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China Communications Services (China Communications Services) Piotroski F-Score : 9 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is China Communications Services Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 9, 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

China Communications Services has an F-score of 9. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

CUCSF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 9
Current: 9

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of China Communications Services was 9. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


China Communications Services Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Communications Services'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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China Communications Services Piotroski F-Score Chart

China Communications Services 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 6.00 4.00 6.00 9.00

China Communications Services Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 4.00 - 6.00 - 9.00

Competitive Comparison of China Communications Services's Piotroski F-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Communications Services'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.


China Communications Services's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Communications Services's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Communications Services'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 $502 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $750 Mil.
Revenue was $20,814 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,417 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was (15815.957 + 17056.91) / 2 = $16436.4335 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $15,816 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $152 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,578 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,678 Mil.
Net Income was $482 Mil.

Revenue was $20,188 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,292 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was (15704.704 + 15815.957) / 2 = $15760.3305 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $15,705 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $172 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,077 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,552 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.

China Communications Services's current Net Income (TTM) was 502. ==> 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.

China Communications Services's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 750. ==> 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)
=502.001/15815.957
=0.03174016

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=481.683/15704.704
=0.03067126

China Communications Services's return on assets of this year was 0.03174016. China Communications Services's return on assets of last year was 0.03067126. ==> 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.

China Communications Services's current Net Income (TTM) was 502. China Communications Services's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 750. ==> 750 > 502 ==> 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
=151.596/16436.4335
=0.00922317

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=171.552/15760.3305
=0.01088505

China Communications Services's gearing of this year was 0.00922317. China Communications Services's gearing of last year was 0.01088505. ==> 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
=13578.471/10678.279
=1.27159732

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=12077.483/9552.199
=1.26436677

China Communications Services's current ratio of this year was 1.27159732. China Communications Services's current ratio of last year was 1.26436677. ==> 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.

China Communications Services's number of shares in issue this year was 6926.018. China Communications Services's number of shares in issue last year was 6926.018. ==> 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
=2416.914/20813.797
=0.11612076

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=2292.202/20188.154
=0.11354193

China Communications Services's gross margin of this year was 0.11612076. China Communications Services's gross margin of last year was 0.11354193. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=20813.797/15815.957
=1.31599985

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=20188.154/15704.704
=1.28548453

China Communications Services's asset turnover of this year was 1.31599985. China Communications Services's asset turnover of last year was 1.28548453. ==> 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+1+1+1+1
=9

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

China Communications Services has an F-score of 9. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

China Communications Services  (OTCPK:CUCSF) 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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China Communications Services (China Communications Services) Business Description

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Fenghuangzui Street, Block No. 1, Compound No. 1, Fengtai District, Beijing, CHN, 100073
China Communications Services Corp Ltd is active in the technology sector. It provides integrated comprehensive solutions for the informatization and digitalization sector. It provides integrated solutions, including telecommunications infrastructure services, business process outsourcing services as well as applications, content, and other services to telecommunications operators, government agencies, industrial customers, and small-and-medium enterprises.