GRFXF (Graphex Group) Piotroski F-Score: 3 (As of Jun. 25, 2026) — Near Median


What is Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score?

Graphex Group GRFXF Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jun. 25, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 3.00. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,511 Metals & Mining companies, Graphex Group ranks better than 59.14% 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

Graphex Group 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 Graphex Group's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

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

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

Graphex Group  (OTCPK:GRFXF) 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.


Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Graphex Group'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.

Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score Chart

Graphex Group Annual Data
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Graphex Group Semi-Annual Data
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Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Graphex Group'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.


Graphex Group Piotroski F-Score vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Graphex Group's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Graphex Group'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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Net Income was $-46.87 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.26 Mil.
Revenue was $17.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6.86 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec24)
to the end of this year (Dec25) was (104.118 + 69.65) / 2 = $86.884 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec24) was $104.12 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.55 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $56.42 Mil.
Net Income was $-14.34 Mil.

Revenue was $24.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was $8.79 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec23)
to the end of last year (Dec24) was (108.497 + 104.118) / 2 = $106.3075 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec23) was $108.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $33.76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.21 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.

Graphex Group's current Net Income (TTM) was -46.87. ==> 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.

Graphex Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.26. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=-46.865/104.118
=-0.45011429

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec23)
=-14.335/108.497
=-0.13212347

Graphex Group's return on assets of this year was -0.45011429. Graphex Group's return on assets of last year was -0.13212347. ==> 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.

Graphex Group's current Net Income (TTM) was -46.87. Graphex Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.26. ==> -1.26 > -46.87 ==> 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: Dec25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec24 to Dec25
=1.554/86.884
=0.01788592

Gearing (Last Year: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=12.961/106.3075
=0.1219199

Graphex Group's gearing of this year was 0.01788592. Graphex Group's gearing of last year was 0.1219199. ==> 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: Dec25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=32.949/56.424
=0.58395364

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=33.756/47.214
=0.71495743

Graphex Group's current ratio of this year was 0.58395364. Graphex Group's current ratio of last year was 0.71495743. ==> 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.

Graphex Group's number of shares in issue this year was 667.804. Graphex Group's number of shares in issue last year was 346.06. ==> 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
=6.855/17.68
=0.38772624

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=8.787/24.166
=0.36361003

Graphex Group's gross margin of this year was 0.38772624. Graphex Group's gross margin of last year was 0.36361003. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=17.68/104.118
=0.16980733

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec23)
=24.166/108.497
=0.22273427

Graphex Group's asset turnover of this year was 0.16980733. Graphex Group's asset turnover of last year was 0.22273427. ==> 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+0+0+1+1+0+0+1+0
=3

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

Graphex Group 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?
Graphex Group (GRFXF) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Graphex Group and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 3.00. Over the past decade, Graphex Group's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Graphex Group ranks #1026 out of 2511 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 40.9%.
Is Graphex Group's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Graphex Group's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is near 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 Metals & Mining industry median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00. Graphex Group's value of 3 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Graphex Group ranks #1026 out of 2511 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Graphex Group's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Graphex Group ranks #1026 out of 2511 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Graphex Group in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00. Graphex Group's value of 3 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Graphex Group'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 3.00, Graphex Group 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 a Metals & Mining company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Metals & Mining companies is 3.00, based on 2,511 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. Graphex Group's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 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 Graphex Group and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 3.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Graphex Group's current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is near 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 Graphex Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Graphex Group (GRFXF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.01, compared to a current price of $0.01 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is near median its 10-year median of 3.00 and 0% at the Metals & Mining industry median of 3.00. 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 Graphex Group (GRFXF), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jun. 25, 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.

Graphex Group Business Description

Other Exchanges GRFXY:USA06128:Hong Kong
Address 262 Gloucester Road, 11th Floor, COFCO Tower, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Graphex Group Ltd is engaged in the development and processing of graphene products, in particular, graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and other applications. The Group is also engaged in landscape architecture businesses.. It operates in two segments namely, the Graphene Products Segment includes Processing and sale of graphite and graphene-related products; the Landscape Architecture Design Segment includes Providing landscape architecture design. The company derives the maximum of its revenue from the sale of graphene products segment. The Company operates in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.