Volex (STU:64K) Piotroski F-Score: 8 (As of Jun. 28, 2026) — 60% Above Median


STU:64K Volex PLC STU:64K
84 GF Score
Price €6.25
GF Value €4.77
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Volex Piotroski F-Score?

Volex STU:64K +0.81% 84 Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Jun. 28, 2026, which is 60% above its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates STU:64K with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of €4.77 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,972 Industrial Products companies, Volex ranks better than 97.98% 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

Volex 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 Volex's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STU:64K' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Volex was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.

Volex  (STU:64K) 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.


Volex Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Volex Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Volex'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.

Volex Piotroski F-Score Chart

Volex Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.00 7.00 5.00 5.00 8.00

Volex Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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 5.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 8.00

STU:64K vs VRT, BE: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Volex'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.


Volex Piotroski F-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Volex's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Volex's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


STU:64K
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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 €57 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €60 Mil.
Revenue was €1,075 Mil.
Gross Profit was €248 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (847.855 + 897.87) / 2 = €872.8625 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was €848 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €167 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €518 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €298 Mil.
Net Income was €44 Mil.

Revenue was €1,005 Mil.
Gross Profit was €215 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (771.972 + 847.855) / 2 = €809.9135 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was €772 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €172 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €437 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €293 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.

Volex's current Net Income (TTM) was 57. ==> 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.

Volex's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 60. ==> 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)
=56.917/847.855
=0.06713058

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=44.307/771.972
=0.05739457

Volex's return on assets of this year was 0.06713058. Volex's return on assets of last year was 0.05739457. ==> 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.

Volex's current Net Income (TTM) was 57. Volex's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 60. ==> 60 > 57 ==> 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
=167.031/872.8625
=0.19136004

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=171.587/809.9135
=0.21185843

Volex's gearing of this year was 0.19136004. Volex's gearing of last year was 0.21185843. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=517.702/297.819
=1.73831085

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=437.247/292.855
=1.49304946

Volex's current ratio of this year was 1.73831085. Volex's current ratio of last year was 1.49304946. ==> 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.

Volex's number of shares in issue this year was 188.272. Volex's number of shares in issue last year was 187.423. ==> 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
=247.649/1074.849
=0.23040353

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=215.34/1005.012
=0.2142661

Volex's gross margin of this year was 0.23040353. Volex's gross margin of last year was 0.2142661. ==> 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)
=1074.849/847.855
=1.26772738

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=1005.012/771.972
=1.30187623

Volex's asset turnover of this year was 1.26772738. Volex's asset turnover of last year was 1.30187623. ==> 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+1+1+1+1+0+1+0
=7

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

Volex has an F-score of 7. 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?
Volex (STU:64K) has a Piotroski F-Score of 8 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Volex and its competitors. This is 60% above median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Volex's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Volex ranks #60 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 2%.
Is Volex's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Volex's current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 60% above median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 8.00. The Industrial Products industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Volex's value of 8 is 60% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Volex ranks #60 out of 2972 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Volex has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Volex's Piotroski F-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Volex ranks #60 out of 2972 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Volex in the top 2% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Volex's value of 8 is 60% above this benchmark. Historically, Volex's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Volex 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Industrial Products companies is 5.00, based on 2,972 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. Volex'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 Volex and its competitors. For the Industrial Products 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. Volex's current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 60% above median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Volex stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volex (STU:64K) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.77, compared to a current price of €6.25 — trading 31% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 60% above median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 60% above the Industrial Products industry median of 5.00. Volex's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 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 Volex (STU:64K), the current Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Jun. 28, 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 Volex (STU:64K) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volex stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €6.25 is trading 31% above its estimated GF Value™ of €4.77. GuruFocus considers Volex to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:64K:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 8 (60% above median its 10-year median of 5.00)
  • GF Value™: €4.77 vs. price of €6.25 (31% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 60% above the Industrial Products median (#60 of 2972)

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:64K stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Volex Business Description

Other Exchanges VLXGF:USAVLXl:UKVLX:UK
Address Unit C1 Antura, Bond Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire, GBR, RG24 8PZ
Volex PLC is a manufacturer and supplier of power and data cables. The company's product offerings include power cords, plugs, connectors, consumer cable harnesses, and data center power cables among others. It is also engaged in providing electric vehicle charging solutions, and integrated manufacturing services serving various industries such as consumer electronics, medical equipment, data centers, telecommunications, industrial robotics, and the automotive industry. The company's geographical segments are North America which generates maximum revenue, Asia, and Europe.
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