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Sunfun Info Co (ROCO:5278) Piotroski F-Score : 3 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Sunfun Info Co 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

Sunfun Info Co 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 Sunfun Info Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:5278' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 7
Current: 3

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Sunfun Info Co was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.


Sunfun Info Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sunfun Info Co'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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Sunfun Info Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Sunfun Info Co 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 4.00 5.00 3.00 5.00

Sunfun Info Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.00 4.00 5.00 3.00

Competitive Comparison of Sunfun Info Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Sunfun Info Co'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.


Sunfun Info Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Sunfun Info Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunfun Info Co'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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Net Income was 59.524 + 74.457 + 93.184 + 7.255 = NT$234 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 46.274 + 15.148 + 121.786 + 40.333 = NT$224 Mil.
Revenue was 475.903 + 495.898 + 643.809 + 451.671 = NT$2,067 Mil.
Gross Profit was 233.341 + 256.421 + 477.678 + 216.327 = NT$1,184 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(1087.412 + 1174.098 + 1340.488 + 1462.409 + 1657.867) / 5 = NT$1344.4548 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was NT$1,087 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$67 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,487 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,099 Mil.
Net Income was 73.861 + 53.259 + 68.963 + 70.572 = NT$267 Mil.

Revenue was 457.673 + 426.181 + 519.174 + 446.111 = NT$1,849 Mil.
Gross Profit was 237.522 + 222.43 + 378.484 + 266.373 = NT$1,105 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(927.288 + 910.411 + 1008.25 + 1127.524 + 1087.412) / 5 = NT$1012.177 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was NT$927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$119 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$947 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$515 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.

Sunfun Info Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 234. ==> 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.

Sunfun Info Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 224. ==> 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 (Mar23)
=234.42/1087.412
=0.21557607

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=266.655/927.288
=0.28756438

Sunfun Info Co's return on assets of this year was 0.21557607. Sunfun Info Co's return on assets of last year was 0.28756438. ==> 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.

Sunfun Info Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 234. Sunfun Info Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 224. ==> 224 <= 234 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

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: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=66.559/1344.4548
=0.04950631

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=118.692/1012.177
=0.11726408

Sunfun Info Co's gearing of this year was 0.04950631. Sunfun Info Co's gearing of last year was 0.11726408. ==> 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: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1486.745/1099.062
=1.35273988

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=946.869/514.702
=1.83964508

Sunfun Info Co's current ratio of this year was 1.35273988. Sunfun Info Co's current ratio of last year was 1.83964508. ==> 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.

Sunfun Info Co's number of shares in issue this year was 22.275. Sunfun Info Co's number of shares in issue last year was 22.272. ==> 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
=1183.767/2067.281
=0.57262027

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1104.809/1849.139
=0.59747212

Sunfun Info Co's gross margin of this year was 0.57262027. Sunfun Info Co's gross margin of last year was 0.59747212. ==> Last year's gross 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

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar23)
=2067.281/1087.412
=1.90110188

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=1849.139/927.288
=1.99413667

Sunfun Info Co's asset turnover of this year was 1.90110188. Sunfun Info Co's asset turnover of last year was 1.99413667. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+0+1+0+0+0+0
=3

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

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

Sunfun Info Co  (ROCO:5278) 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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Sunfun Info Co (ROCO:5278) Business Description

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No. 37, Roosevelt Road, Section 3, 12th Floor, Da-an District, Taipei, TWN, 106
Sunfun Info Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the internet community business. The company operates online dating and social networking services and other online platform services.

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