Steelco Gujarat (BOM:500399) Piotroski F-Score: 3 (As of Aug. 11, 2026) — 25% Below Median

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What is Steelco Gujarat Piotroski F-Score?

Steelco Gujarat BOM:500399 +4.98% 10 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Aug. 11, 2026, which is 25% below its 10-year median of 4.00. GuruFocus rates BOM:500399 with a GF Score™ of 10/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 623 Steel companies, Steelco Gujarat ranks worse than 81.22% 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

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

BOM:500399' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 4   Max: 5
Current: 3

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Steelco Gujarat was 5. The lowest was 3. And the median was 4.

Steelco Gujarat  (BOM:500399) 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.


Steelco Gujarat Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Steelco Gujarat Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Steelco Gujarat'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.

Steelco Gujarat Piotroski F-Score Chart

Steelco Gujarat Annual Data
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Steelco Gujarat Quarterly Data
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BOM:500399 vs NUE, STLD, RS: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Steelco Gujarat'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.


Steelco Gujarat Piotroski F-Score vs Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Steelco Gujarat's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Steelco Gujarat'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 ₹-372.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-998.8 Mil.
Revenue was ₹585.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹52.2 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (1625.087 + 2454.898) / 2 = ₹2039.9925 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was ₹1,625.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,268.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹826.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹154.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-205.4 Mil.

Revenue was ₹41.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹17.4 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (1610.845 + 1625.087) / 2 = ₹1617.966 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was ₹1,610.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹913.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹253.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹310.7 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.

Steelco Gujarat's current Net Income (TTM) was -372.7. ==> 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.

Steelco Gujarat's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -998.8. ==> 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)
=-372.719/1625.087
=-0.22935326

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-205.378/1610.845
=-0.12749706

Steelco Gujarat's return on assets of this year was -0.22935326. Steelco Gujarat's return on assets of last year was -0.12749706. ==> 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.

Steelco Gujarat's current Net Income (TTM) was -372.7. Steelco Gujarat's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -998.8. ==> -998.8 <= -372.7 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=2268.046/2039.9925
=1.11179134

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=913.381/1617.966
=0.56452422

Steelco Gujarat's gearing of this year was 1.11179134. Steelco Gujarat's gearing of last year was 0.56452422. ==> 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
=826.85/154.017
=5.36856321

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=253.87/310.742
=0.81698

Steelco Gujarat's current ratio of this year was 5.36856321. Steelco Gujarat's current ratio of last year was 0.81698. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

Steelco Gujarat's number of shares in issue this year was 6.695. Steelco Gujarat's number of shares in issue last year was 6.704. ==> 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
=52.235/585.292
=0.08924605

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=17.354/41.773
=0.41543581

Steelco Gujarat's gross margin of this year was 0.08924605. Steelco Gujarat's gross margin of last year was 0.41543581. ==> 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)
=585.292/1625.087
=0.36016041

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=41.773/1610.845
=0.02593235

Steelco Gujarat's asset turnover of this year was 0.36016041. Steelco Gujarat's asset turnover of last year was 0.02593235. ==> 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+0+0+1+1+0+1
=3

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

Steelco Gujarat 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?
Steelco Gujarat (BOM:500399) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Aug. 11, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Steelco Gujarat and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, Steelco Gujarat's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Steelco Gujarat ranks #506 out of 623 companies in the Steel industry, placing it in the top 81.2%.
Is Steelco Gujarat's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Steelco Gujarat'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 3.00 to a high of 5.00. The Steel industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Steelco Gujarat's value of 3 is 40% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Steelco Gujarat ranks #506 out of 623 companies in the Steel industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Steelco Gujarat has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Steelco Gujarat's Piotroski F-Score compare to NUE and STLD?
According to the Steel industry distribution chart, Steelco Gujarat ranks #506 out of 623 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Steelco Gujarat in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Steelco Gujarat's value of 3 is 40% below this benchmark. Historically, Steelco Gujarat's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Steelco Gujarat 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 Steel company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Steel companies is 5.00, based on 623 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. Steelco Gujarat's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 40% 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 Steelco Gujarat and its competitors. For the Steel 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. Steelco Gujarat'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 Steelco Gujarat stock overvalued right now?
Steelco Gujarat (BOM:500399) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 3. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 4.00 and 40% below the Steel industry median of 5.00. Steelco Gujarat's overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 5 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 Steelco Gujarat (BOM:500399), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Aug. 11, 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.

Steelco Gujarat Business Description

Address Race Course Circle, 4th Floor, Marble Arch, Vadodara, GJ, IND, 390 007
Steelco Gujarat Ltd is engaged in commercial production of cold rolled steel products with cold rolling of steel, continuous hot dip galvanizing and the Continuous Color Coating. It manufactures and supplies CR steel sheet/coils/strips, CR galvanized plain/corrugated sheet/coil/strips and pre-painted galvanized sheet/coils.
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