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Ternium Argentina (Ternium Argentina) Piotroski F-Score : 6 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Ternium Argentina 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

Ternium Argentina has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ternium Argentina's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SDDFF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Ternium Argentina was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


Ternium Argentina Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ternium Argentina'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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Ternium Argentina Piotroski F-Score Chart

Ternium Argentina 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 7.00 8.00 8.00 6.00 6.00

Ternium Argentina 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 7.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00

Competitive Comparison of Ternium Argentina's Piotroski F-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Ternium Argentina'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.


Ternium Argentina's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ternium Argentina's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ternium Argentina'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 252.121 + 69.224 + -196.898 + 257.101 = $382 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 87.413 + 225.058 + 460.235 + 6.167 = $779 Mil.
Revenue was 835.25 + 796.282 + 938.651 + 517.975 = $3,088 Mil.
Gross Profit was 276.313 + 247.027 + 328.668 + 140.442 = $992 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(5851.197 + 5570.6 + 5365.498 + 11384.05 + 5665.617) / 5 = $6767.3924 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was $5,851 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $659 Mil.
Net Income was 373.481 + 146.664 + -62.887 + 254.867 = $712 Mil.

Revenue was 992.421 + 968.658 + 917.59 + 837.925 = $3,717 Mil.
Gross Profit was 352.738 + 300.633 + 307.331 + 290.934 = $1,252 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(5277.751 + 5777.636 + 5596.193 + 5555.741 + 5851.197) / 5 = $5611.7036 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was $5,278 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,456 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $486 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.

Ternium Argentina's current Net Income (TTM) was 382. ==> 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.

Ternium Argentina's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 779. ==> 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)
=381.548/5851.197
=0.06520854

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=712.125/5277.751
=0.13492963

Ternium Argentina's return on assets of this year was 0.06520854. Ternium Argentina's return on assets of last year was 0.13492963. ==> 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.

Ternium Argentina's current Net Income (TTM) was 382. Ternium Argentina's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 779. ==> 779 > 382 ==> 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: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=53.156/6767.3924
=0.00785472

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=61.772/5611.7036
=0.01100771

Ternium Argentina's gearing of this year was 0.00785472. Ternium Argentina's gearing of last year was 0.01100771. ==> 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
=2119.918/659.064
=3.21655863

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2455.647/486.444
=5.04815971

Ternium Argentina's current ratio of this year was 3.21655863. Ternium Argentina's current ratio of last year was 5.04815971. ==> 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.

Ternium Argentina's number of shares in issue this year was 0. Ternium Argentina's number of shares in issue last year was 4517.094. ==> 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
=992.45/3088.158
=0.32137281

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1251.636/3716.594
=0.33676963

Ternium Argentina's gross margin of this year was 0.32137281. Ternium Argentina's gross margin of last year was 0.33676963. ==> 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)
=3088.158/5851.197
=0.52778226

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=3716.594/5277.751
=0.70420033

Ternium Argentina's asset turnover of this year was 0.52778226. Ternium Argentina's asset turnover of last year was 0.70420033. ==> 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+1+1+0+1+0+0
=5

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

Ternium Argentina has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Ternium Argentina  (OTCPK:SDDFF) 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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Ternium Argentina (Ternium Argentina) Business Description

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Avenida Leandro N. Alem 1067, Building AAF, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1001
Ternium Argentina SA manufactures and processes a broad range of steel products. Its products include hot and cold rolled, hot-dip galvanized & electro-galvanized and pre-painted steel sheets and tinplate. Geographically the group is based in Argentina.

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