Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co (TSE:4531) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 15, 2026) — 14% Below Median

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TSE:4531 Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Ltd TSE:4531
70 GF Score
Price 円364.00
GF Value 円348.41
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Piotroski F-Score?

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co TSE:4531 -0.27% 70 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 14% below its 10-year median of 7.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:4531 with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of 円348.41 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,563 Chemicals companies, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co ranks better than 76.07% 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

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

TSE:4531' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 7   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 7.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co  (TSE:4531) 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.


Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Yuki Gosei Kogyo 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.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
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Yuki Gosei Kogyo 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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TSE:4531 vs DOW: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Yuki Gosei Kogyo 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.


Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Piotroski F-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co'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 円313 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円2,844 Mil.
Revenue was 円15,448 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円2,620 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (26871 + 25730) / 2 = 円26300.5 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円26,871 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円13,044 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円8,000 Mil.
Net Income was 円896 Mil.

Revenue was 円15,128 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,307 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (24370 + 26871) / 2 = 円25620.5 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円24,370 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円4,112 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円12,506 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,928 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.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 313. ==> 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.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 2,844. ==> 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)
=313/26871
=0.01164825

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=896/24370
=0.03676652

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's return on assets of this year was 0.01164825. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's return on assets of last year was 0.03676652. ==> 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.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 313. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 2,844. ==> 2,844 > 313 ==> 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
=2497/26300.5
=0.09494116

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=4112/25620.5
=0.16049648

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's gearing of this year was 0.09494116. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's gearing of last year was 0.16049648. ==> 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
=13044/8000
=1.6305

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=12506/7928
=1.57744702

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current ratio of this year was 1.6305. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current ratio of last year was 1.57744702. ==> 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.

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's number of shares in issue this year was 21.588. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's number of shares in issue last year was 21.657. ==> 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
=2620/15448
=0.16960124

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=3307/15128
=0.21860127

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's gross margin of this year was 0.16960124. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's gross margin of last year was 0.21860127. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=15448/26871
=0.57489487

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=15128/24370
=0.62076323

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.57489487. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.62076323. ==> 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+1+1+1+0+0
=6

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

Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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What does a Piotroski F-Score of 6 mean?
Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co (TSE:4531) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co and its competitors. This is 14% below median its historical median of 7.00. Over the past decade, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co ranks #374 out of 1563 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 23.9%.
Is Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 14% below median its 10-year median of 7.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.00 to a high of 8.00. The Chemicals industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co ranks #374 out of 1563 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to DOW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co ranks #374 out of 1563 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co in the top 24% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co 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 Chemicals company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Chemicals companies is 5.00, based on 1,563 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. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 20% 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 Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co and its competitors. For the Chemicals 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. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 14% below median its own 10-year median of 7.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co (TSE:4531) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円348.41, compared to a current price of 円364.00 — trading 4.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 14% below median its 10-year median of 7.00 and 20% above the Chemicals industry median of 5.00. Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 7 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 Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co (TSE:4531), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 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 Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co (TSE:4531) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円364.00 is trading 4.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円348.41. GuruFocus considers Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:4531:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 6 (14% below median its 10-year median of 7.00)
  • GF Value™: 円348.41 vs. price of 円364.00 (4.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% above the Chemicals median (#374 of 1563)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:4531 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Business Description

Address 10-4, Nihonbashi-Ningyocho 3-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-0013
Yuki Gosei Kogyo Co Ltd is engaged in research and development in the organic synthesis field. It has been manufacturing high-quality products in keeping with its mission-creating useful products that bring people happiness. Its major products are Glycine, glycine compounds, nicotinic acid amide.
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