.4%.
Is United Overseas Bank's Piotroski F-Score too high?
United Overseas Bank's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 25% below median its 10-year median of 4.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.00 to a high of 8.00. The Banks industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. United Overseas Bank's value of 3 is 50% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, United Overseas Bank ranks #1330 out of 1504 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, United Overseas Bank has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Overseas Bank's Piotroski F-Score compare to PNC and USB?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, United Overseas Bank ranks #1330 out of 1504 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places United Overseas Bank in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. United Overseas Bank's value of 3 is 50% below this benchmark. Historically, United Overseas Bank's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 6.00, United Overseas Bank has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Banks company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Banks companies is 6.00, based on 1,504 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. United Overseas Bank's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 50% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on United Overseas Bank and its competitors. For the Banks industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. United Overseas Bank's current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 25% below median its own 10-year median of 4.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Overseas Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Overseas Bank (BKK:UOB19) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿8.59, compared to a current price of ฿11.40 — trading 32.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 4.00 and 50% below the Banks industry median of 6.00. United Overseas Bank's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For United Overseas Bank (BKK:UOB19), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is United Overseas Bank (BKK:UOB19) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Overseas Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ฿11.40 is trading 32.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ฿8.59. GuruFocus considers United Overseas Bank to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BKK:UOB19:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 3 (25% below median its 10-year median of 4.00)
  • GF Value™: ฿8.59 vs. price of ฿11.40 (32.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 50% below the Banks median (#1330 of 1504)

No single metric tells the full story. See the BKK:UOB19 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


United Overseas Bank Business Description

Address 80 Raffles Place, UOB Plaza, Singapore, SGP, 048624
United Overseas Bank is a diversified financial institution based in Singapore. Its regional reach spans Greater China and Southeast Asia. Key countries include Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Singapore, its core market, makes up around 50% of its total assets. The group offers a wide range of services, including consumer, commercial and corporate, and investment banking; corporate finance; treasury services; and wealth management, insurance, and brokerage services.
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