Cardeon AB (NGM:CARDEO) Piotroski F-Score: 5 (As of Jun. 27, 2026) — 25% Above Median


What is Cardeon AB Piotroski F-Score?

Cardeon AB NGM:CARDEO +30.00% Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jun. 27, 2026, which is 25% above its 10-year median of 4.00. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,597 Asset Management companies, Cardeon AB ranks better than 65% 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

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

NGM:CARDEO' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 5
Current: 5

During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Cardeon AB was 5. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.

Cardeon AB  (NGM:CARDEO) 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.


Cardeon AB Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Cardeon AB Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cardeon AB'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.

Cardeon AB Piotroski F-Score Chart

Cardeon AB Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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Cardeon AB Quarterly Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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NGM:CARDEO vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Cardeon AB'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.


Cardeon AB Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cardeon AB'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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was -5.613 + -30.841 + -1.563 + -12.582 = kr-50.60 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.918 + -1.948 + -0.968 + -1.492 = kr-8.33 Mil.
Revenue was 1.193 + 2.274 + 1.701 + 1.622 = kr6.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.241 + -0.426 + -0.697 + -0.814 = kr-3.18 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec25) was
(153.849 + 77.279 + 62.184 + 61.163 + 49.052) / 5 = kr80.7054 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was kr153.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr6.83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr9.81 Mil.
Net Income was -2.407 + 0 + -8.13 + -45.477 = kr-56.01 Mil.

Revenue was 3.252 + 0 + 0.874 + 1.054 = kr5.18 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.197 + 0 + -1.888 + -1.414 = kr-3.50 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(97.456 + 35.891 + 218.638 + 210.318 + 153.849) / 5 = kr143.2304 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was kr97.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr14.38 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.

Cardeon AB's current Net Income (TTM) was -50.60. ==> 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.

Cardeon AB's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -8.33. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=-50.599/153.849
=-0.32888742

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-56.014/97.456
=-0.57476194

Cardeon AB's return on assets of this year was -0.32888742. Cardeon AB's return on assets of last year was -0.57476194. ==> 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.

Cardeon AB's current Net Income (TTM) was -50.60. Cardeon AB's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -8.33. ==> -8.33 > -50.60 ==> 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: Dec25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec25
=0/80.7054
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec23
=0/143.2304
=0

Cardeon AB's gearing of this year was 0. Cardeon AB'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: Dec25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=6.83/9.806
=0.69651234

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=4.409/14.377
=0.30667038

Cardeon AB's current ratio of this year was 0.69651234. Cardeon AB's current ratio of last year was 0.30667038. ==> 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.

Cardeon AB's number of shares in issue this year was 840.424. Cardeon AB's number of shares in issue last year was 224.036. ==> 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
=-3.178/6.79
=-0.46804124

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-3.499/5.18
=-0.67548263

Cardeon AB's gross margin of this year was -0.46804124. Cardeon AB's gross margin of last year was -0.67548263. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=6.79/153.849
=0.04413418

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=5.18/97.456
=0.05315219

Cardeon AB's asset turnover of this year was 0.04413418. Cardeon AB's asset turnover of last year was 0.05315219. ==> 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+0+1+1+1+1+0+1+0
=5

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

Cardeon AB 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?
Cardeon AB (NGM:CARDEO) 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 Cardeon AB and its competitors. This is 25% above median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, Cardeon AB's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Cardeon AB ranks #559 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 35%.
Is Cardeon AB's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Cardeon AB's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 25% above median its 10-year median of 4.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 5.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Cardeon AB's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Cardeon AB ranks #559 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Cardeon AB's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Cardeon AB ranks #559 out of 1597 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Cardeon AB in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Cardeon AB's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Cardeon AB's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Cardeon AB 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. Cardeon AB'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 Cardeon AB 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. Cardeon AB's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is 25% above median its own 10-year median of 4.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cardeon AB stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cardeon AB (NGM:CARDEO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr0.01, compared to a current price of kr0.07 — trading 550% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is 25% above median its 10-year median of 4.00 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 Cardeon AB (NGM:CARDEO), 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.

Cardeon AB Business Description

Address Gasverksgatan 3, Lund, SWE, SE-222 29
Cardeon AB is an investment company. It primarily invests in Nordic innovative companies and startups within life science.