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CW (Curtiss-Wright) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is Curtiss-Wright Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, 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

Curtiss-Wright has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

CW' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 7   Max: 9
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Curtiss-Wright was 9. The lowest was 4. And the median was 7.


Curtiss-Wright Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curtiss-Wright'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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Curtiss-Wright Piotroski F-Score Chart

Curtiss-Wright Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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Curtiss-Wright 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 Curtiss-Wright's Piotroski F-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Curtiss-Wright'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.


Curtiss-Wright's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Curtiss-Wright's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Curtiss-Wright'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 99.471 + 111.16 + 117.852 + 101.337 = $430 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 111.335 + 177.274 + 301.299 + -38.765 = $551 Mil.
Revenue was 784.791 + 798.918 + 824.313 + 805.645 = $3,214 Mil.
Gross Profit was 284.101 + 298.263 + 317.43 + 292.464 = $1,192 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(4612.082 + 4748.194 + 4885.738 + 4985.704 + 4951.791) / 5 = $4836.7018 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was $4,612 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,120 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,800 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $954 Mil.
Net Income was 80.999 + 96.778 + 119.886 + 76.495 = $374 Mil.

Revenue was 704.396 + 724.326 + 785.791 + 713.167 = $2,928 Mil.
Gross Profit was 259.573 + 281.468 + 304.729 + 253.755 = $1,100 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(4362.125 + 4441.098 + 4413.955 + 4620.969 + 4612.082) / 5 = $4490.0458 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was $4,362 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,072 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,737 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $858 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.

Curtiss-Wright's current Net Income (TTM) was 430. ==> 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.

Curtiss-Wright's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 551. ==> 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)
=429.82/4612.082
=0.09319435

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=374.158/4362.125
=0.08577425

Curtiss-Wright's return on assets of this year was 0.09319435. Curtiss-Wright's return on assets of last year was 0.08577425. ==> 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.

Curtiss-Wright's current Net Income (TTM) was 430. Curtiss-Wright's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 551. ==> 551 > 430 ==> 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
=1120.397/4836.7018
=0.23164484

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=1071.99/4490.0458
=0.23874812

Curtiss-Wright's gearing of this year was 0.23164484. Curtiss-Wright's gearing of last year was 0.23874812. ==> 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
=1800.012/953.916
=1.88697118

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1737.216/858.275
=2.02407853

Curtiss-Wright's current ratio of this year was 1.88697118. Curtiss-Wright's current ratio of last year was 2.02407853. ==> 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.

Curtiss-Wright's number of shares in issue this year was 37.851. Curtiss-Wright's number of shares in issue last year was 38.431. ==> 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
=1192.258/3213.667
=0.37099612

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1099.525/2927.68
=0.37556188

Curtiss-Wright's gross margin of this year was 0.37099612. Curtiss-Wright's gross margin of last year was 0.37556188. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=3213.667/4612.082
=0.69679312

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=2927.68/4362.125
=0.67115913

Curtiss-Wright's asset turnover of this year was 0.69679312. Curtiss-Wright's asset turnover of last year was 0.67115913. ==> 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+1+0+1+0+1
=7

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

Curtiss-Wright has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Curtiss-Wright  (NYSE:CW) 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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Curtiss-Wright Business Description

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Address
130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300, Davidson, NC, USA, 28036
Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivers engineered products and services to commercial, defence, power generation, and other industrial markets. It offers industrial vehicle components, control systems, weapons handling systems, pumps, valves, and other solutions. The company has three reportable segments based on the markets serviced: Naval & Power, which provides coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, secondary propulsion systems, pumps, pump seals, valves, control rod drive mechanisms, and fastening systems that also generate maximum revenue for the company; Its others segments are Aerospace & Industrial and Defense Electronics. Geographically, the company generates its key revenue from the United States of America, followed by the United Kingdom and other countries.
Executives
John C Watts officer: Vice President Bus Dev & Strat C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
K Christopher Farkas officer: Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Gary A Ogilby officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Paul J Ferdenzi officer: Vice President - HR 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Lynn J Bamford director, officer: President and CEO 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Robert J Freda officer: Vice President and Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Kevin Rayment officer: Vice President and COO C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Glenda J Minor director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120
S Marce Fuller director MIRANT CORPORATION, 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
David Charles Adams officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Larry D Wyche director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
William F Moran director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Anthony J Moraco director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Tom P Quinly officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Harry Jakubowitz officer: Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068