AB Dynamics (CHIX:ABDPL) Piotroski F-Score: 7 (As of Jun. 26, 2026) — 17% Above Median


CHIX:ABDPL AB Dynamics PLC CHIX:ABDPL
69 GF Score
Price £10.27
GF Value £18.87
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is AB Dynamics Piotroski F-Score?

AB Dynamics CHIX:ABDPL +0.69% 69 Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 17% above its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates CHIX:ABDPL with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of £18.87 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,287 Vehicles & Parts companies, AB Dynamics ranks better than 89.12% on this metric.

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

AB Dynamics has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

CHIX:ABDPl' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 7
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of AB Dynamics was 7. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.

AB Dynamics  (CHIX:ABDPl) 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.


AB Dynamics Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


AB Dynamics Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for AB Dynamics'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.

AB Dynamics Piotroski F-Score Chart

AB Dynamics Annual Data
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AB Dynamics Semi-Annual Data
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CHIX:ABDPL vs ORLY, AZO: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, AB Dynamics'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.


AB Dynamics Piotroski F-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AB Dynamics's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AB Dynamics'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 (Aug25) TTM:Last Year (Aug24) TTM:
Net Income was £12.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £24.7 Mil.
Revenue was £114.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was £71.1 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Aug24)
to the end of this year (Aug25) was (176 + 188.9) / 2 = £182.45 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Aug24) was £176.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £79.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £36.0 Mil.
Net Income was £9.7 Mil.

Revenue was £111.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was £66.3 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Aug23)
to the end of last year (Aug24) was (170.643 + 176) / 2 = £173.3215 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Aug23) was £170.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £65.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £31.5 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.

AB Dynamics's current Net Income (TTM) was 12.0. ==> 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.

AB Dynamics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 24.7. ==> 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 (Aug24)
=12/176
=0.06818182

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Aug23)
=9.7/170.643
=0.05684382

AB Dynamics's return on assets of this year was 0.06818182. AB Dynamics's return on assets of last year was 0.05684382. ==> 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.

AB Dynamics's current Net Income (TTM) was 12.0. AB Dynamics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 24.7. ==> 24.7 > 12.0 ==> 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: Aug25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Aug24 to Aug25
=2.2/182.45
=0.0120581

Gearing (Last Year: Aug24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Aug23 to Aug24
=2.2/173.3215
=0.01269317

AB Dynamics's gearing of this year was 0.0120581. AB Dynamics's gearing of last year was 0.01269317. ==> 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: Aug25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=79.4/36
=2.20555556

Current Ratio (Last Year: Aug24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=65.1/31.5
=2.06666667

AB Dynamics's current ratio of this year was 2.20555556. AB Dynamics's current ratio of last year was 2.06666667. ==> 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.

AB Dynamics's number of shares in issue this year was 23.3. AB Dynamics's number of shares in issue last year was 23.2. ==> 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
=71.1/114.7
=0.61987794

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=66.3/111.3
=0.59568733

AB Dynamics's gross margin of this year was 0.61987794. AB Dynamics's gross margin of last year was 0.59568733. ==> 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 (Aug24)
=114.7/176
=0.65170455

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Aug23)
=111.3/170.643
=0.65223888

AB Dynamics's asset turnover of this year was 0.65170455. AB Dynamics's asset turnover of last year was 0.65223888. ==> 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+1+1+1+1+0+1+0
=7

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

AB Dynamics has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 7 mean?
AB Dynamics (CHIX:ABDPL) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on AB Dynamics and its competitors. This is 17% above median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, AB Dynamics' Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, AB Dynamics ranks #140 out of 1287 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 10.9%.
Is AB Dynamics' Piotroski F-Score too high?
AB Dynamics' current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.00 to a high of 7.00. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. AB Dynamics' value of 7 is 40% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AB Dynamics ranks #140 out of 1287 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, AB Dynamics has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AB Dynamics' Piotroski F-Score compare to ORLY and AZO?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, AB Dynamics ranks #140 out of 1287 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places AB Dynamics in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. AB Dynamics' value of 7 is 40% above this benchmark. Historically, AB Dynamics' own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, AB Dynamics has consistently been above 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Vehicles & Parts companies is 5.00, based on 1,287 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. AB Dynamics's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% above 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 AB Dynamics and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts 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. AB Dynamics's current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 17% above median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AB Dynamics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AB Dynamics (CHIX:ABDPL) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £18.87, compared to a current price of £10.27 — trading 45.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 40% above the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 5.00. AB Dynamics' overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 2 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 AB Dynamics (CHIX:ABDPL), the current Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 26, 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 AB Dynamics (CHIX:ABDPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AB Dynamics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £10.27 is trading 45.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of £18.87. GuruFocus considers AB Dynamics to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:ABDPL:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 7 (17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: £18.87 vs. price of £10.27 (45.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 40% above the Vehicles & Parts median (#140 of 1287)

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


AB Dynamics Business Description

Other Exchanges ABDDF:USAABDP:UK6DY:Germany
Address Middleton Drive, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, GBR, BA15 1GB
AB Dynamics PLC supplies measurement and testing equipment to the automotive industry. The principal activity of the Group is the design, manufacture, and supply of testing, simulation and measurement products for the world-wide transport market. The Group's products and services are used for the development of road vehicles, particularly in the areas of active safety and autonomous systems. The Groups segments include: Testing Products, Testing services, and Simulation. Geographically, key revenue is generated from Asia Pacific that includes the United Kingdom, North America, and the Rest of the World.
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