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ASIX (AdvanSix) Piotroski F-Score : 6 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is AdvanSix 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

AdvanSix has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

ASIX' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 12 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of AdvanSix was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


AdvanSix Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AdvanSix'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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AdvanSix Piotroski F-Score Chart

AdvanSix Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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AdvanSix Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of AdvanSix's Piotroski F-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, AdvanSix'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.


AdvanSix's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AdvanSix's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AdvanSix'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 38.927 + 22.266 + 0.352 + 23.344 = $85 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 50.2 + 57.25 + 64.165 + 11.443 = $183 Mil.
Revenue was 453.479 + 398.187 + 329.062 + 377.791 = $1,559 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.368 + 57.302 + 11.301 + 53.471 = $203 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(1467.983 + 1477.95 + 1510.235 + 1594.92 + 1625.974) / 5 = $1535.4124 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was $1,468 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $320 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $418 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $351 Mil.
Net Income was 32.728 + -7.977 + -5.082 + -17.396 = $2 Mil.

Revenue was 427.94 + 322.907 + 382.208 + 336.829 = $1,470 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.923 + 8.122 + 18.541 + 2.965 = $98 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(1448.815 + 1467.009 + 1476.454 + 1496.02 + 1467.983) / 5 = $1471.2562 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was $1,449 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $304 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $391 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $284 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.

AdvanSix's current Net Income (TTM) was 85. ==> 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.

AdvanSix's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 183. ==> 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)
=84.889/1467.983
=0.05782696

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=2.273/1448.815
=0.00156887

AdvanSix's return on assets of this year was 0.05782696. AdvanSix's return on assets of last year was 0.00156887. ==> 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.

AdvanSix's current Net Income (TTM) was 85. AdvanSix's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 183. ==> 183 > 85 ==> 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
=320.437/1535.4124
=0.20869768

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=303.621/1471.2562
=0.20636854

AdvanSix's gearing of this year was 0.20869768. AdvanSix's gearing of last year was 0.20636854. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

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
=418.182/350.946
=1.19158503

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=391.307/284.122
=1.37724991

AdvanSix's current ratio of this year was 1.19158503. AdvanSix's current ratio of last year was 1.37724991. ==> 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.

AdvanSix's number of shares in issue this year was 27.289. AdvanSix's number of shares in issue last year was 26.879. ==> 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
=203.442/1558.519
=0.13053546

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=97.551/1469.884
=0.06636646

AdvanSix's gross margin of this year was 0.13053546. AdvanSix's gross margin of last year was 0.06636646. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=1558.519/1467.983
=1.06167374

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=1469.884/1448.815
=1.01454223

AdvanSix's asset turnover of this year was 1.06167374. AdvanSix's asset turnover of last year was 1.01454223. ==> 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
=1+1+1+1+0+0+0+1+1
=6

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

AdvanSix has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

AdvanSix  (NYSE:ASIX) 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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AdvanSix Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Kimball Drive, Suite 101, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
AdvanSix Inc. is a diversified chemistry company playing a critical role in globally supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people's lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, agrochemicals, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives and electronics. The company key products includes: Nylon, Caprolactam, Plant Nutrients, and Chemical Intermediates The majority of sales is from Plant Nutrients products.
Executives
Achilles B. Kintiroglou officer: SVP, General Counsel 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Erin N Kane director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Christopher Gramm officer: Controller 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, C/O LEGAL DEPT., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Michael Marberry director 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Farha Aslam director 1770 N PROMOTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Gena C Lovett director 11324 FOX CREEK FARM WAY, GREAT FALLS VA 22066
Willem L. Blindenbach officer: VP, Integrated Supply Chain 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kelly Slieter officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, PARSIPPANY NY 07054
Todd D. Karran director 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, C/O LEGAL DEPT., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Sharon Spurlin director 333 CLAY ST, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patrick Williams director 8310 S. VALLEY HWY, SUITE 350, DENVER CO 80112
Daniel F Sansone director VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Michael Preston officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, C/O LEGAL DEPT., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Jonathan Bellamy officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, C/O LEGAL DEPT., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
John M Quitmeyer officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Secy 300 KIMBALL DRIVE, SUITE 101, C/O LEGAL DEPT., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054