Oxford Lane CapitalOXLC +1.32%25 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 25, 2026, which is 33% above its 10-year median of 3.00. GuruFocus rates OXLC with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,601 Asset Management companies, Oxford Lane Capital ranks worse than 56.65% 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
Oxford Lane Capital has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
The historical rank and industry rank for Oxford Lane Capital's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
OXLC'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 3 Max: 5
Current: 4
During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Oxford Lane Capital was 5. The lowest was 1. And the median was 3.
Oxford Lane Capital (NAS:OXLC) 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.
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.
Oxford Lane Capital Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Oxford Lane Capital Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Oxford Lane Capital'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.
OXLC vs KBDC, PDX, STK: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Oxford Lane Capital'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.
Oxford Lane Capital Piotroski F-Score vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Oxford Lane Capital's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Oxford Lane Capital'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.
Oxford Lane Capital's current Net Income (TTM) was -585.09.
==> Negative ==> Score 0.
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.
Oxford Lane Capital's return on assets of this year was -0.20601502. Oxford Lane Capital's return on assets of last year was 0.02767544.
==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Oxford Lane Capital's gearing of this year was 0.20955089. Oxford Lane Capital's gearing of last year was 0.21212008.
==> 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
* 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.
Oxford Lane Capital's current ratio of this year was 2.2897206. Oxford Lane Capital's current ratio of last year was 3.21545995.
==> 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.
Oxford Lane Capital's number of shares in issue this year was 98.006. Oxford Lane Capital's number of shares in issue last year was 90.637.
==> 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.
* 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.
Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of this year was 1.00846457. Oxford Lane Capital's net margin of last year was 0.84558605.
==> This year's net 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
Oxford Lane Capital's asset turnover of this year was -0.20428583. Oxford Lane Capital's asset turnover of last year was 0.0327293.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Oxford Lane Capital has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Oxford Lane Capital and its competitors. This is 33% above median its historical median of 3.00. Over the past decade, Oxford Lane Capital's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Oxford Lane Capital ranks #907 out of 1601 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 56.7%.
Is Oxford Lane Capital's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Oxford Lane Capital's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 33% above median its 10-year median of 3.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.00 to a high of 5.00. The Asset Management industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Oxford Lane Capital's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Oxford Lane Capital ranks #907 out of 1601 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Oxford Lane Capital has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Oxford Lane Capital's Piotroski F-Score compare to KBDC and PDX?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Oxford Lane Capital ranks #907 out of 1601 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Oxford Lane Capital in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Oxford Lane Capital's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Oxford Lane Capital's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Oxford Lane Capital 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 1,601 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. Oxford Lane Capital'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 Oxford Lane Capital 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. Oxford Lane Capital's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 33% above median its own 10-year median of 3.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Oxford Lane Capital stock overvalued right now?
Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 4. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 33% above median its 10-year median of 3.00 and 20% below the Asset Management industry median of 5.00. Oxford Lane Capital's overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 3 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 Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 25, 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.
Oxford Lane Capital Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize portfolio's risk adjusted total return, and currently seek to achieve investment objective by investing in structured finance investments, specifically the equity and junior debt tranches of CLO vehicles, which are collateralized by a diverse portfolio of senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is unrated or is rated below investment grade (the Senior Loans) and, to a limited. Its investment plan also includes investing in warehouse facilities, which are financing structures intended to aggregate senior loans that may be used to form the basis of a CLO vehicle.
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