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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Piotroski F-Score : 6 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DEWA' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 12 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC was 8. The lowest was 6. And the median was 6.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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.

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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Piotroski F-Score Chart

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Annual Data
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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Piotroski F-Score

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Net Income was 1860.375 + 2858.65 + 1646.213 + 497.818 = د.إ6,863 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2413.312 + 5923.176 + 5831.059 + 3851.577 = د.إ18,019 Mil.
Revenue was 7864.07 + 9870.235 + 7443.045 + 5964.101 = د.إ31,141 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2909.884 + 4348.474 + 2785.379 + 1557.389 = د.إ11,601 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(182451.055 + 182556.212 + 186029.614 + 184755.308 + 186379.097) / 5 = د.إ184434.2572 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was د.إ182,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ29,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ20,745 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ27,930 Mil.
Net Income was 1930.254 + 3325.045 + 1701.764 + 647.422 = د.إ7,604 Mil.

Revenue was 7293.615 + 9422.286 + 7017.214 + 5800.001 = د.إ29,533 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2811.493 + 4489.429 + 2399.644 + 1763.276 = د.إ11,464 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(180181.514 + 178826.078 + 183499.973 + 180957.777 + 182451.055) / 5 = د.إ181183.2794 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was د.إ180,182 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ26,060 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ19,071 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ30,835 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Net Income (TTM) was 6,863. ==> 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 18,019. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=6863.056/182451.055
=0.03761587

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=7604.485/180181.514
=0.04220458

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's return on assets of this year was 0.03761587. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's return on assets of last year was 0.04220458. ==> 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Net Income (TTM) was 6,863. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 18,019. ==> 18,019 > 6,863 ==> 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: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=29254.681/184434.2572
=0.15861848

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=26060.41/181183.2794
=0.14383452

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's gearing of this year was 0.15861848. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's gearing of last year was 0.14383452. ==> 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: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=20744.689/27930.237
=0.74273229

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=19070.643/30835.106
=0.61847178

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current ratio of this year was 0.74273229. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current ratio of last year was 0.61847178. ==> 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's number of shares in issue this year was 50000. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's number of shares in issue last year was 50000. ==> 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
=11601.126/31141.451
=0.37253004

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=11463.842/29533.116
=0.38816906

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's gross margin of this year was 0.37253004. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's gross margin of last year was 0.38816906. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=31141.451/182451.055
=0.17068386

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=29533.116/180181.514
=0.16390758

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's asset turnover of this year was 0.17068386. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's asset turnover of last year was 0.16390758. ==> 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
=1+1+0+1+0+1+1+0+1
=6

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

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC  (DFM:DEWA) 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.


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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Business Description

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Address
Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Near Wafi Mall, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and its generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The group is organized into four segments; DEWA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water desalination, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, industrial, and government; EMPOWER is engaged in the provision of district cooling, maintenance of central cooling plants and manufacturing and sale of insulated pipes; IWPP is engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of power and water plants; and Others operations include purification and sale of potable water, and other. It generates maximum revenue from the DEWA segment.

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