FreeBit Co (TSE:3843) Piotroski F-Score: 3 (As of Jul. 15, 2026) — 40% Below Median

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TSE:3843 FreeBit Co Ltd TSE:3843
79 GF Score
Price 円1,600.00
GF Value 円1,485.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is FreeBit Co Piotroski F-Score?

FreeBit Co TSE:3843 +1.78% 79 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 40% below its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:3843 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of 円1,485.02 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 550 Interactive Media companies, FreeBit Co ranks worse than 79.64% on this metric.

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

FreeBit Co has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

The historical rank and industry rank for FreeBit Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3843' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 3

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

FreeBit Co  (TSE:3843) 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.


FreeBit Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


FreeBit Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for FreeBit 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.

FreeBit Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

FreeBit Co Annual Data
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FreeBit Co Quarterly Data
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TSE:3843 vs GOOGL, META, SPOT: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, FreeBit 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.


FreeBit Co Piotroski F-Score vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, FreeBit Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:3843
79GF Score
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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 (Apr25) TTM:Last Year (Apr24) TTM:
Net Income was 円2,749 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円4,573 Mil.
Revenue was 円55,073 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,713 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Apr24)
to the end of this year (Apr25) was (38183.589 + 40558.896) / 2 = 円39371.2425 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Apr24) was 円38,184 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円15,615 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円34,104 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円15,846 Mil.
Net Income was 円3,566 Mil.

Revenue was 円53,038 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円15,386 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Apr23)
to the end of last year (Apr24) was (35926.487 + 38183.589) / 2 = 円37055.038 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Apr23) was 円35,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,338 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円31,818 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円14,150 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.

FreeBit Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 2,749. ==> 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.

FreeBit Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 4,573. ==> 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 (Apr24)
=2748.537/38183.589
=0.07198215

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Apr23)
=3566.009/35926.487
=0.09925849

FreeBit Co's return on assets of this year was 0.07198215. FreeBit Co's return on assets of last year was 0.09925849. ==> 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.

FreeBit Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 2,749. FreeBit Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 4,573. ==> 4,573 > 2,749 ==> 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: Apr25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Apr24 to Apr25
=15614.577/39371.2425
=0.39659853

Gearing (Last Year: Apr24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Apr23 to Apr24
=8338.134/37055.038
=0.22502025

FreeBit Co's gearing of this year was 0.39659853. FreeBit Co's gearing of last year was 0.22502025. ==> 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: Apr25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=34104.399/15846.408
=2.15218484

Current Ratio (Last Year: Apr24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=31817.576/14149.868
=2.24861292

FreeBit Co's current ratio of this year was 2.15218484. FreeBit Co's current ratio of last year was 2.24861292. ==> 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.

FreeBit Co's number of shares in issue this year was 20.366. FreeBit Co's number of shares in issue last year was 20.177. ==> 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
=15713.347/55073.206
=0.28531746

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=15386.361/53037.592
=0.29010293

FreeBit Co's gross margin of this year was 0.28531746. FreeBit Co's gross margin of last year was 0.29010293. ==> 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 (Apr24)
=55073.206/38183.589
=1.4423266

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Apr23)
=53037.592/35926.487
=1.47628105

FreeBit Co's asset turnover of this year was 1.4423266. FreeBit Co's asset turnover of last year was 1.47628105. ==> 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+0+1+0+0+0+0+0
=3

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

FreeBit Co has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 3 mean?
FreeBit Co (TSE:3843) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on FreeBit Co and its competitors. This is 40% below median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, FreeBit Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, FreeBit Co ranks #438 out of 550 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 79.6%.
Is FreeBit Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
FreeBit Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 40% below 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 Interactive Media industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. FreeBit Co's value of 3 is 40% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, FreeBit Co ranks #438 out of 550 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, FreeBit Co has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does FreeBit Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to GOOGL and META?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, FreeBit Co ranks #438 out of 550 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places FreeBit Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. FreeBit Co's value of 3 is 40% below this benchmark. Historically, FreeBit Co'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, FreeBit 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 Interactive Media company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Interactive Media companies is 5.00, based on 550 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. FreeBit Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 40% 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 FreeBit Co and its competitors. For the Interactive Media 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. FreeBit Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 40% below 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 FreeBit Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, FreeBit Co (TSE:3843) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円1,485.02, compared to a current price of 円1,600.00 — trading 7.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 40% below median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 40% below the Interactive Media industry median of 5.00. FreeBit Co's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 5 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 FreeBit Co (TSE:3843), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 15, 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 FreeBit Co (TSE:3843) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, FreeBit Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,600.00 is trading 7.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,485.02. GuruFocus considers FreeBit Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:3843:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 3 (40% below median its 10-year median of 5.00)
  • GF Value™: 円1,485.02 vs. price of 円1,600.00 (7.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 40% below the Interactive Media median (#438 of 550)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:3843 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


FreeBit Co Business Description

Address 3-6 Maruyamacho, E Space Tower, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-0044
FreeBit Co Ltd provides Internet-related services mainly to corporations and individuals, in areas such as development of core Internet technologies and the operation of large-scale systems. The group's reportable segments are 5G infrastructure support business, 5G lifestyle support business, and 5G DX support business for companies and creators. Maximum revenue is generated from the 5G lifestyle support business, which provides mobile communication services for individuals, internet connection services for individuals and collective housing, and company housing management services. The 5G infrastructure support business provides business support services for ISPs, MVNOs (MVNE), and corporations, and the 5G DX support business offers online marketing and ad technology-related services.
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円1,600.00
Price
円1,485.02
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