Land Co (TSE:8918) Piotroski F-Score: 3 (As of Jul. 31, 2026) — 40% Below Median

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TSE:8918 Land Co Ltd TSE:8918
69 GF Score
Price 円11.00
GF Value 円5.87
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Land Co Piotroski F-Score?

Land Co TSE:8918 +10.00% 69 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 31, 2026, which is 40% below its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:8918 with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of 円5.87 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,752 Real Estate companies, Land Co ranks worse than 81.74% 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

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

TSE:8918' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 3

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Land Co was 7. The lowest was 1. And the median was 5.

Land Co  (TSE:8918) 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.


Land Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Land Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Land 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.

Land Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Land Co Annual Data
Trend Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
Piotroski F-Score
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Land Co Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
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 1.00 0.00 7.00 0.00 3.00

Land Co Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Land 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.


Land Co Piotroski F-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Land Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


TSE:8918
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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 (Feb26) TTM:Last Year (Feb25) TTM:
Net Income was 円444 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円-950 Mil.
Revenue was 円3,007 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,101 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Feb25)
to the end of this year (Feb26) was (10017.255 + 10356.755) / 2 = 円10187.005 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Feb25) was 円10,017 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円10,280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,085 Mil.
Net Income was 円874 Mil.

Revenue was 円5,092 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円1,742 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Feb24)
to the end of last year (Feb25) was (9847.025 + 10017.255) / 2 = 円9932.14 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Feb24) was 円9,847 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円105 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円9,932 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円1,009 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.

Land Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 444. ==> 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.

Land Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -950. ==> 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 (Feb25)
=444.478/10017.255
=0.04437124

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Feb24)
=874.307/9847.025
=0.08878895

Land Co's return on assets of this year was 0.04437124. Land Co's return on assets of last year was 0.08878895. ==> 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.

Land Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 444. Land Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -950. ==> -950 <= 444 ==> 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: Feb26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Feb25 to Feb26
=77.686/10187.005
=0.00762599

Gearing (Last Year: Feb25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Feb24 to Feb25
=105.438/9932.14
=0.01061584

Land Co's gearing of this year was 0.00762599. Land Co's gearing of last year was 0.01061584. ==> 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: Feb26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=10280.398/1085.479
=9.47084006

Current Ratio (Last Year: Feb25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=9932.167/1008.915
=9.84440414

Land Co's current ratio of this year was 9.47084006. Land Co's current ratio of last year was 9.84440414. ==> 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.

Land Co's number of shares in issue this year was 1532.683. Land Co's number of shares in issue last year was 1500.041. ==> 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
=1101.271/3007.169
=0.3662152

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1742.262/5092.112
=0.34214919

Land Co's gross margin of this year was 0.3662152. Land Co's gross margin of last year was 0.34214919. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

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 (Feb25)
=3007.169/10017.255
=0.30019891

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Feb24)
=5092.112/9847.025
=0.51712187

Land Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.30019891. Land Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.51712187. ==> 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+0+0+0+1+0+0+1+0
=3

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

Land 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?
Land Co (TSE:8918) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Jul. 31, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Land Co and its competitors. This is 40% below median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, Land Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Land Co ranks #1432 out of 1752 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 81.7%.
Is Land Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Land 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 1.00 to a high of 7.00. The Real Estate industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Land Co's value of 3 is 40% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Land Co ranks #1432 out of 1752 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Land Co has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Land Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Land Co ranks #1432 out of 1752 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Land Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Land Co's value of 3 is 40% below this benchmark. Historically, Land Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 1.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Land 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 a Real Estate company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Real Estate companies is 5.00, based on 1,752 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. Land 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 Land Co and its competitors. For the Real Estate 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. Land 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 Land Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Land Co (TSE:8918) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円5.87, compared to a current price of 円11.00 — trading 87.4% 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 Real Estate industry median of 5.00. Land Co's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 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 Land Co (TSE:8918), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Jul. 31, 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 Land Co (TSE:8918) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Land Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円11.00 is trading 87.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円5.87. GuruFocus considers Land Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:8918:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 3 (40% below median its 10-year median of 5.00)
  • GF Value™: 円5.87 vs. price of 円11.00 (87.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 40% below the Real Estate median (#1432 of 1752)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:8918 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Land Co Business Description

Address 2-8-29 Kitasaiwai, Nishi-ku, Kitasaiwai chome, Yokohama, JPN, 220-0004
Land Co Ltd operates in the real estate industry. The company develops and sells residential real estate and manages and leases properties.
69GF Score

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