Tsukuruba (TSE:2978) Piotroski F-Score: 4 (As of Jun. 29, 2026) — Near Median


TSE:2978 Tsukuruba Inc TSE:2978
52 GF Score
Price 円345.00
GF Value 円1,817.98
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Tsukuruba Piotroski F-Score?

Tsukuruba TSE:2978 -1.15% 52 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 29, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 4.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:2978 with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of 円1,817.98 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,759 Real Estate companies, Tsukuruba ranks worse than 62.02% 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

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

TSE:2978' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 7
Current: 4

During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Tsukuruba was 7. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.

Tsukuruba  (TSE:2978) 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.


Tsukuruba Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Tsukuruba Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tsukuruba'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.

Tsukuruba Piotroski F-Score Chart

Tsukuruba Annual Data
Trend Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Piotroski F-Score
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Tsukuruba Semi-Annual Data
Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24 Jan25 Jul25 Jan26
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TSE:2978 vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Tsukuruba'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.


Tsukuruba Piotroski F-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Tsukuruba's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tsukuruba'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 (Jul25) TTM:Last Year (Jul24) TTM:
Net Income was 円107 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-1,478 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,099 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,543 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jul24)
to the end of this year (Jul25) was (4221.55 + 6141.447) / 2 = 円5181.4985 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jul24) was 円4,222 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円710 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,802 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,500 Mil.
Net Income was 円216 Mil.

Revenue was 円5,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,824 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jul23)
to the end of last year (Jul24) was (3064.344 + 4221.55) / 2 = 円3642.947 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jul23) was 円3,064 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円714 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円3,967 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,707 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.

Tsukuruba's current Net Income (TTM) was 107. ==> 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.

Tsukuruba's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1,478. ==> 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 (Jul24)
=106.639/4221.55
=0.02526063

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Jul23)
=215.658/3064.344
=0.07037656

Tsukuruba's return on assets of this year was 0.02526063. Tsukuruba's return on assets of last year was 0.07037656. ==> 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.

Tsukuruba's current Net Income (TTM) was 107. Tsukuruba's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -1,478. ==> -1,478 <= 107 ==> 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: Jul25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jul24 to Jul25
=710.118/5181.4985
=0.13704877

Gearing (Last Year: Jul24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jul23 to Jul24
=713.914/3642.947
=0.19597156

Tsukuruba's gearing of this year was 0.13704877. Tsukuruba's gearing of last year was 0.19597156. ==> 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: Jul25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=5802.24/3499.629
=1.6579586

Current Ratio (Last Year: Jul24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=3967.419/1707.432
=2.32361757

Tsukuruba's current ratio of this year was 1.6579586. Tsukuruba's current ratio of last year was 2.32361757. ==> 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.

Tsukuruba's number of shares in issue this year was 11.43. Tsukuruba's number of shares in issue last year was 11.81. ==> 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
=3543.401/8099.031
=0.43750925

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=2824.18/5483.091
=0.51507079

Tsukuruba's gross margin of this year was 0.43750925. Tsukuruba's gross margin of last year was 0.51507079. ==> 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 (Jul24)
=8099.031/4221.55
=1.918497

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Jul23)
=5483.091/3064.344
=1.78931967

Tsukuruba's asset turnover of this year was 1.918497. Tsukuruba's asset turnover of last year was 1.78931967. ==> 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+0+0+0+1+0+1+0+1
=4

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

Tsukuruba 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?
Tsukuruba (TSE:2978) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jun. 29, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Tsukuruba and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, Tsukuruba's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Tsukuruba ranks #1091 out of 1759 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 62%.
Is Tsukuruba's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Tsukuruba'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 7.00. The Real Estate industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Tsukuruba's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Tsukuruba ranks #1091 out of 1759 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Tsukuruba has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tsukuruba's Piotroski F-Score compare to CBRE and BEKE?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Tsukuruba ranks #1091 out of 1759 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Tsukuruba in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Tsukuruba's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Tsukuruba's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Tsukuruba 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 a Real Estate company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Real Estate companies is 5.00, based on 1,759 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. Tsukuruba'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 Tsukuruba and its competitors. For the Real Estate 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. Tsukuruba'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 Tsukuruba stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tsukuruba (TSE:2978) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is 円1,817.98, compared to a current price of 円345.00 — trading 81% 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 Real Estate industry median of 5.00. Tsukuruba's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 9 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 Tsukuruba (TSE:2978), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jun. 29, 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 Tsukuruba (TSE:2978) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tsukuruba stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円345.00 is trading 81% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,817.98. GuruFocus considers Tsukuruba to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for TSE:2978:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 4 (near median its 10-year median of 4.00)
  • GF Value™: 円1,817.98 vs. price of 円345.00 (81% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% below the Real Estate median (#1091 of 1759)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:2978 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tsukuruba Business Description

Address 1-1-5 Kamimeguro, 2nd Ikura Building, 2nd Floor, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 153-0051
Tsukuruba Inc operates as a distribution platform "cowcamo" for renovation housing utilizing information technology.
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