HKS Co (TSE:7219) Piotroski F-Score: 7 (As of Jul. 11, 2026) — 17% Above Median


TSE:7219 HKS Co Ltd TSE:7219
73 GF Score
Price 円2,330.00
GF Value 円2,124.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is HKS Co Piotroski F-Score?

HKS Co TSE:7219 +0.04% 73 Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jul. 11, 2026, which is 17% above its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:7219 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of 円2,124.02 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,288 Vehicles & Parts companies, HKS Co ranks better than 89.21% on this metric.

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

HKS Co has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

TSE:7219' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of HKS Co was 8. The lowest was 2. And the median was 6.

HKS Co  (TSE:7219) 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.


HKS Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


HKS Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HKS 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.

HKS Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

HKS Co Annual Data
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HKS Co Semi-Annual Data
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TSE:7219 vs ORLY, AZO: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, HKS 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.


HKS Co Piotroski F-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HKS Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:7219
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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 (Aug25) TTM:Last Year (Aug24) TTM:
Net Income was 円361 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円991 Mil.
Revenue was 円8,977 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,617 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Aug24)
to the end of this year (Aug25) was (13340.581 + 13233.708) / 2 = 円13287.1445 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Aug24) was 円13,341 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円169 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,986 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,845 Mil.
Net Income was 円348 Mil.

Revenue was 円9,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円3,652 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Aug23)
to the end of last year (Aug24) was (13345.712 + 13340.581) / 2 = 円13343.1465 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Aug23) was 円13,346 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円412 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円6,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円2,085 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.

HKS Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 361. ==> 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.

HKS Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 991. ==> 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 (Aug24)
=361.443/13340.581
=0.0270935

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Aug23)
=347.746/13345.712
=0.02605676

HKS Co's return on assets of this year was 0.0270935. HKS Co's return on assets of last year was 0.02605676. ==> 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.

HKS Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 361. HKS Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 991. ==> 991 > 361 ==> 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: Aug25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Aug24 to Aug25
=168.648/13287.1445
=0.01269257

Gearing (Last Year: Aug24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Aug23 to Aug24
=411.854/13343.1465
=0.03086633

HKS Co's gearing of this year was 0.01269257. HKS Co's gearing of last year was 0.03086633. ==> 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: Aug25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=6985.858/1845.446
=3.78545782

Current Ratio (Last Year: Aug24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=6912.473/2085.043
=3.3152664

HKS Co's current ratio of this year was 3.78545782. HKS Co's current ratio of last year was 3.3152664. ==> 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.

HKS Co's number of shares in issue this year was 1.414. HKS Co's number of shares in issue last year was 1.414. ==> 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
=3617.121/8976.62
=0.40294911

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=3651.607/9004.332
=0.40553891

HKS Co's gross margin of this year was 0.40294911. HKS Co's gross margin of last year was 0.40553891. ==> 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 (Aug24)
=8976.62/13340.581
=0.67288074

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Aug23)
=9004.332/13345.712
=0.67469851

HKS Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.67288074. HKS Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.67469851. ==> 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+1+1+1+1+1+0+0
=7

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

HKS Co has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 7 mean?
HKS Co (TSE:7219) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 as of Jul. 11, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on HKS Co and its competitors. This is 17% above median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, HKS Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, HKS Co ranks #139 out of 1288 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 10.8%.
Is HKS Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
HKS Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 8.00. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. HKS Co's value of 7 is 40% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, HKS Co ranks #139 out of 1288 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, HKS Co has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HKS Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to ORLY and AZO?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, HKS Co ranks #139 out of 1288 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places HKS Co in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. HKS Co's value of 7 is 40% above this benchmark. Historically, HKS Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, HKS 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Vehicles & Parts companies is 5.00, based on 1,288 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. HKS Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% 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 HKS Co and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts 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. HKS Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 17% above median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HKS Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HKS Co (TSE:7219) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円2,124.02, compared to a current price of 円2,330.00 — trading 9.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 40% above the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 5.00. HKS Co's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 4 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 HKS Co (TSE:7219), the current Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jul. 11, 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 HKS Co (TSE:7219) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HKS Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円2,330.00 is trading 9.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円2,124.02. GuruFocus considers HKS Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:7219:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 7 (17% above median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: 円2,124.02 vs. price of 円2,330.00 (9.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 40% above the Vehicles & Parts median (#139 of 1288)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7219 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


HKS Co Business Description

Address 2266 Kamiide, Shizuoka Prefecture, Fujinomiya, JPN, 418 0192
HKS Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of automobile parts including original exhaust systems and suspension, turbocharger, suspensions, electronic parts, and related parts are mainstream.
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