BKSY.WS (BlackSky Technology) Piotroski F-Score: 2 (As of Jun. 25, 2026) — 50% Below Median


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What is BlackSky Technology Piotroski F-Score?

BlackSky Technology BKSY.WS 61 Piotroski F-Score is 2 as of Jun. 25, 2026, which is 50% below its 10-year median of 4.00. GuruFocus rates BKSY.WS with a GF Score™ of 61/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,063 Business Services companies, BlackSky Technology ranks worse than 94.64% on this metric.

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 2 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

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

BKSY.WS' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 5
Current: 2

During the past 6 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of BlackSky Technology was 5. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.

BlackSky Technology  (NYSE:BKSY.WS) 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.


BlackSky Technology Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


BlackSky Technology Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BlackSky Technology'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.

BlackSky Technology Piotroski F-Score Chart

BlackSky Technology Annual Data
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BlackSky Technology Quarterly Data
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BKSY.WS vs TIC, CBZ, TH: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, BlackSky Technology'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.


BlackSky Technology Piotroski F-Score vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, BlackSky Technology's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackSky Technology'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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was -41.239 + -15.34 + -0.868 + -29.663 = $-87.11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.28 + -38.957 + -9.319 + -2.356 = $-57.91 Mil.
Revenue was 22.199 + 19.618 + 35.214 + 20.774 = $97.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.952 + 12.803 + 25.573 + 13.442 = $67.77 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(284.865 + 310.798 + 380.857 + 386.246 + 371.748) / 5 = $346.9028 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was $284.87 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $200.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $185.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $53.58 Mil.
Net Income was -9.397 + -12.591 + -19.42 + -12.813 = $-54.22 Mil.

Revenue was 24.938 + 22.549 + 30.37 + 29.544 = $107.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.056 + 15.899 + 23.503 + 16.944 = $74.40 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(210.113 + 224.296 + 245.455 + 254.146 + 284.865) / 5 = $243.775 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was $210.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $119.48 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $121.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $32.00 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.

BlackSky Technology's current Net Income (TTM) was -87.11. ==> 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.

BlackSky Technology's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -57.91. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=-87.11/284.865
=-0.30579397

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-54.221/210.113
=-0.25805638

BlackSky Technology's return on assets of this year was -0.30579397. BlackSky Technology's return on assets of last year was -0.25805638. ==> 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.

BlackSky Technology's current Net Income (TTM) was -87.11. BlackSky Technology's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -57.91. ==> -57.91 > -87.11 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=200.904/346.9028
=0.57913629

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=119.475/243.775
=0.49010358

BlackSky Technology's gearing of this year was 0.57913629. BlackSky Technology's gearing of last year was 0.49010358. ==> 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

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=185.271/53.584
=3.45758062

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=121.339/32.004
=3.79136983

BlackSky Technology's current ratio of this year was 3.45758062. BlackSky Technology's current ratio of last year was 3.79136983. ==> 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.

BlackSky Technology's number of shares in issue this year was 0. BlackSky Technology's number of shares in issue last year was 0. ==> 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
=67.77/97.805
=0.69290936

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=74.402/107.401
=0.6927496

BlackSky Technology's gross margin of this year was 0.69290936. BlackSky Technology's gross margin of last year was 0.6927496. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=97.805/284.865
=0.34333807

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=107.401/210.113
=0.51115828

BlackSky Technology's asset turnover of this year was 0.34333807. BlackSky Technology's asset turnover of last year was 0.51115828. ==> 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+0+0+1+1+0
=3

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

BlackSky Technology 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 2 mean?
BlackSky Technology (BKSY.WS) has a Piotroski F-Score of 2 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on BlackSky Technology and its competitors. This is 50% below median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, BlackSky Technology's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, BlackSky Technology ranks #1006 out of 1063 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 94.6%.
Is BlackSky Technology's Piotroski F-Score too high?
BlackSky Technology's current Piotroski F-Score of 2 is 50% 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 5.00. The Business Services industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. BlackSky Technology's value of 2 is 60% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, BlackSky Technology ranks #1006 out of 1063 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, BlackSky Technology has a GF Score™ of 61/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BlackSky Technology's Piotroski F-Score compare to TIC and CBZ?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, BlackSky Technology ranks #1006 out of 1063 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places BlackSky Technology in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. BlackSky Technology's value of 2 is 60% below this benchmark. Historically, BlackSky Technology's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, BlackSky Technology 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 Business Services company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Business Services companies is 5.00, based on 1,063 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. BlackSky Technology's current Piotroski F-Score of 2 is 60% 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 BlackSky Technology and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. BlackSky Technology's current Piotroski F-Score is 2, which is 50% 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 BlackSky Technology stock overvalued right now?
BlackSky Technology (BKSY.WS) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 2. The current Piotroski F-Score is 2, which is 50% below median its 10-year median of 4.00 and 60% below the Business Services industry median of 5.00. BlackSky Technology's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 6 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 BlackSky Technology (BKSY.WS), the current Piotroski F-Score is 2 as of Jun. 25, 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.

BlackSky Technology Business Description

Other Exchanges BKSY:USA
Address 2411 Dulles Corner Park, Suite 300, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
BlackSky Technology Inc is a space-based technology company that delivers real-time imagery, analytics and high-frequency monitoring of the worlds critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events. By taking a software-first technology approach, Company is delivering real-time space-based intelligence at disruptive speed, scale and economics. Companies single operating and reportable segment, provided space-based intelligence products and services through three integrated revenue streams-space-based intelligence & AI services, mission solutions, and technology programs. Geographically, the company operates in United States and Rest of world.
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