SOCLF (Pharos Energy) Piotroski F-Score: 4 (As of Jun. 25, 2026) — 33% Below Median


SOCLF Pharos Energy PLC SOCLF
39 GF Score
Price $0.43
GF Value $0.24
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Pharos Energy Piotroski F-Score?

Pharos Energy SOCLF 39 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 25, 2026, which is 33% below its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates SOCLF with a GF Score™ of 39/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.24 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 975 Oil & Gas companies, Pharos Energy ranks worse than 58.77% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Pharos Energy has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

SOCLF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 6   Max: 9
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Pharos Energy was 9. The lowest was 3. And the median was 6.

Pharos Energy  (OTCPK:SOCLF) 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.


Pharos Energy Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Pharos Energy Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pharos Energy'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.

Pharos Energy Piotroski F-Score Chart

Pharos Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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Pharos Energy Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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SOCLF vs COP, EOG, OXY: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Pharos Energy'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.


Pharos Energy Piotroski F-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Pharos Energy's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pharos Energy'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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Net Income was $-6.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $55.6 Mil.
Revenue was $114.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was $18.2 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec24)
to the end of this year (Dec25) was (427.3 + 403) / 2 = $415.15 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec24) was $427.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $66.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.1 Mil.
Net Income was $23.6 Mil.

Revenue was $136.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was $48.7 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec23)
to the end of last year (Dec24) was (457 + 427.3) / 2 = $442.15 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec23) was $457.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $74.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17.7 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.

Pharos Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -6.6. ==> 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.

Pharos Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 55.6. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=-6.6/427.3
=-0.01544582

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec23)
=23.6/457
=0.05164114

Pharos Energy's return on assets of this year was -0.01544582. Pharos Energy's return on assets of last year was 0.05164114. ==> 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.

Pharos Energy's current Net Income (TTM) was -6.6. Pharos Energy's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 55.6. ==> 55.6 > -6.6 ==> 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: Dec25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec24 to Dec25
=0/415.15
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=0/442.15
=0

Pharos Energy's gearing of this year was 0. Pharos Energy's gearing of last year was 0. ==> 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: Dec25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=66.2/16.1
=4.11180124

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=74/17.7
=4.18079096

Pharos Energy's current ratio of this year was 4.11180124. Pharos Energy's current ratio of last year was 4.18079096. ==> 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.

Pharos Energy's number of shares in issue this year was 413.1. Pharos Energy's number of shares in issue last year was 419.7. ==> 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
=18.2/114.6
=0.15881326

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=48.7/136
=0.35808824

Pharos Energy's gross margin of this year was 0.15881326. Pharos Energy's gross margin of last year was 0.35808824. ==> 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 (Dec24)
=114.6/427.3
=0.26819565

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec23)
=136/457
=0.297593

Pharos Energy's asset turnover of this year was 0.26819565. Pharos Energy's asset turnover of last year was 0.297593. ==> 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
=0+1+0+1+1+0+1+0+0
=4

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

Pharos Energy has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 4 mean?
Pharos Energy (SOCLF) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Pharos Energy and its competitors. This is 33% below median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Pharos Energy's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Pharos Energy ranks #573 out of 975 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 58.8%.
Is Pharos Energy's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Pharos Energy's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 33% below median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 9.00. The Oil & Gas industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Pharos Energy's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Pharos Energy ranks #573 out of 975 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Pharos Energy has a GF Score™ of 39/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pharos Energy's Piotroski F-Score compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Pharos Energy ranks #573 out of 975 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Pharos Energy in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Pharos Energy's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Pharos Energy's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Pharos Energy has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Oil & Gas companies is 5.00, based on 975 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Pharos Energy's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Pharos Energy and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Pharos Energy's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 33% below median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pharos Energy stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pharos Energy (SOCLF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.24, compared to a current price of $0.43 — trading 77.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 33% below median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 20% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 5.00. Pharos Energy's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Pharos Energy (SOCLF), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Pharos Energy (SOCLF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pharos Energy stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $0.43 is trading 77.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $0.24. GuruFocus considers Pharos Energy to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SOCLF:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 4 (33% below median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: $0.24 vs. price of $0.43 (77.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 39/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% below the Oil & Gas median (#573 of 975)

No single metric tells the full story. See the SOCLF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Pharos Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges PHARl:UKPHAR:UKOCS1:Germany
Address 27/28 Eastcastle Street, Eastcastle House, London, GBR, W1W 8DH
Pharos Energy PLC is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Its principal business activity being oil and gas exploration and production. The Groups operations are located in South East Asia and Egypt. It derives maximum revenue from South East Asia segment.
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