Shinko (TSE:7120) Piotroski F-Score: 4 (As of Jul. 17, 2026) — 20% Below Median

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TSE:7120 Shinko Inc TSE:7120
85 GF Score
Price 円1,092.00
GF Value 円1,029.93
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Shinko Piotroski F-Score?

Shinko TSE:7120 +2.15% 85 Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 17, 2026, which is 20% below its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:7120 with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of 円1,029.93 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,737 Software companies, Shinko ranks worse than 60.5% 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

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

TSE:7120' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 4

During the past 6 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Shinko was 7. The lowest was 4. And the median was 5.

Shinko  (TSE:7120) 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.


Shinko Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Shinko Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shinko'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.

Shinko Piotroski F-Score Chart

Shinko Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A 4.00 5.00 7.00 4.00

Shinko Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 5.00 0.00 7.00 0.00 4.00

TSE:7120 vs IBM, ACN, FISV: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Shinko'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.


Shinko Piotroski F-Score vs Software Industry

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

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


TSE:7120
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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675 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-436 Mil.
Revenue was 円19,384 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,502 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (6369.629 + 8768.702) / 2 = 円7569.1655 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円6,370 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円376 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円7,392 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円4,707 Mil.
Net Income was 円513 Mil.

Revenue was 円16,904 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円4,023 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (6515.58 + 6369.629) / 2 = 円6442.6045 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円6,516 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円5,062 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円3,064 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.

Shinko's current Net Income (TTM) was 675. ==> 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.

Shinko's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -436. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=675.152/6369.629
=0.1059955

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=512.872/6515.58
=0.07871471

Shinko's return on assets of this year was 0.1059955. Shinko's return on assets of last year was 0.07871471. ==> 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.

Shinko's current Net Income (TTM) was 675. Shinko's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -436. ==> -436 <= 675 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=376.068/7569.1655
=0.04968421

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=60.721/6442.6045
=0.00942492

Shinko's gearing of this year was 0.04968421. Shinko's gearing of last year was 0.00942492. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=7392.076/4706.927
=1.57046753

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=5061.674/3063.861
=1.65205732

Shinko's current ratio of this year was 1.57046753. Shinko's current ratio of last year was 1.65205732. ==> 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.

Shinko's number of shares in issue this year was 4.704. Shinko's number of shares in issue last year was 5.202. ==> 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
=4502.42/19383.783
=0.23227767

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=4023.332/16904.476
=0.23800395

Shinko's gross margin of this year was 0.23227767. Shinko's gross margin of last year was 0.23800395. ==> 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)
=19383.783/6369.629
=3.0431573

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=16904.476/6515.58
=2.59446987

Shinko's asset turnover of this year was 3.0431573. Shinko's asset turnover of last year was 2.59446987. ==> 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+1+0+0+0+1+0+1
=4

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

Shinko 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?
Shinko (TSE:7120) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 as of Jul. 17, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Shinko and its competitors. This is 20% below median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Shinko's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Shinko ranks #1656 out of 2737 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 60.5%.
Is Shinko's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Shinko's current Piotroski F-Score of 4 is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.00 to a high of 7.00. The Software industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Shinko's value of 4 is 20% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Shinko ranks #1656 out of 2737 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Shinko has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shinko's Piotroski F-Score compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Shinko ranks #1656 out of 2737 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Shinko in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Shinko's value of 4 is 20% below this benchmark. Historically, Shinko's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Shinko 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 Software company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Software companies is 5.00, based on 2,737 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. Shinko'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 Shinko and its competitors. For the Software 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. Shinko's current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% 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 Shinko stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shinko (TSE:7120) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円1,029.93, compared to a current price of 円1,092.00 — trading 6% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 4, which is 20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 20% below the Software industry median of 5.00. Shinko's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 3 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 Shinko (TSE:7120), the current Piotroski F-Score is 4 as of Jul. 17, 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 Shinko (TSE:7120) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shinko stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,092.00 is trading 6% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円1,029.93. GuruFocus considers Shinko to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:7120:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 4 (20% below median its 10-year median of 5.00)
  • GF Value™: 円1,029.93 vs. price of 円1,092.00 (6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% below the Software median (#1656 of 2737)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7120 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Shinko Business Description

Address 8F CS Tower, 5-20-8 Asakusabashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 111-0053
Shinko Inc is engaged in providing maintenance services for IT equipment and Staffing services. The company's services and products include; Maintenance services, human resource services, Introduction design and installation development services, and Network security-related products. The Maintenance services include Onsite maintenance service, Help desk service, Remote monitoring service, and call center service. The human resource services include an Engineer dispatch service and a Business contract. The Introduction design and installation development services include Network design and construction, Wireless environment construction, and Communication system construction.
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