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Montauk Renewables (JSE:MKR) Piotroski F-Score : 4 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Montauk Renewables 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

Montauk Renewables has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

JSE:MKR' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 4

During the past 7 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Montauk Renewables was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 5.


Montauk Renewables Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Montauk Renewables'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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Montauk Renewables Piotroski F-Score Chart

Montauk Renewables Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A 5.00 8.00 4.00 4.00

Montauk Renewables 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 5.00 5.00 7.00 4.00

Competitive Comparison of Montauk Renewables's Piotroski F-Score

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Montauk Renewables'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.


Montauk Renewables's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Montauk Renewables's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Montauk Renewables'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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was 34.868 + -13.122 + 299.956 + -153.98 = R168 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 269.373 + 3.557 + 502.965 + 13.19 = R789 Mil.
Revenue was 731.05 + 798.68 + 1159.796 + 504.535 = R3,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 335.83 + 287.476 + 691.933 + 87.939 = R1,403 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec24) was
(6525.915 + 6685.107 + 6670.818 + 6582.531 + 6358.425) / 5 = R6564.5592 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was R6,526 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,043 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R611 Mil.
Net Income was -69.167 + 18.801 + 245.302 + 89.419 = R284 Mil.

Revenue was 349.742 + 998.273 + 1056.162 + 872.145 = R3,276 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.972 + 521.668 + 569.464 + 398.481 = R1,509 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec22)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(5742.42 + 5922.231 + 6304.626 + 6554.755 + 6525.915) / 5 = R6209.9894 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec22) was R5,742 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,113 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,680 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R547 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.

Montauk Renewables's current Net Income (TTM) was 168. ==> 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.

Montauk Renewables's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 789. ==> 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)
=167.722/6525.915
=0.02570092

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=284.355/5742.42
=0.04951832

Montauk Renewables's return on assets of this year was 0.02570092. Montauk Renewables's return on assets of last year was 0.04951832. ==> 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.

Montauk Renewables's current Net Income (TTM) was 168. Montauk Renewables's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 789. ==> 789 > 168 ==> 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
=891.544/6564.5592
=0.13581171

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=1113.44/6209.9894
=0.17929821

Montauk Renewables's gearing of this year was 0.13581171. Montauk Renewables's gearing of last year was 0.17929821. ==> 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
=1042.518/610.82
=1.70675158

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1680.213/546.873
=3.07240072

Montauk Renewables's current ratio of this year was 1.70675158. Montauk Renewables's current ratio of last year was 3.07240072. ==> 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.

Montauk Renewables's number of shares in issue this year was 142.647. Montauk Renewables's number of shares in issue last year was 142.604. ==> 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
=1403.178/3194.061
=0.43930845

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1508.585/3276.322
=0.46045077

Montauk Renewables's gross margin of this year was 0.43930845. Montauk Renewables's gross margin of last year was 0.46045077. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=3194.061/6525.915
=0.48944263

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec22)
=3276.322/5742.42
=0.57054726

Montauk Renewables's asset turnover of this year was 0.48944263. Montauk Renewables's asset turnover of last year was 0.57054726. ==> 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+0+1+1+0+0+0+0
=4

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

Montauk Renewables has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Montauk Renewables  (JSE:MKR) 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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Montauk Renewables Business Description

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5313 Campbells Run Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15205
Montauk Renewables Inc is a renewable energy company. It specializes in the recovery and processing of biogas from landfills and other non-fossil fuel sources for beneficial use as a replacement for fossil fuels. The firm develops, owns, and operates RNG projects that supply renewable fuel into the transportation and electrical power sectors. Montauk operates in two segments namely Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Renewable Natural Gas segment.

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