Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&IncomeNPFD +0.32%32 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jul. 09, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates NPFD with a GF Scoreâ„¢ of 32/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,601 Asset Management companies, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income ranks better than 64.65% 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
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
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.
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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
* 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.
NPFD vs ETB, EVN, KIO: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income'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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* 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.
*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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Net Income (TTM) was 46.84.
==> 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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 54.61.
==> 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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's return on assets of this year was 0.06053318. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's return on assets of last year was 0.09071442.
==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's gearing of this year was 0.24578556. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's gearing of last year was 0.2609845.
==> 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
* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Total Current Assets and Total Current Liabilities reported. Thus, we use Total Assets and Total Liabilities to calculate current ratio for banks and insurance companies.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current ratio of this year was 2.72844098. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current ratio of last year was 2.69347467.
==> 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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's number of shares in issue this year was 24.143. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's number of shares in issue last year was 24.12.
==> 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.
* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Gross Profit reported. Thus, we use net income instead of gross profit and calculate Net Margin for this score.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's net margin of this year was 0.96890774. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's net margin of last year was 0.97845905.
==> Last year's net 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
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's asset turnover of this year was 0.06247569. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's asset turnover of last year was 0.09271151.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
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Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Jul. 09, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income ranks #566 out of 1601 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 35.4%.
Is Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is near median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.00 to a high of 5.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's value of 5 is 0% at this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income ranks #566 out of 1601 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income has a GF Scoreâ„¢ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's Piotroski F-Score compare to ETB and EVN?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income ranks #566 out of 1601 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's value of 5 is 0% at this benchmark. Historically, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income 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 1,601 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. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income'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 Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income 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. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income stock overvalued right now?
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 5. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 0% at the Asset Management industry median of 5.00. Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income's overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 6 warning signs to review. 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 Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income (NPFD), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Jul. 09, 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.
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income Business Description
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred&Income is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and total return. The fund invests a majority of its assets in variable-rate preferred securities and other variable-rate income-producing securities. The rest of its investments can be made in contingent capital securities or contingent convertible securities, convertible securities, corporate debt securities, U.S. government securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed-rate preferred securities, senior loans and loan participations and assignments, sovereign debt instruments, debt securities issued by supranational agencies, and/or taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds.
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