SDCL Efficiencyome Trust (LSE:SEIT) Piotroski F-Score: 5 (As of Jun. 27, 2026) — Near Median


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What is SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Piotroski F-Score?

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust LSE:SEIT +1.15% 33 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 27, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates LSE:SEIT with a GF Score™ of 33/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,597 Asset Management companies, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust ranks better than 92.92% 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

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust 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 SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SEIT' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 5

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

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust  (LSE:SEIT) 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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SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SDCL Efficiencyome 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Piotroski F-Score Chart

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
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SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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LSE:SEIT vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, SDCL Efficiencyome 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.


SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SDCL Efficiencyome 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was £-87.40 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £45.90 Mil.
Revenue was £-84.10 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (985.4 + 846.5) / 2 = £915.95 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was £985.40 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was £846.50 Mil.
Total Liabilities was £2.00 Mil.
Net Income was £70.10 Mil.

Revenue was £72.50 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (984.5 + 985.4) / 2 = £984.95 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was £984.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was £985.40 Mil.
Total Liabilities was £1.80 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current Net Income (TTM) was -87.40. ==> 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 45.90. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=-87.4/985.4
=-0.08869495

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=70.1/984.5
=0.07120366

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's return on assets of this year was -0.08869495. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's return on assets of last year was 0.07120366. ==> 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current Net Income (TTM) was -87.40. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 45.90. ==> 45.90 > -87.40 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=0/915.95
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=0/984.95
=0

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's gearing of this year was 0. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust'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.

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar26)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=846.5/2
=423.25

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=985.4/1.8
=547.44444444

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current ratio of this year was 423.25. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's current ratio of last year was 547.44444444. ==> 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's number of shares in issue this year was 1085.42. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's number of shares in issue last year was 1085.42. ==> 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
=-87.4/-84.1
=1.039239

Net Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=70.1/72.5
=0.96689655

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's net margin of this year was 1.039239. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's net margin of last year was 0.96689655. ==> 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

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar25)
=-84.1/985.4
=-0.08534605

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=72.5/984.5
=0.07364144

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's asset turnover of this year was -0.08534605. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's asset turnover of last year was 0.07364144. ==> 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+1+0+1+1+0+1+1+0
=5

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

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust 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?
SDCL Efficiencyome Trust (LSE:SEIT) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on SDCL Efficiencyome Trust and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust ranks #113 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 7.1%.
Is SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's Piotroski F-Score too high?
SDCL Efficiencyome Trust'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 4.00 to a high of 7.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust ranks #113 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust ranks #113 out of 1597 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places SDCL Efficiencyome Trust in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, SDCL Efficiencyome Trust 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 an Asset Management company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Asset Management companies is 5.00, based on 1,597 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. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust'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 SDCL Efficiencyome 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. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust'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 SDCL Efficiencyome Trust stock overvalued right now?
SDCL Efficiencyome Trust (LSE:SEIT) 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 Asset Management industry median of 5.00. SDCL Efficiencyome Trust's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 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 SDCL Efficiencyome Trust (LSE:SEIT), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 27, 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.

SDCL Efficiencyome Trust Business Description

Address 125 London Wall, 6th Floor, London, GBR, EC2Y 5AS
SDCL Efficiency Income Trust PLC is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Its projects are located in North America, the UK, and Europe and include, inter alia, a portfolio of cogeneration assets in Spain, a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar and storage projects in the United States, and Others.
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