Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Piotroski F-Score: 8 (As of Jun. 28, 2026) — 33% Above Median


TSE:2501 Sapporo Holdings Ltd TSE:2501
67 GF Score
Price 円2,066.00
GF Value 円1,384.55
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sapporo Holdings Piotroski F-Score?

Sapporo Holdings TSE:2501 +1.35% 67 Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Jun. 28, 2026, which is 33% above its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:2501 with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of 円1,384.55 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 209 Beverages - Alcoholic companies, Sapporo Holdings ranks better than 98.09% 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

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

TSE:2501' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 6   Max: 9
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Sapporo Holdings was 9. The lowest was 1. And the median was 6.

Sapporo Holdings  (TSE:2501) 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.


Sapporo Holdings Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Sapporo Holdings Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sapporo Holdings'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.

Sapporo Holdings Piotroski F-Score Chart

Sapporo Holdings Annual Data
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Sapporo Holdings Quarterly Data
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TSE:2501 vs STZ, TAP: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Sapporo Holdings'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.


Sapporo Holdings Piotroski F-Score vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sapporo Holdings's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sapporo Holdings'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 6009 + 9105 + 8606 + -878 = 円22,842 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5206 + 20347 + 13766 + -1877 = 円37,442 Mil.
Revenue was 126018 + 137893 + 124272 + 108979 = 円497,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42504 + 48557 + 41433 + 35217 = 円167,711 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(634247 + 632207 + 636431 + 653690 + 637968) / 5 = 円638908.6 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円634,247 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円142,807 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円331,321 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円205,868 Mil.
Net Income was 8058 + 5425 + -3791 + -4222 = 円5,470 Mil.

Revenue was 134898 + 137929 + 126847 + 118678 = 円518,352 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44051 + 44495 + 39319 + 34552 = 円162,417 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(667550 + 689041 + 667459 + 664963 + 634247) / 5 = 円664652 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円667,550 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円163,706 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円170,410 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円201,656 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.

Sapporo Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was 22,842. ==> 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.

Sapporo Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 37,442. ==> 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)
=22842/634247
=0.03601436

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=5470/667550
=0.00819414

Sapporo Holdings's return on assets of this year was 0.03601436. Sapporo Holdings's return on assets of last year was 0.00819414. ==> 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.

Sapporo Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was 22,842. Sapporo Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 37,442. ==> 37,442 > 22,842 ==> 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
=142807/638908.6
=0.2235171

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=163706/664652
=0.24630333

Sapporo Holdings's gearing of this year was 0.2235171. Sapporo Holdings's gearing of last year was 0.24630333. ==> 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
=331321/205868
=1.60938563

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=170410/201656
=0.84505296

Sapporo Holdings's current ratio of this year was 1.60938563. Sapporo Holdings's current ratio of last year was 0.84505296. ==> 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.

Sapporo Holdings's number of shares in issue this year was 390.222. Sapporo Holdings's number of shares in issue last year was 389.627. ==> 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
=167711/497162
=0.33733672

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=162417/518352
=0.31333341

Sapporo Holdings's gross margin of this year was 0.33733672. Sapporo Holdings's gross margin of last year was 0.31333341. ==> 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)
=497162/634247
=0.78386181

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=518352/667550
=0.77649914

Sapporo Holdings's asset turnover of this year was 0.78386181. Sapporo Holdings's asset turnover of last year was 0.77649914. ==> 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+1+1+0+1+1
=8

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

Sapporo Holdings 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?
Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) 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 Sapporo Holdings and its competitors. This is 33% above median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Sapporo Holdings' Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Sapporo Holdings ranks #4 out of 209 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 1.9%.
Is Sapporo Holdings' Piotroski F-Score too high?
Sapporo Holdings' current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.00 to a high of 9.00. The Beverages - Alcoholic industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Sapporo Holdings' value of 8 is 60% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sapporo Holdings ranks #4 out of 209 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Sapporo Holdings has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sapporo Holdings' Piotroski F-Score compare to STZ and TAP?
According to the Beverages - Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Sapporo Holdings ranks #4 out of 209 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Sapporo Holdings in the top 2% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Sapporo Holdings' value of 8 is 60% above this benchmark. Historically, Sapporo Holdings' own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Sapporo Holdings 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 5.00, based on 209 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. Sapporo Holdings'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 Sapporo Holdings and its competitors. For the Beverages - Alcoholic 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. Sapporo Holdings's current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 33% above 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 Sapporo Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円1,384.55, compared to a current price of 円2,066.00 — trading 49.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 60% above the Beverages - Alcoholic industry median of 5.00. Sapporo Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 6 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 Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501), 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 Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sapporo Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円2,066.00 is trading 49.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,384.55. GuruFocus considers Sapporo Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:2501:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 8 (33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: 円1,384.55 vs. price of 円2,066.00 (49.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 60% above the Beverages - Alcoholic median (#4 of 209)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:2501 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sapporo Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges SOOBF:USASBW:Germany
Address 4-20-1 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-8522
Sapporo Holdings Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in producing and supplying alcoholic drinks as well as food products and related services. The company operates through three main segments: Alcoholic Beverages, Food and Beverages, and Real Estate. The Alcoholic Beverages segment handles production and sales of alcoholic drinks along with restaurant operations. The Food and Beverages segment covers the manufacturing and distribution of food items and bottled water. The Real Estate segment is engaged in property leasing activities. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Alcoholic Beverages segment.
67GF Score

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