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Showcase (TSE:3909) Piotroski F-Score : 3 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Showcase Piotroski F-Score?

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

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

TSE:3909' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 4   Max: 7
Current: 3

During the past 11 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Showcase was 7. The lowest was 1. And the median was 4.


Showcase Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Showcase'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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Showcase Piotroski F-Score Chart

Showcase Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 7.00 7.00 2.00 3.00

Showcase Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 3.00 - -

Competitive Comparison of Showcase's Piotroski F-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Showcase'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.


Showcase's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Showcase's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was 円-118 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-182 Mil.
Revenue was 円5,684 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,605 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was (4002.856 + 3461.127) / 2 = 円3731.9915 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was 円4,003 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円555 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,448 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,334 Mil.
Net Income was 円-526 Mil.

Revenue was 円4,632 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,696 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was (2684.288 + 4002.856) / 2 = 円3343.572 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was 円2,684 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円620 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円2,995 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,011 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.

Showcase's current Net Income (TTM) was -118. ==> 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.

Showcase's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -182. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=-117.98/4002.856
=-0.02947396

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-526.332/2684.288
=-0.19607881

Showcase's return on assets of this year was -0.02947396. Showcase's return on assets of last year was -0.19607881. ==> 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.

Showcase's current Net Income (TTM) was -118. Showcase's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -182. ==> -182 <= -118 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=555.004/3731.9915
=0.14871524

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=619.996/3343.572
=0.18542924

Showcase's gearing of this year was 0.14871524. Showcase's gearing of last year was 0.18542924. ==> 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: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2447.544/1334.457
=1.8341123

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=2994.515/1010.554
=2.96324095

Showcase's current ratio of this year was 1.8341123. Showcase's current ratio of last year was 2.96324095. ==> 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.

Showcase's number of shares in issue this year was 8.074. Showcase's number of shares in issue last year was 8.568. ==> 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
=1604.849/5683.668
=0.2823615

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1695.556/4631.643
=0.36608089

Showcase's gross margin of this year was 0.2823615. Showcase's gross margin of last year was 0.36608089. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=5683.668/4002.856
=1.41990319

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=4631.643/2684.288
=1.72546426

Showcase's asset turnover of this year was 1.41990319. Showcase's asset turnover of last year was 1.72546426. ==> 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
=0+0+1+0+1+0+1+0+0
=3

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

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

Showcase  (TSE:3909) 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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Showcase Business Description

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9-9 Roppongi, 14th Floor, Roppongi First Building, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 106-0032
Showcase Inc is engaged in the web marketing services. Its operations are carried out through the following business segments: E-Marketing, Data-Marketing and Web Solutions. The E-Marketing segment provides eight internally developed web-based software products. The Data-Marketing segment provides advertising products business-2-business in connection with website optimization techniques and a data management platform. The Web Solutions segment provides research and development for smart phone applications, which helps to solve problems with website and apps in an integrated manner using website optimization techniques. It also includes store coupon delivery application development, real estate website creation and e-commerce website management.

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