AlseaB de CV (STU:4FU) Piotroski F-Score: 8 (As of Jul. 03, 2026) — 14% Above Median


STU:4FU Alsea SAB de CV STU:4FU
77 GF Score
Price €2.24
GF Value €2.97
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is AlseaB de CV Piotroski F-Score?

AlseaB de CV STU:4FU +0.90% 77 Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Jul. 03, 2026, which is 14% above its 10-year median of 7.00. GuruFocus rates STU:4FU with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of €2.97 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 354 Restaurants companies, AlseaB de CV ranks better than 96.33% on this metric.

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, 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

AlseaB de CV has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

STU:4FU' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 7   Max: 9
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of AlseaB de CV was 9. The lowest was 2. And the median was 7.

AlseaB de CV  (STU:4FU) 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.


AlseaB de CV Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


AlseaB de CV Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for AlseaB de CV'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.

AlseaB de CV Piotroski F-Score Chart

AlseaB de CV Annual Data
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AlseaB de CV Quarterly Data
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STU:4FU vs MCD, SBUX, YUM: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, AlseaB de CV'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.


AlseaB de CV Piotroski F-Score vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AlseaB de CV's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AlseaB de CV'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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was 52.081 + 17.049 + 30.84 + 4.284 = €104 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 109.729 = €110 Mil.
Revenue was 988.801 + 982.141 + 1044.587 + 964.29 = €3,980 Mil.
Gross Profit was 666.597 + 660.904 + 719.232 + 645.516 = €2,692 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(3691.173 + 3788.587 + 3786.386 + 3808.431 + 3818.557) / 5 = €3778.6268 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was €3,691 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,117 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €605 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,076 Mil.
Net Income was 14.302 + -5.731 + 49.984 + 10.281 = €69 Mil.

Revenue was 958.645 + 930.584 + 1006.473 + 896.859 = €3,793 Mil.
Gross Profit was 653.628 + 632.627 + 680.125 + 598.916 = €2,565 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(4107.185 + 3974.615 + 3886.142 + 3769.636 + 3691.173) / 5 = €3885.7502 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was €4,107 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,998 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €547 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,116 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.

AlseaB de CV's current Net Income (TTM) was 104. ==> 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.

AlseaB de CV's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 110. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=104.254/3691.173
=0.02824414

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=68.836/4107.185
=0.0167599

AlseaB de CV's return on assets of this year was 0.02824414. AlseaB de CV's return on assets of last year was 0.0167599. ==> 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.

AlseaB de CV's current Net Income (TTM) was 104. AlseaB de CV's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 110. ==> 110 > 104 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=2117.388/3778.6268
=0.56035912

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=1998.467/3885.7502
=0.51430661

AlseaB de CV's gearing of this year was 0.56035912. AlseaB de CV's gearing of last year was 0.51430661. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=604.76/1076.135
=0.5619741

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=546.725/1115.788
=0.48999003

AlseaB de CV's current ratio of this year was 0.5619741. AlseaB de CV's current ratio of last year was 0.48999003. ==> 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.

AlseaB de CV's number of shares in issue this year was 799.684. AlseaB de CV's number of shares in issue last year was 803.847. ==> 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
=2692.249/3979.819
=0.67647524

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=2565.296/3792.561
=0.67640204

AlseaB de CV's gross margin of this year was 0.67647524. AlseaB de CV's gross margin of last year was 0.67640204. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=3979.819/3691.173
=1.07819899

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=3792.561/4107.185
=0.92339668

AlseaB de CV's asset turnover of this year was 1.07819899. AlseaB de CV's asset turnover of last year was 0.92339668. ==> 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+1+1
=8

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

AlseaB de CV has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 8 mean?
AlseaB de CV (STU:4FU) has a Piotroski F-Score of 8 as of Jul. 03, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on AlseaB de CV and its competitors. This is 14% above median its historical median of 7.00. Over the past decade, AlseaB de CV's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, AlseaB de CV ranks #13 out of 354 companies in the Restaurants industry, placing it in the top 3.7%.
Is AlseaB de CV's Piotroski F-Score too high?
AlseaB de CV's current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 14% above median its 10-year median of 7.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 9.00. The Restaurants industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. AlseaB de CV's value of 8 is 60% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AlseaB de CV ranks #13 out of 354 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, AlseaB de CV has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AlseaB de CV's Piotroski F-Score compare to MCD and SBUX?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, AlseaB de CV ranks #13 out of 354 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places AlseaB de CV in the top 4% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. AlseaB de CV's value of 8 is 60% above this benchmark. Historically, AlseaB de CV's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, AlseaB de CV has consistently been above 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 a Restaurants company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Restaurants companies is 5.00, based on 354 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. AlseaB de CV's current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 60% above 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 AlseaB de CV and its competitors. For the Restaurants 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. AlseaB de CV's current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 14% above median its own 10-year median of 7.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AlseaB de CV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AlseaB de CV (STU:4FU) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €2.97, compared to a current price of €2.24 — trading 24.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 14% above median its 10-year median of 7.00 and 60% above the Restaurants industry median of 5.00. AlseaB de CV's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 7 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 AlseaB de CV (STU:4FU), the current Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Jul. 03, 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 AlseaB de CV (STU:4FU) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AlseaB de CV stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €2.24 is trading 24.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €2.97. GuruFocus considers AlseaB de CV to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:4FU:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 8 (14% above median its 10-year median of 7.00)
  • GF Value™: €2.97 vs. price of €2.24 (24.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 60% above the Restaurants median (#13 of 354)

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:4FU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


AlseaB de CV Business Description

Other Exchanges ALSSF:USAALSEA:Mexico
Address Avenida Revolucion N 1267, Corporate Tower, 21st and 22nd Floor, Colonia Los Alpes, Mexico, DF, MEX, 01040
Alsea SAB de CV operates and franchises thousands of restaurants in Mexico, South America, and Spain. The majority of its restaurants are international brands that the company operates under license or as a franchisee. Its brands are Starbucks, Burger King, and Domino's Pizza, which collectively provide nearly 60% of the company's total revenue and total number of stores. The company's proprietary brands include Vips, El Porton, and Foster's Hollywood. Alsea generates more than half of its revenue in Mexico, while the remaining revenue is split roughly evenly between South America and Spain.
77GF Score

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