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Yu Group (LSE:YU.) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Yu Group Piotroski F-Score?

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

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

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

During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Yu Group was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.


Yu Group Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yu Group'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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Yu Group Piotroski F-Score Chart

Yu Group Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
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Yu Group Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Yu Group's Piotroski F-Score

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Yu Group'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.


Yu Group's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Yu Group'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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was £30.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £16.1 Mil.
Revenue was £460.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was £83.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was (88.865 + 176.295) / 2 = £132.58 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was £88.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £160.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £127.9 Mil.
Net Income was £4.8 Mil.

Revenue was £278.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was £44.1 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was (59.569 + 88.865) / 2 = £74.217 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was £59.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £75.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £73.9 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.

Yu Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 30.9. ==> 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.

Yu Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 16.1. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=30.86/88.865
=0.34726833

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=4.769/59.569
=0.08005842

Yu Group's return on assets of this year was 0.34726833. Yu Group's return on assets of last year was 0.08005842. ==> 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.

Yu Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 30.9. Yu Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 16.1. ==> 16.1 <= 30.9 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=1.633/132.58
=0.01231709

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=0.048/74.217
=0.00064675

Yu Group's gearing of this year was 0.01231709. Yu Group's gearing of last year was 0.00064675. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

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: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=160.245/127.864
=1.25324564

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=75.138/73.86
=1.01730301

Yu Group's current ratio of this year was 1.25324564. Yu Group's current ratio of last year was 1.01730301. ==> 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.

Yu Group's number of shares in issue this year was 18.22. Yu Group's number of shares in issue last year was 18.22. ==> 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
=83.042/460.001
=0.18052569

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=44.125/278.587
=0.15838858

Yu Group's gross margin of this year was 0.18052569. Yu Group's gross margin of last year was 0.15838858. ==> This year's gross 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 (Dec22)
=460.001/88.865
=5.17640241

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=278.587/59.569
=4.67671104

Yu Group's asset turnover of this year was 5.17640241. Yu Group's asset turnover of last year was 4.67671104. ==> 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+0+1+1+1+1
=7

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

Yu Group has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Yu Group  (LSE:YU.) 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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Yu Group Business Description

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CPK House, 2 Horizon Place, Nottingham Business Park, Mellors Way, Nottingham, GBR, NG8 6PY
Yu Group PLC is an independent supplier of gas and electricity servicing SME businesses throughout the United Kingdom. In addition to the supply of gas and electricity, the company offers certain ancillary services and has obtained the necessary Ofgem licenses to supply gas and electricity in the United Kingdom market. Its operating segments include Retail, Smart, Metering assets, and Group. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Retail segment.

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