BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) Piotroski F-Score: 7 (As of Jun. 28, 2026) — 40% Above Median


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What is BlackRock World Mining Trust Piotroski F-Score?

BlackRock World Mining Trust LSE:BRWM +0.55% 29 Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 28, 2026, which is 40% above its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates LSE:BRWM with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,594 Asset Management companies, BlackRock World Mining Trust ranks better than 92.91% on this metric.

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

BlackRock World Mining Trust has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock World Mining Trust's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BRWM' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of BlackRock World Mining Trust was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.

BlackRock World Mining Trust  (LSE:BRWM) 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.


BlackRock World Mining Trust Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


BlackRock World Mining Trust Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BlackRock World Mining Trust'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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust Piotroski F-Score Chart

BlackRock World Mining Trust Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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BlackRock World Mining Trust Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:BRWM vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock World Mining Trust'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.


BlackRock World Mining Trust Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock World Mining Trust's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock World Mining Trust'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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Net Income was £688.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £89.8 Mil.
Revenue was £693.8 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec24)
to the end of this year (Dec25) was (1123.654 + 1704.782) / 2 = £1414.218 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec24) was £1,123.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £96.7 Mil.
Total Assets was £1,704.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was £106.4 Mil.
Net Income was £-119.9 Mil.

Revenue was £-115.1 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec23)
to the end of last year (Dec24) was (1320.169 + 1123.654) / 2 = £1221.9115 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec23) was £1,320.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £135.7 Mil.
Total Assets was £1,123.7 Mil.
Total Liabilities was £148.5 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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Net Income (TTM) was 688.6. ==> 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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 89.8. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=688.59/1123.654
=0.6128132

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec23)
=-119.941/1320.169
=-0.09085276

BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on assets of this year was 0.6128132. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on assets of last year was -0.09085276. ==> 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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Net Income (TTM) was 688.6. BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 89.8. ==> 89.8 <= 688.6 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

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
=96.708/1414.218
=0.06838267

Gearing (Last Year: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=135.743/1221.9115
=0.1110907

BlackRock World Mining Trust's gearing of this year was 0.06838267. BlackRock World Mining Trust's gearing of last year was 0.1110907. ==> 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

* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Total Current Assets and Total Current Liabilities reported. Thus, we use Total Assets and Total Liabilities to calculate current ratio for banks and insurance companies.

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec25)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=1704.782/106.354
=16.02931719

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec24)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=1123.654/148.455
=7.56898724

BlackRock World Mining Trust's current ratio of this year was 16.02931719. BlackRock World Mining Trust's current ratio of last year was 7.56898724. ==> 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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust's number of shares in issue this year was 188.213. BlackRock World Mining Trust's number of shares in issue last year was 191.149. ==> 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.

* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Gross Profit reported. Thus, we use net income instead of gross profit and calculate Net Margin for this score.

Net Margin (This Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=688.59/693.801
=0.9924892

Net Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=-119.941/-115.124
=1.04184184

BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of this year was 0.9924892. BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of last year was 1.04184184. ==> Last year's net 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 (Dec24)
=693.801/1123.654
=0.61745075

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec23)
=-115.124/1320.169
=-0.08720399

BlackRock World Mining Trust's asset turnover of this year was 0.61745075. BlackRock World Mining Trust's asset turnover of last year was -0.08720399. ==> 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+1+0+1+1+1+0+1
=7

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

BlackRock World Mining Trust has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 7 mean?
BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on BlackRock World Mining Trust and its competitors. This is 40% above median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, BlackRock World Mining Trust's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, BlackRock World Mining Trust ranks #113 out of 1594 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 7.1%.
Is BlackRock World Mining Trust's Piotroski F-Score too high?
BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% above 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 7.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. BlackRock World Mining Trust's value of 7 is 40% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, BlackRock World Mining Trust ranks #113 out of 1594 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BlackRock World Mining Trust's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, BlackRock World Mining Trust ranks #113 out of 1594 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places BlackRock World Mining Trust in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. BlackRock World Mining Trust's value of 7 is 40% above this benchmark. Historically, BlackRock World Mining Trust's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, BlackRock World Mining Trust has consistently been above 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 an Asset Management company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Asset Management companies is 5.00, based on 1,594 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. BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% above 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 BlackRock World Mining Trust and its competitors. For the Asset Management 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. BlackRock World Mining Trust's current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 40% above 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 BlackRock World Mining Trust stock overvalued right now?
BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 7. The current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 40% above median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 40% above the Asset Management industry median of 5.00. BlackRock World Mining Trust's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 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 BlackRock World Mining Trust (LSE:BRWM), the current Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 28, 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.

BlackRock World Mining Trust Business Description

Address 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, GBR, EC2N 2DL
BlackRock World Mining Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its primary investment objective is to maximize total returns to shareholders through a portfolio of mining and metal securities. It focuses on investing in quoted securities, royalties derived from the production of metals and minerals, as well as physical metals. It may utilize derivative instruments such as options, futures, and contracts for difference to enhance the performance of the group to meet its objectives.
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