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Manila Electric Co (Manila Electric Co) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Manila Electric Co 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

Manila Electric Co 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 Manila Electric Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MERVF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 7   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Manila Electric Co was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 7.


Manila Electric Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manila Electric Co'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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Manila Electric Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Manila Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
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Manila Electric Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00

Competitive Comparison of Manila Electric Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Manila Electric Co'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.


Manila Electric Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Manila Electric Co'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 139.569 + 169.157 + 182.368 + 166.425 = $658 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.693 + 136.37 + 514.733 + 364.114 = $1,003 Mil.
Revenue was 1826.832 + 2060.905 + 1909.3 + 1874.196 = $7,671 Mil.
Gross Profit was 335.495 + 398.63 + 391.195 + 363.077 = $1,488 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(8979.406 + 8863.908 + 8879.143 + 9122.468 + 10134.227) / 5 = $9195.8304 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $8,979 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,077 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,815 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,034 Mil.
Net Income was 110.344 + 116.553 + 114.771 + 149.979 = $492 Mil.

Revenue was 1485.526 + 1966.193 + 1993.464 + 1930.639 = $7,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 316.646 + 316.127 + 282.406 + 273.916 = $1,189 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(8362.992 + 8683.044 + 8696.187 + 8614.859 + 8979.406) / 5 = $8667.2976 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $8,363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,189 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,668 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,558 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.

Manila Electric Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 658. ==> 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.

Manila Electric Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,003. ==> 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)
=657.519/8979.406
=0.07322522

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=491.647/8362.992
=0.05878841

Manila Electric Co's return on assets of this year was 0.07322522. Manila Electric Co's return on assets of last year was 0.05878841. ==> 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.

Manila Electric Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 658. Manila Electric Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,003. ==> 1,003 > 658 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=1076.849/9195.8304
=0.11710188

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=1188.992/8667.2976
=0.1371814

Manila Electric Co's gearing of this year was 0.11710188. Manila Electric Co's gearing of last year was 0.1371814. ==> 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: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2814.537/4033.912
=0.69771899

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2668.033/3557.533
=0.74996718

Manila Electric Co's current ratio of this year was 0.69771899. Manila Electric Co's current ratio of last year was 0.74996718. ==> 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.

Manila Electric Co's number of shares in issue this year was 1127. Manila Electric Co's number of shares in issue last year was 1127. ==> 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
=1488.397/7671.233
=0.19402318

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1189.095/7375.822
=0.16121525

Manila Electric Co's gross margin of this year was 0.19402318. Manila Electric Co's gross margin of last year was 0.16121525. ==> 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)
=7671.233/8979.406
=0.85431408

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=7375.822/8362.992
=0.88195971

Manila Electric Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.85431408. Manila Electric Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.88195971. ==> 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
=1+1+1+1+1+0+1+1+0
=7

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

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

Manila Electric Co  (OTCPK:MERVF) 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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Manila Electric Co (Manila Electric Co) Business Description

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Address
Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Ugong, Lopez Building, Pasig, PHL, 1605
Manila Electric Co, or Meralco, is an electric utility company serving the Philippines. Meralco generates, transmits, and distributes electricity through its portfolio of thermal power plants. The vast majority of the energy produced by the company comes from its natural gas and goal facilities. Meralco generates almost all of its revenue through the sale of electricity. While nearly all of the company's customers are residential entities, total energy sales are split fairly evenly between commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Meralco is the largest electric distribution company in the Philippines and serves dozens of cities and municipalities, including Metropolitan Manila.

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