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Spark Infrastructure Group (Spark Infrastructure Group) Piotroski F-Score : 0 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Spark Infrastructure Group 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

Spark Infrastructure Group 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 Spark Infrastructure Group's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:


Spark Infrastructure Group Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spark Infrastructure Group'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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Spark Infrastructure Group Piotroski F-Score Chart

Spark Infrastructure Group Annual Data
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Spark Infrastructure Group Semi-Annual Data
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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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Net Income was $79.07 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $144.95 Mil.
Revenue was $5.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5.31 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec19)
to the end of this year (Dec20) was (2123.291 + 2297.824) / 2 = $2210.5575 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec19) was $2,123.29 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $826.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $70.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $109.77 Mil.
Net Income was $54.50 Mil.

Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec18)
to the end of last year (Dec19) was (2302.73 + 2123.291) / 2 = $2213.0105 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec18) was $2,302.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $738.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $121.54 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.

Spark Infrastructure Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 79.07. ==> 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.

Spark Infrastructure Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 144.95. ==> 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 (Dec19)
=79.069/2123.291
=0.03723889

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec18)
=54.503/2302.73
=0.02366886

Spark Infrastructure Group's return on assets of this year was 0.03723889. Spark Infrastructure Group's return on assets of last year was 0.02366886. ==> 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.

Spark Infrastructure Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 79.07. Spark Infrastructure Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 144.95. ==> 144.95 > 79.07 ==> 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: Dec20)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec19 to Dec20
=826.774/2210.5575
=0.37401153

Gearing (Last Year: Dec19)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec18 to Dec19
=738.756/2213.0105
=0.33382399

Spark Infrastructure Group's gearing of this year was 0.37401153. Spark Infrastructure Group's gearing of last year was 0.33382399. ==> 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

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec20)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=70.112/109.769
=0.63872314

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec19)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=34.027/121.538
=0.27997005

Spark Infrastructure Group's current ratio of this year was 0.63872314. Spark Infrastructure Group's current ratio of last year was 0.27997005. ==> 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.

Spark Infrastructure Group's number of shares in issue this year was 1721.992. Spark Infrastructure Group's number of shares in issue last year was 1687.085. ==> 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
=5.305/5.305
=1

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=0/0
=

Spark Infrastructure Group's gross margin of this year was 1. Spark Infrastructure Group's gross margin of last year was . ==> 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 (Dec19)
=5.305/2123.291
=0.00249848

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec18)
=0/2302.73
=0

Spark Infrastructure Group's asset turnover of this year was 0.00249848. Spark Infrastructure Group's asset turnover of last year was 0. ==> 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+0+1+0+1+1
=7

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

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

Spark Infrastructure Group  (OTCPK:SFDPF) 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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Spark Infrastructure Group (Spark Infrastructure Group) Business Description

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225 George Street, Level 29, Grosvenor Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Spark Infrastructure owns 49% interests in three electricity distribution companies: Powercor, servicing western suburbs of Melbourne; CitiPower, servicing Melbourne's inner suburbs and central business district; and SA Power Networks, servicing South Australia. Powercor and CitiPower are collectively known as Victoria Power Networks. It also owns 15% of TransGrid, the main electricity transmission network in New South Wales. The assets are heavily regulated, falling under the purview of the Australian Energy Regulator.

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