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AAMI (Acadian Asset Management) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of Jul. 22, 2025)


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What is Acadian Asset Management Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Acadian Asset Management has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

AAMI' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Acadian Asset Management was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 6.


Acadian Asset Management Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acadian Asset Management'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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Acadian Asset Management Piotroski F-Score Chart

Acadian Asset Management Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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Acadian Asset Management Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Acadian Asset Management's Piotroski F-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Acadian Asset Management'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.


Acadian Asset Management's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Acadian Asset Management'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 11 + 16.9 + 42.5 + 20.1 = $90.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 45.7 + 69.6 + -19.1 + -48.8 = $47.4 Mil.
Revenue was 109 + 123.1 + 167.8 + 119.9 = $519.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 46.7 + 53.3 + 91.7 + 58.4 = $250.1 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(544.9 + 533.1 + 555.2 + 703.2 + 677.3) / 5 = $602.74 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was $544.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $339.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $255.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $113.3 Mil.
Net Income was 11.4 + 19.6 + 22.8 + 14.6 = $68.4 Mil.

Revenue was 96.3 + 107.3 + 131.2 + 105.7 = $440.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 46.6 + 53.5 + 63.8 + 47.5 = $211.4 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(546 + 558.3 + 553 + 611.4 + 544.9) / 5 = $562.72 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was $546.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $344.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $222.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $102.8 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.

Acadian Asset Management's current Net Income (TTM) was 90.5. ==> 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.

Acadian Asset Management's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 47.4. ==> 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)
=90.5/544.9
=0.16608552

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=68.4/546
=0.12527473

Acadian Asset Management's return on assets of this year was 0.16608552. Acadian Asset Management's return on assets of last year was 0.12527473. ==> 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.

Acadian Asset Management's current Net Income (TTM) was 90.5. Acadian Asset Management's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 47.4. ==> 47.4 <= 90.5 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

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
=339.9/602.74
=0.56392474

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=344.6/562.72
=0.61238271

Acadian Asset Management's gearing of this year was 0.56392474. Acadian Asset Management's gearing of last year was 0.61238271. ==> 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: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=255.2/113.3
=2.25242718

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=222/102.8
=2.15953307

Acadian Asset Management's current ratio of this year was 2.25242718. Acadian Asset Management's current ratio of last year was 2.15953307. ==> 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.

Acadian Asset Management's number of shares in issue this year was 37.381. Acadian Asset Management's number of shares in issue last year was 39.731. ==> 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
=250.1/519.8
=0.48114659

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=211.4/440.5
=0.47990919

Acadian Asset Management's gross margin of this year was 0.48114659. Acadian Asset Management's gross margin of last year was 0.47990919. ==> 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)
=519.8/544.9
=0.9539365

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=440.5/546
=0.80677656

Acadian Asset Management's asset turnover of this year was 0.9539365. Acadian Asset Management's asset turnover of last year was 0.80677656. ==> 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+0+1+1+1+1+1
=8

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

Acadian Asset Management has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Acadian Asset Management  (NYSE:AAMI) 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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Acadian Asset Management Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 State Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02109
Acadian Asset Management Inc is a holding company that operates a systematic investment management business through its subsidiary, that offers institutional investors across the globe access to a diversified array of systematic investment strategies designed to meet a range of risk and return objectives.
Executives
Richard Jonathan Hart officer: Chief Legal Officer 200 CLARENDON STREET, 53RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Suren Rana director, officer: President and CEO 245 PARK AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Christina Wiater officer: Principal Accounting Officer 200 CLARENDON STREET, 53RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Paulson & Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
John Paulson director, 10 percent owner 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Daniel K. Mahoney officer: Head of Finance/PAO C/O OLD MUTUAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Guang Yang director, officer: President and CEO 850 THIRD AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert J Chersi director C/O OMAM INC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, 53RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Maliz E Beams director C/O PORT FINANCIAL CORP, 1380 SOLDIERS FIELD RD, BRIGHTON MA 02135
Barbara Trebbi director C/O OMAM INC., 200 CLARENDON STREET, 53RD FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Reginald Love director C/O BRIGHTSPHERE INC., 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Andrew D Kim director 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036