NKRSF (Niko Resources) Piotroski F-Score: 0 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


What is Niko Resources 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

Niko Resources has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Niko Resources's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

Niko Resources  (OTCPK:NKRSF) 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.


Niko Resources Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Niko Resources Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Niko Resources'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.

Niko Resources Piotroski F-Score Chart

Niko Resources Annual Data
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Niko Resources Quarterly Data
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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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Net Income was -26.883 + -18.184 + -34.015 + -1.244 = $-80.33 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.217 + 15.558 + -0.744 + 1.485 = $10.08 Mil.
Revenue was 6.125 + 4.575 + 5.105 + 0 = $15.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was -24.587 + -19.939 + -20.545 + 0 = $-65.07 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec17)
to the end of this year (Dec18) was
(397.506 + 363.219 + 344.07 + 6.212 + 5.258) / 5 = $223.253 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec17) was $397.51 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $387.16 Mil.
Net Income was 24.089 + -36.651 + -10.478 + -7.258 = $-30.30 Mil.

Revenue was 8.951 + 5.764 + 4.926 + 6.116 = $25.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was -6.837 + -5.587 + -6.274 + -5.427 = $-24.13 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec16)
to the end of last year (Dec17) was
(436.783 + 426.008 + 414.921 + 407.916 + 397.506) / 5 = $416.6268 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec16) was $436.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $211.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $31.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $438.65 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.

Niko Resources's current Net Income (TTM) was -80.33. ==> 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.

Niko Resources's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 10.08. ==> 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 (Dec17)
=-80.326/397.506
=-0.20207494

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec16)
=-30.298/436.783
=-0.06936625

Niko Resources's return on assets of this year was -0.20207494. Niko Resources's return on assets of last year was -0.06936625. ==> 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.

Niko Resources's current Net Income (TTM) was -80.33. Niko Resources's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 10.08. ==> 10.08 > -80.33 ==> 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: Dec18)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec17 to Dec18
=0/223.253
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Dec17)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec16 to Dec17
=211.328/416.6268
=0.50723573

Niko Resources's gearing of this year was 0. Niko Resources's gearing of last year was 0.50723573. ==> 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: Dec18)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=5.258/387.158
=0.01358102

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec17)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=31.262/438.646
=0.07126932

Niko Resources's current ratio of this year was 0.01358102. Niko Resources's current ratio of last year was 0.07126932. ==> 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.

Niko Resources's number of shares in issue this year was 94.05. Niko Resources's number of shares in issue last year was 94.05. ==> 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
=-65.071/15.805
=-4.11711484

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=-24.125/25.757
=-0.93663858

Niko Resources's gross margin of this year was -4.11711484. Niko Resources's gross margin of last year was -0.93663858. ==> 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 (Dec17)
=15.805/397.506
=0.03976041

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec16)
=25.757/436.783
=0.05896979

Niko Resources's asset turnover of this year was 0.03976041. Niko Resources's asset turnover of last year was 0.05896979. ==> 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+1+0+1+1+0+1+0+0
=4

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

Niko Resources has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.


Niko Resources Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 205 - 5th Avenue SW, Suite 2700, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3G6
Niko Resources Ltd is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company.