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Nippon Active Value FundLSE:NAVF +0.43%73 Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Aug. 08, 2026, which is 40% above its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates LSE:NAVF with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of £2.50 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,591 Asset Management companies, Nippon Active Value Fund ranks better than 92.71% 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
Nippon Active Value Fund 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 Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:NAVF'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3 Med: 5 Max: 7
Current: 7
During the past 6 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Nippon Active Value Fund was 7. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.
Nippon Active Value Fund (LSE:NAVF) 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.
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.
Nippon Active Value Fund Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Nippon Active Value Fund Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
* 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.
LSE:NAVF vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Nippon Active Value Fund'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.
Nippon Active Value Fund Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* 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.
*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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's current Net Income (TTM) was 64.07.
==> 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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 5.68.
==> 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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's return on assets of this year was 0.17469025. Nippon Active Value Fund's return on assets of last year was 0.15143808.
==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Nippon Active Value Fund's gearing of this year was 0. Nippon Active Value Fund's gearing of last year was 0.
==> 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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's current ratio of this year was 642.75707899. Nippon Active Value Fund's current ratio of last year was 279.96335878.
==> 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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's number of shares in issue this year was 192.515. Nippon Active Value Fund's number of shares in issue last year was 189.142.
==> 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.
* 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.
Nippon Active Value Fund's net margin of this year was 0.96108728. Nippon Active Value Fund's net margin of last year was 0.94927919.
==> This year's net 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
Nippon Active Value Fund's asset turnover of this year was 0.18176315. Nippon Active Value Fund's asset turnover of last year was 0.15952955.
==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.
Evaluation
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Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
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Nippon Active Value Fund has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.
Nippon Active Value Fund (LSE:NAVF) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 as of Aug. 08, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Nippon Active Value Fund and its competitors. This is 40% above median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Nippon Active Value Fund ranks #116 out of 1591 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 7.3%.
Is Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Nippon Active Value Fund'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 3.00 to a high of 7.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Nippon Active Value Fund's value of 7 is 40% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Nippon Active Value Fund ranks #116 out of 1591 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Nippon Active Value Fund has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nippon Active Value Fund's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Nippon Active Value Fund ranks #116 out of 1591 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Nippon Active Value Fund in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Nippon Active Value Fund's value of 7 is 40% above this benchmark. Historically, Nippon Active Value Fund's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Nippon Active Value Fund 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 1,591 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. Nippon Active Value Fund'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 Nippon Active Value Fund 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. Nippon Active Value Fund'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 Nippon Active Value Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nippon Active Value Fund (LSE:NAVF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £2.50, compared to a current price of £2.36 — trading 5.6% below its estimated fair value. 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. Nippon Active Value Fund's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 4 warning signs 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 Nippon Active Value Fund (LSE:NAVF), the current Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Aug. 08, 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.
Is Nippon Active Value Fund (LSE:NAVF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nippon Active Value Fund stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of £2.36 is trading 5.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of £2.50.
GuruFocus considers Nippon Active Value Fund to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LSE:NAVF:
Piotroski F-Score: 7 (40% above median its 10-year median of 5.00)
GF Value™: £2.50 vs. price of £2.36 (5.6% below fair value)
Industry Position: 40% above the Asset Management median (#116 of 1591)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:NAVF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Nippon Active Value Fund PLC is a closed-ended investment company. The investment objective of the company is to provide shareholders with attractive capital growth through the active management of a focused portfolio of quoted companies which have the majority of their operations in, or revenue derived from, Japan.
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