Bankers Investment TrustNZSE:BIT -0.29%33 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 28, 2026, which is 20% below its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates NZSE:BIT with a GF Score™ of 33/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,597 Asset Management companies, Bankers Investment Trust ranks worse than 56.79% 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
Bankers Investment Trust has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
The historical rank and industry rank for Bankers Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
NZSE:BIT'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3 Med: 5 Max: 8
Current: 4
During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Bankers Investment Trust was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.
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.
Bankers Investment Trust Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Bankers Investment Trust 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.
NZSE:BIT vs BLK, BX, KKR: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Bankers Investment Trust'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.
Bankers Investment Trust Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bankers Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bankers Investment Trust'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.
Bankers Investment Trust's current Net Income (TTM) was 501.9.
==> 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.
Bankers Investment Trust's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 426.4.
==> 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.
Bankers Investment Trust's return on assets of this year was 0.149913. Bankers Investment Trust's return on assets of last year was 0.16181203.
==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Bankers Investment Trust's gearing of this year was 0.08321168. Bankers Investment Trust's gearing of last year was 0.08302114.
==> 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
* 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.
Bankers Investment Trust's current ratio of this year was 12.06125232. Bankers Investment Trust's current ratio of last year was 12.37571475.
==> 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.
Bankers Investment Trust's number of shares in issue this year was 1069.954. Bankers Investment Trust's number of shares in issue last year was 1189.6.
==> 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.
* 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.
Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of this year was 0.97827688. Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of last year was 0.98046337.
==> 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
Bankers Investment Trust's asset turnover of this year was 0.15324189. Bankers Investment Trust's asset turnover of last year was 0.16503629.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Bankers Investment Trust has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Bankers Investment Trust and its competitors. This is 20% below median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Bankers Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Bankers Investment Trust ranks #907 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 56.8%.
Is Bankers Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Bankers Investment Trust's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 8.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Bankers Investment Trust's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bankers Investment Trust ranks #907 out of 1597 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Bankers Investment Trust has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bankers Investment Trust's Piotroski F-Score compare to BLK and BX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Bankers Investment Trust ranks #907 out of 1597 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Bankers Investment Trust in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Bankers Investment Trust's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Bankers Investment Trust's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Bankers Investment Trust has consistently been below 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 1,597 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. Bankers Investment Trust's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below 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 Bankers Investment Trust 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. Bankers Investment Trust's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% below 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 Bankers Investment Trust stock overvalued right now?
Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 4. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 20% below the Asset Management industry median of 5.00. Bankers Investment Trust's overall GF Score™ is 33/100 with 4 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 Bankers Investment Trust (NZSE:BIT), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 28, 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.
Bankers Investment Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. The company's investment objective is to achieve capital growth in excess of the FTSE World Index and annual dividend growth greater than inflation, as defined by the UK Retail Prices Index. Its investments include Equities, Debt securities, cash investments, investment trusts, collective funds, and derivatives. Its geographical segments are the United Kingdom and Pan Europe, North America, Japan, and Pan Asia. it generate maximum Revenue from Bank Interest.
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