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CYBR (CyberArk Software) Piotroski F-Score : 5 (As of Jun. 30, 2025)


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What is CyberArk Software Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

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

CYBR' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of CyberArk Software was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.


CyberArk Software Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CyberArk Software'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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CyberArk Software Piotroski F-Score Chart

CyberArk Software Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 5.00

CyberArk Software Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 6.00 6.00 7.00 5.00 5.00

Competitive Comparison of CyberArk Software's Piotroski F-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, CyberArk Software'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.


CyberArk Software's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CyberArk Software's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CyberArk Software'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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Net Income was -12.923 + 11.11 + -97.118 + 11.463 = $-87 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 44.343 + 54.173 + 64.736 + 98.528 = $262 Mil.
Revenue was 224.706 + 240.102 + 314.384 + 317.601 = $1,097 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.688 + 192.917 + 240.618 + 241.34 = $855 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(2046.905 + 2120.584 + 2461.815 + 3348.395 + 3337.968) / 5 = $2663.1334 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was $2,047 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,009 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $784 Mil.
Net Income was -25.778 + -14.609 + 8.911 + 5.47 = $-26 Mil.

Revenue was 175.843 + 191.236 + 223.104 + 221.55 = $812 Mil.
Gross Profit was 137.076 + 149.497 + 183.451 + 179.142 = $649 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(1806.015 + 1828.186 + 1864.866 + 2022.208 + 2046.905) / 5 = $1913.636 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was $1,806 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,252 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,102 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.

CyberArk Software's current Net Income (TTM) was -87. ==> 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.

CyberArk Software's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 262. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=-87.468/2046.905
=-0.04273183

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=-26.006/1806.015
=-0.01439966

CyberArk Software's return on assets of this year was -0.04273183. CyberArk Software's return on assets of last year was -0.01439966. ==> 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.

CyberArk Software's current Net Income (TTM) was -87. CyberArk Software's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 262. ==> 262 > -87 ==> 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
=0/2663.1334
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=0/1913.636
=0

CyberArk Software's gearing of this year was 0. CyberArk Software'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
=1009.224/784.262
=1.28684547

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1251.722/1101.562
=1.13631552

CyberArk Software's current ratio of this year was 1.28684547. CyberArk Software's current ratio of last year was 1.13631552. ==> 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.

CyberArk Software's number of shares in issue this year was 51.204. CyberArk Software's number of shares in issue last year was 47.737. ==> 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.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=854.563/1096.793
=0.77914702

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=649.166/811.733
=0.79972848

CyberArk Software's gross margin of this year was 0.77914702. CyberArk Software's gross margin of last year was 0.79972848. ==> 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)
=1096.793/2046.905
=0.53582995

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=811.733/1806.015
=0.44946083

CyberArk Software's asset turnover of this year was 0.53582995. CyberArk Software's asset turnover of last year was 0.44946083. ==> 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+1+0+1+1+1+0+0+1
=5

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

CyberArk Software has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

CyberArk Software  (NAS:CYBR) 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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CyberArk Software Business Description

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9 Hapsagot Street, Park Ofer B, P.O. Box 3143, Petach Tikva, ISR, 4951040
CyberArk is a cybersecurity vendor focused on the identity market. The company's core privileged access management offering is a market leader in that subsegment, with more than half of the Fortune 500 as CyberArk customers. The identity security vendor was founded in 1999 and has around 9,000 customers across various industries. While CyberArk historically sold its security solutions primarily via on-premises licenses, over the past few years it has transitioned to a subscription recurring-revenue model.