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RDFN (Redfin) Piotroski F-Score : 3 (As of Mar. 17, 2025)


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What is Redfin Piotroski F-Score?

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Redfin 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 Redfin's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

RDFN' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 3   Max: 6
Current: 3

During the past 11 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Redfin was 6. The lowest was 1. And the median was 3.


Redfin Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Redfin'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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Redfin Piotroski F-Score Chart

Redfin Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 3.00

Redfin Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 4.00 6.00 3.00 3.00

Competitive Comparison of Redfin's Piotroski F-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Redfin'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.


Redfin's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Redfin's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Redfin'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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was -66.774 + -27.88 + -33.782 + -36.365 = $-165 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -45.98 + -7.948 + -42.118 + 63.739 = $-32 Mil.
Revenue was 225.479 + 295.203 + 278.015 + 244.282 = $1,043 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.812 + 109.586 + 101.863 + 81.94 = $364 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec24) was
(1153.648 + 1071.107 + 1181.484 + 1151.073 + 1012.457) / 5 = $1113.9538 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was $1,154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $375 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $333 Mil.
Net Income was -60.798 + -27.358 + -18.972 + -22.898 = $-130 Mil.

Revenue was 214.083 + 275.556 + 268.956 + 218.077 = $977 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.138 + 100.19 + 98.34 + 73.151 = $330 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec22)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(1574.204 + 1354.441 + 1303.605 + 1125.865 + 1153.648) / 5 = $1302.3526 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec22) was $1,574 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $842 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $268 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.

Redfin's current Net Income (TTM) was -165. ==> 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.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Redfin's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -32. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

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 (Dec23)
=-164.801/1153.648
=-0.14285207

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=-130.026/1574.204
=-0.08259794

Redfin's return on assets of this year was -0.14285207. Redfin's return on assets of last year was -0.08259794. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

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.

Redfin's current Net Income (TTM) was -165. Redfin's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -32. ==> -32 > -165 ==> 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: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=761.89/1113.9538
=0.68395117

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=842.237/1302.3526
=0.64670428

Redfin's gearing of this year was 0.68395117. Redfin's gearing of last year was 0.64670428. ==> 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: Dec24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=375.438/332.563
=1.12892294

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=445.045/268.44
=1.65789376

Redfin's current ratio of this year was 1.12892294. Redfin's current ratio of last year was 1.65789376. ==> 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.

Redfin's number of shares in issue this year was 125.052. Redfin's number of shares in issue last year was 116.187. ==> 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
=364.201/1042.979
=0.34919303

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=329.819/976.672
=0.33769679

Redfin's gross margin of this year was 0.34919303. Redfin's gross margin of last year was 0.33769679. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=1042.979/1153.648
=0.90407039

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec22)
=976.672/1574.204
=0.62042277

Redfin's asset turnover of this year was 0.90407039. Redfin's asset turnover of last year was 0.62042277. ==> 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
=0+0+0+1+0+0+0+1+1
=3

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

Redfin has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

Redfin  (NAS:RDFN) 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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Redfin Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1099 Stewart Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Redfin Corp is a residential real estate broker. It pairs its agents with the technology to create a service that is faster and costs less. The company meets customers through a listings-search website and mobile application. The company uses the same combination of technology and local service to originate mortgage loans and offer title and settlement services. It has five operating segments and three reportable segments, real estate services, rentals, and mortgage. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Real estate services.
Executives
Christian John Taubman officer: Chief Product Officer C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Bridget Frey officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Anthony Ray Kappus officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Anna Stevens officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3400 CUMBERLAND BOULEVARD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Glenn Kelman director, officer: See Remarks 500 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Christopher John Nielsen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
James Slavet director C/O DFJ VENTURE CAPITAL, 2882 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
David H Lissy director C/O BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS, 2 WELLS AVENUE, NEWTON MA 02459
Bradley E Singer director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Mylod Robert J Jr director
Scott Nagel officer: See Remarks C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Adam Wiener officer: Chief Growth Officer C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Selina Tobaccowala director C/O REDFIN CORPORATION, 1099 STEWART STREET, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Kerry D Chandler director 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
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