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The Simply Good Foods Co (STU:76L) Piotroski F-Score : 5 (As of Jul. 22, 2025)


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What is The Simply Good Foods 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

The Simply Good Foods 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 The Simply Good Foods Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STU:76L' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 5

During the past 8 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of The Simply Good Foods Co was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


The Simply Good Foods Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Simply Good Foods 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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The Simply Good Foods Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of The Simply Good Foods Co's Piotroski F-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The Simply Good Foods 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.


The Simply Good Foods Co's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Simply Good Foods Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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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 (May25) TTM:Last Year (May24) TTM:
Net Income was 26.567 + 35.911 + 35.277 + 36.457 = €134 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 44.397 + 30.164 + 29.996 + 61.93 = €166 Mil.
Revenue was 340.748 + 321.474 + 345.269 + 337.908 = €1,345 Mil.
Gross Profit was 132.378 + 122.918 + 124.932 + 122.866 = €503 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (May24)
to the end of this year (May25) was
(2021.708 + 2209.583 + 2293.24 + 2330.093 + 2155.754) / 5 = €2202.0756 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (May24) was €2,022 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €388 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €98 Mil.
Net Income was 33.601 + 32.858 + 30.705 + 38.234 = €135 Mil.

Revenue was 293.823 + 285.218 + 289.408 + 309.65 = €1,178 Mil.
Gross Profit was 110.453 + 106.369 + 108.338 + 123.604 = €449 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (May23)
to the end of last year (May24) was
(1913.601 + 1923.026 + 1954.315 + 1990.794 + 2021.708) / 5 = €1960.6888 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (May23) was €1,914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €220 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €86 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.

The Simply Good Foods Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 134. ==> 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.

The Simply Good Foods Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 166. ==> 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 (May24)
=134.212/2021.708
=0.06638545

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (May23)
=135.398/1913.601
=0.07075561

The Simply Good Foods Co's return on assets of this year was 0.06638545. The Simply Good Foods Co's return on assets of last year was 0.07075561. ==> 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.

The Simply Good Foods Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 134. The Simply Good Foods Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 166. ==> 166 > 134 ==> 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: May25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from May24 to May25
=220.792/2202.0756
=0.1002654

Gearing (Last Year: May24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from May23 to May24
=219.836/1960.6888
=0.11212182

The Simply Good Foods Co's gearing of this year was 0.1002654. The Simply Good Foods Co's gearing of last year was 0.11212182. ==> 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: May25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=387.565/98.209
=3.94632875

Current Ratio (Last Year: May24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=445.25/85.748
=5.19254093

The Simply Good Foods Co's current ratio of this year was 3.94632875. The Simply Good Foods Co's current ratio of last year was 5.19254093. ==> 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.

The Simply Good Foods Co's number of shares in issue this year was 101.636. The Simply Good Foods Co's number of shares in issue last year was 101.27. ==> 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
=503.094/1345.399
=0.37393665

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=448.764/1178.099
=0.38092215

The Simply Good Foods Co's gross margin of this year was 0.37393665. The Simply Good Foods Co's gross margin of last year was 0.38092215. ==> 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 (May24)
=1345.399/2021.708
=0.66547642

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (May23)
=1178.099/1913.601
=0.61564506

The Simply Good Foods Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.66547642. The Simply Good Foods Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.61564506. ==> 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+0+1+1+0+0+0+1
=5

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

The Simply Good Foods Co has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The Simply Good Foods Co  (STU:76L) 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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The Simply Good Foods Co Business Description

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Address
1225, 17th Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
The Simply Good Foods Co is a consumer packaged food and beverage company. It provides low-carbohydrate, high protein bars, shakes, and other products such as confections, chips, and cookies under the Atkins and Quest brands. The company distributes its products in retail channels, predominantly in North America, including grocery, club, and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, and other channels. It derives maximum revenue from North America.

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