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ASE Technology Holding Co (ASE Technology Holding Co) Piotroski F-Score : 4 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is ASE Technology Holding Co 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

ASE Technology Holding Co 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 ASE Technology Holding Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ASX' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 7   Max: 8
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of ASE Technology Holding Co was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 7.


ASE Technology Holding Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ASE Technology Holding Co'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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ASE Technology Holding Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

ASE Technology Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 4.00

ASE Technology Holding Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 7.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 4.00

Competitive Comparison of ASE Technology Holding Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, ASE Technology Holding Co'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.


ASE Technology Holding Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, ASE Technology Holding Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ASE Technology Holding Co'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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was 190.501 + 250.969 + 273.878 + 419.977 = $1,135 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1007.296 + 517.372 + 651.614 + 1498.419 = $3,675 Mil.
Revenue was 4286.561 + 4418.703 + 4811.179 + 5138.36 = $18,655 Mil.
Gross Profit was 633.335 + 704.95 + 777.568 + 824.317 = $2,940 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(23084.321 + 22120.045 + 21806.423 + 21879.133 + 21340.278) / 5 = $22046.04 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $23,084 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,488 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,363 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,221 Mil.
Net Income was 453.972 + 540.082 + 558.369 + 493.976 = $2,046 Mil.

Revenue was 5078.593 + 5419.706 + 6030.513 + 5788.018 = $22,317 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1001.396 + 1161.643 + 1213.993 + 1112.442 = $4,489 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(24263.495 + 24485.268 + 24088.147 + 23588.939 + 23084.321) / 5 = $23902.034 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $24,263 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,715 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,799 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,481 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.

ASE Technology Holding Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 1,135. ==> 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.

ASE Technology Holding Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 3,675. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=1135.325/23084.321
=0.04918165

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=2046.399/24263.495
=0.08434065

ASE Technology Holding Co's return on assets of this year was 0.04918165. ASE Technology Holding Co's return on assets of last year was 0.08434065. ==> 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.

ASE Technology Holding Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 1,135. ASE Technology Holding Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 3,675. ==> 3,675 > 1,135 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=3488.269/22046.04
=0.15822656

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=4715.058/23902.034
=0.19726597

ASE Technology Holding Co's gearing of this year was 0.15822656. ASE Technology Holding Co's gearing of last year was 0.19726597. ==> 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: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=8362.719/7221.222
=1.15807532

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=9799.142/7481.485
=1.30978569

ASE Technology Holding Co's current ratio of this year was 1.15807532. ASE Technology Holding Co's current ratio of last year was 1.30978569. ==> 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.

ASE Technology Holding Co's number of shares in issue this year was 2176.147. ASE Technology Holding Co's number of shares in issue last year was 2093.895. ==> 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
=2940.17/18654.803
=0.15760928

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=4489.474/22316.83
=0.20116988

ASE Technology Holding Co's gross margin of this year was 0.15760928. ASE Technology Holding Co's gross margin of last year was 0.20116988. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=18654.803/23084.321
=0.80811573

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=22316.83/24263.495
=0.9197698

ASE Technology Holding Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.80811573. ASE Technology Holding Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.9197698. ==> 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
=1+1+0+1+1+0+0+0+0
=4

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

ASE Technology Holding Co has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

ASE Technology Holding Co  (NYSE:ASX) 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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ASE Technology Holding Co (ASE Technology Holding Co) Business Description

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No. 26, Chin Third Road, Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 811
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is a semiconductor assembly and testing firm. The company operates in segments: Packaging, Testing, and Electronic Manufacturing Services. Of these, packaging services contribute the most revenue. It involves packaging bare semiconductors into completed semiconductors with improved electrical and thermal characteristics. The Testing Segment includes front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing services. In the EMS segment, the company designs manufacture, and sells electronic components and telecommunication equipment motherboards. The company is based in Taiwan but garners over half its sales from firms in the United States.