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WSTRF (Western Uranium & Vanadium) Piotroski F-Score : 2 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Western Uranium & Vanadium Piotroski F-Score?

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 2 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

Western Uranium & Vanadium has an F-score of 2. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Uranium & Vanadium's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WSTRF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 7
Current: 2

During the past 10 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Western Uranium & Vanadium was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.


Western Uranium & Vanadium Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Uranium & Vanadium'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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Western Uranium & Vanadium Piotroski F-Score Chart

Western Uranium & Vanadium Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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Western Uranium & Vanadium Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Western Uranium & Vanadium's Piotroski F-Score

For the Uranium subindustry, Western Uranium & Vanadium'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.


Western Uranium & Vanadium's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Western Uranium & Vanadium's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Uranium & Vanadium'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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Net Income was -1.702 + -2.477 + -2.626 + -2.241 = $-9.05 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.526 + -1.757 + -2.029 + -1.977 = $-7.29 Mil.
Revenue was 0.073 + 0.054 + 0.04 + 0.053 = $0.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.073 + 0.054 + 0.04 + 0.053 = $0.22 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Sep23)
to the end of this year (Sep24) was
(30.857 + 34.897 + 37.368 + 34.964 + 32.909) / 5 = $34.199 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Sep23) was $30.86 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.84 Mil.
Net Income was -1.292 + -1.104 + -1.077 + -1.06 = $-4.53 Mil.

Revenue was 0.248 + 0.166 + 0.103 + 0.089 = $0.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.248 + 0.166 + 0.103 + 0.089 = $0.61 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Sep22)
to the end of last year (Sep23) was
(33.71 + 33.203 + 32.349 + 31.509 + 30.857) / 5 = $32.3256 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Sep22) was $33.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.18 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.65 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.

Western Uranium & Vanadium's current Net Income (TTM) was -9.05. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

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.

Western Uranium & Vanadium's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -7.29. ==> 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 (Sep23)
=-9.046/30.857
=-0.29315876

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep22)
=-4.533/33.71
=-0.13447048

Western Uranium & Vanadium's return on assets of this year was -0.29315876. Western Uranium & Vanadium's return on assets of last year was -0.13447048. ==> 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.

Western Uranium & Vanadium's current Net Income (TTM) was -9.05. Western Uranium & Vanadium's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -7.29. ==> -7.29 > -9.05 ==> 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: Sep24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep23 to Sep24
=0/34.199
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Sep23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep22 to Sep23
=0/32.3256
=0

Western Uranium & Vanadium's gearing of this year was 0. Western Uranium & Vanadium's gearing of last year was 0. ==> 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: Sep24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=7.013/0.838
=8.36873508

Current Ratio (Last Year: Sep23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=6.183/0.653
=9.46860643

Western Uranium & Vanadium's current ratio of this year was 8.36873508. Western Uranium & Vanadium's current ratio of last year was 9.46860643. ==> 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.

Western Uranium & Vanadium's number of shares in issue this year was 55.223. Western Uranium & Vanadium's number of shares in issue last year was 43.61. ==> 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
=0.22/0.22
=1

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=0.606/0.606
=1

Western Uranium & Vanadium's gross margin of this year was 1. Western Uranium & Vanadium's gross margin of last year was 1. ==> 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 (Sep23)
=0.22/30.857
=0.00712966

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Sep22)
=0.606/33.71
=0.01797686

Western Uranium & Vanadium's asset turnover of this year was 0.00712966. Western Uranium & Vanadium's asset turnover of last year was 0.01797686. ==> 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
=0+0+0+1+1+0+0+0+0
=2

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

Western Uranium & Vanadium has an F-score of 2. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

Western Uranium & Vanadium  (OTCPK:WSTRF) 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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Western Uranium & Vanadium Business Description

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Address
330 Bay Street, Suite 1400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2S8
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp is a Canada based company involved in industrial metals and mines business sector. The company is involved in the acquisition and development of uranium and vanadium resource properties in the states of Utah and Colorado in the United States of America.
Executives
Wilder Andrew J.s. director 27 REYNOLDS LANE, KATONAH NY 10536
Bryan J Murphy director 1681 BRAMSEY DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5J 2H9
Robert R. Klein officer: Chief Financial Officer 7 BRENTWOOD COURT, WARREN NJ 07059
Baobab Asset Management Llc 10 percent owner 3 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, SUITE 102, GREENWICH CT 06831
George Edwinlee Glasier director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 31161 HIGHWAY 90, PO BOX 825, NUCLA CO 81424
Russell S. Fryer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, SUITE 102, GREENWICH CT 06831
Siebels Hard Asset Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O GREEN CAY PRIVATE CLIENT LTD, LYFORD CAY DRIVE, LYFORD CAY, NASSAU C5 N-7776
Skutezky Ernest Michael Rhodes director SUITE 101, 2 ROXBOROUGH STREET EAST, TORONTO A6 M4W 3V7

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