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VWSYF (Vestas Wind Systems AS) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Vestas Wind Systems AS Piotroski F-Score?

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

Vestas Wind Systems AS 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 Vestas Wind Systems AS's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VWSYF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Vestas Wind Systems AS was 8. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.


Vestas Wind Systems AS Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vestas Wind Systems AS'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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Vestas Wind Systems AS Piotroski F-Score Chart

Vestas Wind Systems AS Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Piotroski F-Score
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Vestas Wind Systems AS Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 8.00 7.00 5.00 6.00 7.00

Competitive Comparison of Vestas Wind Systems AS's Piotroski F-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Vestas Wind Systems AS'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.


Vestas Wind Systems AS's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vestas Wind Systems AS's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vestas Wind Systems AS'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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Net Income was -73.913 + -170.075 + 140.954 + 626.178 = $523 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -820.652 + 894.51 + 98.779 + 2269.11 = $2,442 Mil.
Revenue was 2914.13 + 3547.901 + 5745.838 + 6430.366 = $18,638 Mil.
Gross Profit was 265.217 + 167.922 + 603.774 + 1165.445 = $2,202 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec23)
to the end of this year (Dec24) was
(24551.799 + 24564.13 + 25421.959 + 25439.512 + 25805.236) / 5 = $25156.5272 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec23) was $24,552 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,216 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,847 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16,209 Mil.
Net Income was 16.06 + -124.594 + 30.95 + 161.396 = $84 Mil.

Revenue was 3028.908 + 3715.06 + 4645.678 + 5202.835 = $16,592 Mil.
Gross Profit was 201.285 + 239.437 + 374.6 + 570.338 = $1,386 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec22)
to the end of last year (Dec23) was
(21281.78 + 21321.199 + 22029.252 + 22259.338 + 24551.799) / 5 = $22288.6736 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec22) was $21,282 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,516 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,272 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15,289 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.

Vestas Wind Systems AS's current Net Income (TTM) was 523. ==> 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.

Vestas Wind Systems AS's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 2,442. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=523.144/24551.799
=0.02130777

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=83.812/21281.78
=0.0039382

Vestas Wind Systems AS's return on assets of this year was 0.02130777. Vestas Wind Systems AS's return on assets of last year was 0.0039382. ==> 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.

Vestas Wind Systems AS's current Net Income (TTM) was 523. Vestas Wind Systems AS's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 2,442. ==> 2,442 > 523 ==> 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: Dec24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec23 to Dec24
=3215.707/25156.5272
=0.12782794

Gearing (Last Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=3515.812/22288.6736
=0.15773985

Vestas Wind Systems AS's gearing of this year was 0.12782794. Vestas Wind Systems AS's gearing of last year was 0.15773985. ==> 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: Dec24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=16847.12/16209.424
=1.03934106

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=16271.538/15288.986
=1.06426535

Vestas Wind Systems AS's current ratio of this year was 1.03934106. Vestas Wind Systems AS's current ratio of last year was 1.06426535. ==> 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.

Vestas Wind Systems AS's number of shares in issue this year was 1070.502. Vestas Wind Systems AS's number of shares in issue last year was 996.342. ==> 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
=2202.358/18638.235
=0.11816344

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1385.66/16592.481
=0.08351132

Vestas Wind Systems AS's gross margin of this year was 0.11816344. Vestas Wind Systems AS's gross margin of last year was 0.08351132. ==> 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 (Dec23)
=18638.235/24551.799
=0.75913928

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec22)
=16592.481/21281.78
=0.77965664

Vestas Wind Systems AS's asset turnover of this year was 0.75913928. Vestas Wind Systems AS's asset turnover of last year was 0.77965664. ==> 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+0+0+1+0
=6

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

Vestas Wind Systems AS has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Vestas Wind Systems AS  (OTCPK:VWSYF) 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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Vestas Wind Systems AS Business Description

Address
Hedeager 42, Aarhus, DNK, 8200
Vestas is a leading manufacturer of wind turbines with the highest installed capacity under service in the world. The firm operates two business segments: power solutions and services. The power solutions segment designs, manufactures, and installs onshore and offshore wind turbines. The services segment performs operating and maintenance service work on wind turbines.