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Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co (SHSE:688186) Piotroski F-Score : 5 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co 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

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co 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 Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688186' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 3   Max: 5
Current: 5

During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co was 5. The lowest was 1. And the median was 3.


Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material 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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Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material 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.


Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Net Income was 38.106 + 36.534 + 35.325 + 74.25 = ¥184 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -151.084 + -236.367 + 392.833 + -248.531 = ¥-243 Mil.
Revenue was 988.838 + 1078.34 + 1043.812 + 1121.861 = ¥4,233 Mil.
Gross Profit was 145.964 + 197.221 + 205.686 + 216.899 = ¥766 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar24)
to the end of this year (Mar25) was
(10836.719 + 10937.02 + 10875.34 + 11463.662 + 11499.907) / 5 = ¥11122.5296 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar24) was ¥10,837 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,641 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,245 Mil.
Net Income was 13.165 + 24.031 + -0.487 + 4.673 = ¥41 Mil.

Revenue was 1190.172 + 902.617 + 832.957 + 892.155 = ¥3,818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 171.375 + 133.001 + 73.413 + 116.302 = ¥494 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar23)
to the end of last year (Mar24) was
(10550.022 + 10963.177 + 10816.879 + 10660.077 + 10836.719) / 5 = ¥10765.3748 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar23) was ¥10,550 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,399 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,081 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,492 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.

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 184. ==> 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.

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -243. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=184.215/10836.719
=0.01699915

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=41.382/10550.022
=0.00392246

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's return on assets of this year was 0.01699915. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's return on assets of last year was 0.00392246. ==> 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.

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 184. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -243. ==> -243 <= 184 ==> 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: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=3314.883/11122.5296
=0.29803319

Gearing (Last Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=3398.78/10765.3748
=0.31571404

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's gearing of this year was 0.29803319. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's gearing of last year was 0.31571404. ==> 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: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=5640.725/4245.052
=1.32877642

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=5080.996/3491.837
=1.45510687

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current ratio of this year was 1.32877642. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's current ratio of last year was 1.45510687. ==> 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.

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's number of shares in issue this year was 265.179. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's number of shares in issue last year was 155.783. ==> 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
=765.77/4232.851
=0.18091116

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=494.091/3817.901
=0.1294143

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's gross margin of this year was 0.18091116. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's gross margin of last year was 0.1294143. ==> 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 (Mar24)
=4232.851/10836.719
=0.39060264

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar23)
=3817.901/10550.022
=0.3618856

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.39060264. Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.3618856. ==> 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+0+1+0+1+0+0+1+1
=5

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

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co  (SHSE:688186) 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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Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Fenghuang Town, Langanqiao Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Anqing Village, Zhangjiagang, CHN, 215614
Zhangjiagang Guangda Special Material Co Ltd is engaged in production and sale of special steel materials. The company's products include various types of castings and forgings and machine accessories: such as forged round bar, die and tool steel, wind power spindle, heavy load gear motor shaft, high pressure boiler pipe, roller, oil mechanical driller, tube-shaped forging, die block, ring forging, disk-shaped forging and all kinds of abnormal forgings. Its products are used in various industries such as wind power, chemical engineering, machinery, automobile, vessel, power station, metallurgy, mining and petrochemical.
Executives
Tang Zhong Xue Director
Xu Wei Ming Director
Gu Jin Cai senior management
Zhou Qing Chun Core technical personnel

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