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FECCF (Frontera Energy) Piotroski F-Score : 5 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Frontera Energy 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

Frontera Energy 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 Frontera Energy's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FECCF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 6
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Frontera Energy was 6. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.


Frontera Energy Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontera Energy'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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Frontera Energy Piotroski F-Score Chart

Frontera Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 5.00

Frontera Energy Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 5.00

Competitive Comparison of Frontera Energy's Piotroski F-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Frontera Energy'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.


Frontera Energy's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Frontera Energy's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Frontera Energy'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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was -8.503 + -2.846 + 16.588 + -29.401 = $-24 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.616 + 149.787 + 124.058 + 170.571 = $510 Mil.
Revenue was 269.681 + 285.297 + 281.328 + 293.585 = $1,130 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.726 + 60.793 + 46.886 + 59.372 = $213 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec24) was
(3016.28 + 3019.428 + 2984.331 + 3015.263 + 2900.877) / 5 = $2987.2358 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was $3,016 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $471 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $413 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $514 Mil.
Net Income was -11.33 + 80.207 + 32.582 + 92.038 = $193 Mil.

Revenue was 259.579 + 299.706 + 321.083 + 305.184 = $1,186 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.622 + 35.408 + 85.558 + 56.826 = $219 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec22)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(2737.239 + 2788.714 + 2897.212 + 2899.253 + 3016.28) / 5 = $2867.7396 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec22) was $2,737 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $479 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $483 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $545 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.

Frontera Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -24. ==> 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.

Frontera Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 510. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=-24.162/3016.28
=-0.00801053

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=193.497/2737.239
=0.07069058

Frontera Energy's return on assets of this year was -0.00801053. Frontera Energy's return on assets of last year was 0.07069058. ==> 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.

Frontera Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -24. Frontera Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 510. ==> 510 > -24 ==> 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: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=471.005/2987.2358
=0.15767252

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=479.343/2867.7396
=0.16715011

Frontera Energy's gearing of this year was 0.15767252. Frontera Energy's gearing of last year was 0.16715011. ==> 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: Dec24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=413.05/513.615
=0.80420159

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=482.846/544.701
=0.88644229

Frontera Energy's current ratio of this year was 0.80420159. Frontera Energy's current ratio of last year was 0.88644229. ==> 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.

Frontera Energy's number of shares in issue this year was 81.51. Frontera Energy's number of shares in issue last year was 91.012. ==> 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
=212.777/1129.891
=0.1883164

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=219.414/1185.552
=0.18507328

Frontera Energy's gross margin of this year was 0.1883164. Frontera Energy's gross margin of last year was 0.18507328. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=1129.891/3016.28
=0.37459752

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec22)
=1185.552/2737.239
=0.43311965

Frontera Energy's asset turnover of this year was 0.37459752. Frontera Energy's asset turnover of last year was 0.43311965. ==> 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+1+0+1+1+0+1+1+0
=5

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

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

Frontera Energy  (OTCPK:FECCF) 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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Frontera Energy Business Description

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Address
140 4 Avenue SW, Suite 1030, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3N3
Frontera Energy Corp is a Canadian-based company engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves in South America. It operates in four reportable segments such as Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Infrastructure Colombia. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Colombia segment.