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Laser Tek Taiwan Co (ROCO:6207) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Laser Tek Taiwan Co Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, 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

Laser Tek Taiwan Co 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 Laser Tek Taiwan Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:6207' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 7   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Laser Tek Taiwan Co was 8. The lowest was 2. And the median was 7.


Laser Tek Taiwan Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laser Tek Taiwan 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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Laser Tek Taiwan Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Laser Tek Taiwan Co 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 8.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 7.00

Laser Tek Taiwan Co 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 6.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 7.00

Competitive Comparison of Laser Tek Taiwan Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Laser Tek Taiwan 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.


Laser Tek Taiwan Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Laser Tek Taiwan Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Laser Tek Taiwan Co's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was 78.617 + 38.079 + 11.195 + 36.867 = NT$165 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.034 + 90.669 + -22.796 + 109.476 = NT$188 Mil.
Revenue was 285.437 + 357.081 + 293.29 + 425.376 = NT$1,361 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.885 + 123.972 + 88.696 + 127.761 = NT$429 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec24) was
(4013.36 + 4169.257 + 4351.605 + 4297.292 + 4153.408) / 5 = NT$4196.9844 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was NT$4,013 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,666 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,816 Mil.
Net Income was 48.307 + 22.579 + 44.485 + 31.241 = NT$147 Mil.

Revenue was 220.675 + 223.081 + 332.983 + 401.077 = NT$1,178 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.817 + 70.687 + 98.414 + 148.997 = NT$387 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec22)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(3972.358 + 3957.837 + 4036.486 + 4175.026 + 4013.36) / 5 = NT$4031.0134 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec22) was NT$3,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$269 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,614 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,908 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.

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 165. ==> 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.

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 188. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=164.758/4013.36
=0.04105239

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=146.612/3972.358
=0.03690805

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's return on assets of this year was 0.04105239. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's return on assets of last year was 0.03690805. ==> 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.

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 165. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 188. ==> 188 > 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
=318.768/4196.9844
=0.07595168

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=268.773/4031.0134
=0.06667629

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's gearing of this year was 0.07595168. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's gearing of last year was 0.06667629. ==> 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
=2665.953/1816.109
=1.46794768

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2613.629/1908.277
=1.36962768

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current ratio of this year was 1.46794768. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's current ratio of last year was 1.36962768. ==> 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.

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's number of shares in issue this year was 80.811. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's number of shares in issue last year was 80.862. ==> 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
=429.314/1361.184
=0.31539748

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=386.915/1177.816
=0.32850208

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's gross margin of this year was 0.31539748. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's gross margin of last year was 0.32850208. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=1361.184/4013.36
=0.33916319

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec22)
=1177.816/3972.358
=0.29650298

Laser Tek Taiwan Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.33916319. Laser Tek Taiwan Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.29650298. ==> 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+1+0+1
=7

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

Laser Tek Taiwan Co has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Laser Tek Taiwan Co  (ROCO:6207) 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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Laser Tek Taiwan Co Business Description

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Shin-Sheng Road, NO. 248-39, Chien-Zhen District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 806
Laser Tek Taiwan Co Ltd is engaged in the processing of surface mount devices (SMD), surface mount technology (SMT) equipment, enterprise intelligent information systems, and laser precision, the manufacturing, processing, and sales of laser trimming machines, the design, and sales of the testing probe cards and the manufacturing and processing of printing materials. It operates geographically in Taiwan and China. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Equipment segment, and Geographically from Taiwan.

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