Truetide (LSE:TRUE) Piotroski F-Score: 5 (As of Jun. 30, 2026) — Near Median


What is Truetide Piotroski F-Score?

Truetide LSE:TRUE Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 30, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,594 Asset Management companies, Truetide ranks better than 65.12% 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

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

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Truetide was 6. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.

Truetide  (LSE:TRUE) 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.


Truetide Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Truetide Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Truetide'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.

Truetide Piotroski F-Score Chart

Truetide Annual Data
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Truetide Semi-Annual Data
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LSE:TRUE vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Truetide'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.


Truetide Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Truetide's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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 £-1.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £-0.54 Mil.
Revenue was £0.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was £-0.27 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was (3.501 + 2.388) / 2 = £2.9445 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was £3.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £0.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.06 Mil.
Net Income was £-7.25 Mil.

Revenue was £0.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was £-0.37 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was (11.613 + 3.501) / 2 = £7.557 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was £11.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1.85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.10 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.

Truetide's current Net Income (TTM) was -1.09. ==> 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.

Truetide's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.54. ==> 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)
=-1.089/3.501
=-0.31105398

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=-7.249/11.613
=-0.62421424

Truetide's return on assets of this year was -0.31105398. Truetide's return on assets of last year was -0.62421424. ==> 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.

Truetide's current Net Income (TTM) was -1.09. Truetide's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -0.54. ==> -0.54 > -1.09 ==> 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
=0/2.9445
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=0/7.557
=0

Truetide's gearing of this year was 0. Truetide'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

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=0.117/0.058
=2.01724138

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1.848/0.104
=17.76923077

Truetide's current ratio of this year was 2.01724138. Truetide's current ratio of last year was 17.76923077. ==> 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.

Truetide's number of shares in issue this year was 63.723. Truetide's number of shares in issue last year was 63.723. ==> 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.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-0.274/0.021
=-13.04761905

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-0.367/0.061
=-6.01639344

Truetide's gross margin of this year was -13.04761905. Truetide's gross margin of last year was -6.01639344. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=0.021/3.501
=0.00599829

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=0.061/11.613
=0.00525273

Truetide's asset turnover of this year was 0.00599829. Truetide's asset turnover of last year was 0.00525273. ==> 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+1+0+1
=5

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

Truetide 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?
Truetide (LSE:TRUE) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Jun. 30, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Truetide and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Truetide's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 6.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Truetide ranks #556 out of 1594 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 34.9%.
Is Truetide's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Truetide'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 Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Truetide's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Truetide ranks #556 out of 1594 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Truetide's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Truetide ranks #556 out of 1594 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Truetide in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Truetide's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Truetide'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, Truetide 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 1,594 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. Truetide'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 Truetide 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. Truetide'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 Truetide stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Truetide (LSE:TRUE) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.08, compared to a current price of £0.04 — trading 54.4% below its estimated fair value. 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. 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 Truetide (LSE:TRUE), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 30, 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.

Truetide Business Description

Address 1 George Square, Glasgow, GBR, G2 1AL
Truetide PLC, formerly Braveheart Investment Group PLC is a private equity and venture capital firm. The company provides a loan, mezzanine funding, debt/equity, and advisory services to small and medium-sized enterprises.