SDS Holdings Co (TSE:1711) Piotroski F-Score: 4 (As of Jul. 19, 2026) — Near Median

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TSE:1711 SDS Holdings Co Ltd TSE:1711
45 GF Score
Price 円231.00
GF Value 円366.46
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score?

SDS Holdings Co TSE:1711 -4.15% 45 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 19, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 4.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:1711 with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of 円366.46 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 418 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, SDS Holdings Co ranks worse than 59.81% 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

SDS Holdings Co 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 SDS Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:1711' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 5
Current: 4

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of SDS Holdings Co was 5. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.

SDS Holdings Co  (TSE:1711) 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.


SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SDS Holdings 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.

SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

SDS Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
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SDS Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, SDS Holdings 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.


SDS Holdings Co Piotroski F-Score vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, SDS Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:1711
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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 円-68 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-89 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,252 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円819 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (4705.055 + 5638.21) / 2 = 円5171.6325 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円4,705 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,878 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,687 Mil.
Net Income was 円-152 Mil.

Revenue was 円4,035 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円529 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (3790.177 + 4705.055) / 2 = 円4247.616 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円3,790 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円1,553 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,597 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,290 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.

SDS Holdings Co's current Net Income (TTM) was -68. ==> 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.

SDS Holdings Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -89. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=-68.458/4705.055
=-0.01454988

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-151.714/3790.177
=-0.04002821

SDS Holdings Co's return on assets of this year was -0.01454988. SDS Holdings Co's return on assets of last year was -0.04002821. ==> 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.

SDS Holdings Co's current Net Income (TTM) was -68. SDS Holdings Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -89. ==> -89 <= -68 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=2095.556/5171.6325
=0.40520203

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=1552.664/4247.616
=0.36553775

SDS Holdings Co's gearing of this year was 0.40520203. SDS Holdings Co's gearing of last year was 0.36553775. ==> 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
=2877.892/2686.957
=1.07105994

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2596.916/2289.63
=1.13420771

SDS Holdings Co's current ratio of this year was 1.07105994. SDS Holdings Co's current ratio of last year was 1.13420771. ==> 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.

SDS Holdings Co's number of shares in issue this year was 9.929. SDS Holdings Co's number of shares in issue last year was 10.298. ==> 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
=818.514/5251.516
=0.15586242

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=529.251/4035.492
=0.13114906

SDS Holdings Co's gross margin of this year was 0.15586242. SDS Holdings Co's gross margin of last year was 0.13114906. ==> 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)
=5251.516/4705.055
=1.11614338

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=4035.492/3790.177
=1.06472389

SDS Holdings Co's asset turnover of this year was 1.11614338. SDS Holdings Co's asset turnover of last year was 1.06472389. ==> 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
=0+0+1+0+0+0+1+1+1
=4

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

SDS Holdings Co 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?
SDS Holdings Co (TSE:1711) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jul. 19, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on SDS Holdings Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, SDS Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00. According to the industry distribution chart, SDS Holdings Co ranks #250 out of 418 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 59.8%.
Is SDS Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
SDS Holdings Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is near median its 10-year median of 4.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.00 to a high of 5.00. The Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. SDS Holdings Co's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, SDS Holdings Co ranks #250 out of 418 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, SDS Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SDS Holdings Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, SDS Holdings Co ranks #250 out of 418 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places SDS Holdings Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. SDS Holdings Co's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, SDS Holdings Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 5.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, SDS Holdings Co 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 Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies is 5.00, based on 418 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. SDS Holdings Co'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 SDS Holdings Co and its competitors. For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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. SDS Holdings Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is near median its own 10-year median of 4.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SDS Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SDS Holdings Co (TSE:1711) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is 円366.46, compared to a current price of 円231.00 — trading 37% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is near median its 10-year median of 4.00 and 20% below the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median of 5.00. SDS Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 8 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 SDS Holdings Co (TSE:1711), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 19, 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 SDS Holdings Co (TSE:1711) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SDS Holdings Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円231.00 is trading 37% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円366.46. GuruFocus considers SDS Holdings Co to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for TSE:1711:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 4 (near median its 10-year median of 4.00)
  • GF Value™: 円366.46 vs. price of 円231.00 (37% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 45/100 with 8 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% below the Utilities - Independent Power Producers median (#250 of 418)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:1711 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


SDS Holdings Co Business Description

Address 2-11-7 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN
SDS Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of various energy-saving products. The company promotes energy conservation business and provide energy, solutions and services to client companies. The company's core business activities are categorised into two key segments, Energy Conservation related business, and Renewable Energy business. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Renewable Energy segment.
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