GSIW (Garden Stage) Piotroski F-Score: 5 (As of Jun. 26, 2026) — Near Median


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What is Garden Stage Piotroski F-Score?

Garden Stage GSIW +1.30% 12 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates GSIW with a GF Score™ of 12/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 782 Capital Markets companies, Garden Stage ranks better than 64.32% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Garden Stage 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 Garden Stage's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

GSIW' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 5   Max: 6
Current: 5

During the past 5 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Garden Stage was 6. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.

Garden Stage  (NAS:GSIW) 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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Garden Stage Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Garden Stage'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.

Garden Stage Piotroski F-Score Chart

Garden Stage Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Piotroski F-Score
N/A N/A 6.00 2.00 5.00

Garden Stage Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 2.00 0.00 5.00 0.00

GSIW vs BGDE, HGBL, MDBH: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Garden Stage'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.


Garden Stage Piotroski F-Score vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Garden Stage's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Garden Stage'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 $-4.32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.15 Mil.
Revenue was $5.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.26 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was (16.584 + 15.899) / 2 = $16.2415 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was $16.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.12 Mil.
Net Income was $-4.59 Mil.

Revenue was $1.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-1.99 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was (13.131 + 16.584) / 2 = $14.8575 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was $13.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.10 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.

Garden Stage's current Net Income (TTM) was -4.32. ==> 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.

Garden Stage's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.15. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=-4.318/16.584
=-0.26037144

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=-4.589/13.131
=-0.34947833

Garden Stage's return on assets of this year was -0.26037144. Garden Stage's return on assets of last year was -0.34947833. ==> 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.

Garden Stage's current Net Income (TTM) was -4.32. Garden Stage's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1.15. ==> -1.15 > -4.32 ==> 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
=0.081/16.2415
=0.00498722

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=0.198/14.8575
=0.0133266

Garden Stage's gearing of this year was 0.00498722. Garden Stage's gearing of last year was 0.0133266. ==> 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: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=13.773/9.116
=1.51086003

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=12.256/7.1
=1.72619718

Garden Stage's current ratio of this year was 1.51086003. Garden Stage's current ratio of last year was 1.72619718. ==> 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.

Garden Stage's number of shares in issue this year was 0.078. Garden Stage's number of shares in issue last year was 0.068. ==> 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
=0.255/5.403
=0.047196

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-1.992/1.365
=-1.45934066

Garden Stage's gross margin of this year was 0.047196. Garden Stage's gross margin of last year was -1.45934066. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=5.403/16.584
=0.32579595

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=1.365/13.131
=0.10395248

Garden Stage's asset turnover of this year was 0.32579595. Garden Stage's asset turnover of last year was 0.10395248. ==> 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+1+1+1+0+0+1+1
=5

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 5 mean?
Garden Stage (GSIW) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Garden Stage and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Garden Stage's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 6.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Garden Stage ranks #279 out of 782 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 35.7%.
Is Garden Stage's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Garden Stage's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is near median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 6.00. The Capital Markets industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Garden Stage's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Garden Stage ranks #279 out of 782 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Garden Stage has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Garden Stage's Piotroski F-Score compare to BGDE and HGBL?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Garden Stage ranks #279 out of 782 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Garden Stage in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Garden Stage's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Garden Stage's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 6.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Garden Stage 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 Capital Markets company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Capital Markets companies is 5.00, based on 782 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. Garden Stage's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 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 Garden Stage and its competitors. For the Capital Markets 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. Garden Stage's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Garden Stage stock overvalued right now?
Garden Stage (GSIW) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 5. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 0% at the Capital Markets industry median of 5.00. Garden Stage's overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Garden Stage (GSIW), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 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.

Garden Stage Business Description

Address 141 Des Voeux Road Central, 30th Floor, China Insurance Group Building, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Garden Stage Ltd is a Hong Kong-based financial services provider principally engaged in the provision of placing and underwriting services; securities dealing and brokerage services; and asset management services. Its business is carried out through its wholly owned Operating Subsidiaries: I Win Securities, which is licensed to conduct Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activities under the SFO in Hong Kong; and I Win Asset Management, which is licensed to conduct Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO in Hong Kong.
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