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Ziggo NV (XAMS:ZIGGO) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Ziggo NV Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 8, indicating 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

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

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Ziggo NV was 8. The lowest was 6. And the median was 7.


Ziggo NV Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ziggo NV'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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Ziggo NV Piotroski F-Score Chart

Ziggo NV Annual Data
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Ziggo NV Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Ziggo NV's Piotroski F-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Ziggo NV'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.


Ziggo NV's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Ziggo NV's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ziggo NV'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 (Sep14) TTM:Last Year (Sep13) TTM:
Net Income was 79.343 + -38.4 + -29.511 + 2.7 = €14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 175.975 + 248.5 + 212.694 + 222.7 = €860 Mil.
Revenue was 393.943 + 394.2 + 405.18 + 402.6 = €1,596 Mil.
Gross Profit was 359.196 + 303 + 351.446 + 312 = €1,326 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Sep13)
to the end of this year (Sep14) was
(5293.2 + 5286.217 + 5352.7 + 5427.955 + 5539.2) / 5 = €5379.8544 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Sep13) was €5,293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,256 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €450 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €463 Mil.
Net Income was 70.47 + 92.7 + 88.867 + 86.5 = €339 Mil.

Revenue was 383.265 + 387.8 + 391.937 + 391.1 = €1,554 Mil.
Gross Profit was 350.108 + 303.6 + 302.783 + 306.9 = €1,263 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Sep12)
to the end of last year (Sep13) was
(5288.8 + 5183.946 + 5204.3 + 5216.939 + 5293.2) / 5 = €5237.437 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Sep12) was €5,289 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,097 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €464 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.

Ziggo NV's current Net Income (TTM) was 14. ==> 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.

Ziggo NV's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 860. ==> 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 (Sep13)
=14.132/5293.2
=0.00266984

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep12)
=338.537/5288.8
=0.06401017

Ziggo NV's return on assets of this year was 0.00266984. Ziggo NV's return on assets of last year was 0.06401017. ==> 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.

Ziggo NV's current Net Income (TTM) was 14. Ziggo NV's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 860. ==> 860 > 14 ==> 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: Sep14)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep13 to Sep14
=3255.9/5379.8544
=0.60520225

Gearing (Last Year: Sep13)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep12 to Sep13
=3096.5/5237.437
=0.5912243

Ziggo NV's gearing of this year was 0.60520225. Ziggo NV's gearing of last year was 0.5912243. ==> 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: Sep14)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=449.6/462.9
=0.97126809

Current Ratio (Last Year: Sep13)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=204.1/463.9
=0.43996551

Ziggo NV's current ratio of this year was 0.97126809. Ziggo NV's current ratio of last year was 0.43996551. ==> 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.

Ziggo NV's number of shares in issue this year was 0. Ziggo NV's number of shares in issue last year was 200. ==> 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
=1325.642/1595.923
=0.83064283

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1263.391/1554.102
=0.81293956

Ziggo NV's gross margin of this year was 0.83064283. Ziggo NV's gross margin of last year was 0.81293956. ==> 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 (Sep13)
=1595.923/5293.2
=0.30150438

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Sep12)
=1554.102/5288.8
=0.29384775

Ziggo NV's asset turnover of this year was 0.30150438. Ziggo NV's asset turnover of last year was 0.29384775. ==> 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+1+0+1+0+1+1+1+1
=7

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

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

Ziggo NV  (XAMS:ZIGGO) 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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Ziggo NV (XAMS:ZIGGO) Business Description

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Ziggo Holding B.V., formerly Ziggo NV was established on February 1, 2007. The Company is the owner and operator of a broadband cable network in the Netherlands and provides analogue and digital radio and television, broadband internet and telephony services in the Netherlands to 2.9 million households and businesses under the brand name Ziggo. The principal activity of the Company is the exploitation of its broadband cable network. It provides entertainment, information and communication services through television, broadband internet and telephony services. It supplies around 2.8 million households and small businesses with television, almost 2.3 million with digital television, about 1.9 million with broadband and 1.6 million with telephony services. About 1.5 million of the Company's customers are subscribers to its All-in-1 bundle. The Company's competitors include KPN, Telfort and Netflix, among others.

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