BMTM (Bright Mountain Media) Piotroski F-Score: 5 (As of Jul. 15, 2026) — 67% Above Median

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What is Bright Mountain Media Piotroski F-Score?

Bright Mountain Media BMTM -1.67% Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 67% above its 10-year median of 3.00. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 550 Interactive Media companies, Bright Mountain Media ranks better than 59.45% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Bright Mountain Media has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

BMTM' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 3   Max: 5
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Bright Mountain Media was 5. The lowest was 2. And the median was 3.

Bright Mountain Media  (OTCPK:BMTM) 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.


Bright Mountain Media Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Bright Mountain Media Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Bright Mountain Media'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.

Bright Mountain Media Piotroski F-Score Chart

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Bright Mountain Media Quarterly Data
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BMTM vs ONFO, QTTOY, BOTX: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Bright Mountain Media'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.


Bright Mountain Media Piotroski F-Score vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Bright Mountain Media's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bright Mountain Media'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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was -4.081 + -2.833 + -3.31 + -1.3 = $-11.52 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.584 + -0.887 + 0.905 + -0.196 = $1.41 Mil.
Revenue was 15.408 + 13.94 + 15.691 + 13.963 = $59.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.037 + 4.254 + 4.223 + 4.309 = $15.82 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(40.785 + 39.496 + 37.617 + 39.685 + 37.261) / 5 = $38.9688 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was $40.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18.90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $115.10 Mil.
Net Income was -5.208 + -3.256 + -3.794 + -3.231 = $-15.49 Mil.

Revenue was 13.003 + 14.151 + 17.079 + 14.19 = $58.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.422 + 4.387 + 5.514 + 4.272 = $17.60 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(41.72 + 38.962 + 37.98 + 41.97 + 40.785) / 5 = $40.2834 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was $41.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $72.59 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.44 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.

Bright Mountain Media's current Net Income (TTM) was -11.52. ==> 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.

Bright Mountain Media's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1.41. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=-11.524/40.785
=-0.28255486

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-15.489/41.72
=-0.37126079

Bright Mountain Media's return on assets of this year was -0.28255486. Bright Mountain Media's return on assets of last year was -0.37126079. ==> 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.

Bright Mountain Media's current Net Income (TTM) was -11.52. Bright Mountain Media's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1.41. ==> 1.41 > -11.52 ==> 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
=0.063/38.9688
=0.00161668

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=72.588/40.2834
=1.8019333

Bright Mountain Media's gearing of this year was 0.00161668. Bright Mountain Media's gearing of last year was 1.8019333. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=18.899/115.098
=0.1641992

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=19.62/34.444
=0.56962025

Bright Mountain Media's current ratio of this year was 0.1641992. Bright Mountain Media's current ratio of last year was 0.56962025. ==> 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.

Bright Mountain Media's number of shares in issue this year was 181.033. Bright Mountain Media's number of shares in issue last year was 175.975. ==> 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
=15.823/59.002
=0.26817735

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=17.595/58.423
=0.30116564

Bright Mountain Media's gross margin of this year was 0.26817735. Bright Mountain Media's gross margin of last year was 0.30116564. ==> Last year's gross 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 (Mar25)
=59.002/40.785
=1.44665931

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=58.423/41.72
=1.40035954

Bright Mountain Media's asset turnover of this year was 1.44665931. Bright Mountain Media's asset turnover of last year was 1.40035954. ==> 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+1+1+1+1+0+0+0+1
=5

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

Bright Mountain Media has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 5 mean?
Bright Mountain Media (BMTM) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Bright Mountain Media and its competitors. This is 67% above median its historical median of 3.00. Over the past decade, Bright Mountain Media's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Bright Mountain Media ranks #223 out of 550 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 40.5%.
Is Bright Mountain Media's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Bright Mountain Media's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 67% above median its 10-year median of 3.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 5.00. The Interactive Media industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Bright Mountain Media's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bright Mountain Media ranks #223 out of 550 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Bright Mountain Media's Piotroski F-Score compare to ONFO and QTTOY?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, Bright Mountain Media ranks #223 out of 550 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Bright Mountain Media in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Bright Mountain Media's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Bright Mountain Media's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Bright Mountain Media has consistently been at 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 an Interactive Media company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Interactive Media companies is 5.00, based on 550 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. Bright Mountain Media's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 0% at 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 Bright Mountain Media and its competitors. For the Interactive Media 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. Bright Mountain Media's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is 67% above median its own 10-year median of 3.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bright Mountain Media stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bright Mountain Media (BMTM) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.04, compared to a current price of $0.01 — trading 77.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is 67% above median its 10-year median of 3.00 and 0% at the Interactive Media industry median of 5.00. 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 Bright Mountain Media (BMTM), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jul. 15, 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.

Bright Mountain Media Business Description

Address 6400 Congress Avenue, Suite 2050, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
Bright Mountain Media Inc is a holding company that focuses on digital publishing and advertising technology. The Company is engaged in content creation and advertising technology development that helps customers connect with, and market to, targeted audiences in high-quality environments using a variety of digital ad formats. It generates revenue through sales of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed on the Companies owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites, for which the company earns a share of the revenue.