Parlo Bhd (XKLS:0022) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 14, 2026) — 50% Above Median

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What is Parlo Bhd Piotroski F-Score?

Parlo Bhd XKLS:0022 +20.00% Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 14, 2026, which is 50% above its 10-year median of 4.00. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 835 Travel & Leisure companies, Parlo Bhd ranks better than 72.22% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Parlo Bhd 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 Parlo Bhd's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0022' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 6
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Parlo Bhd was 6. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.

Parlo Bhd  (XKLS:0022) 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.


Parlo Bhd Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Parlo Bhd Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Parlo Bhd'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.

Parlo Bhd Piotroski F-Score Chart

Parlo Bhd Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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Parlo Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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XKLS:0022 vs BKNG, ABNB, RCL: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Parlo Bhd'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.


Parlo Bhd Piotroski F-Score vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Parlo Bhd's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Parlo Bhd'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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was -3.265 + 2.913 + -3.719 + 0.295 = RM-3.78 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.985 + 2.307 + -0.535 + 0.407 = RM1.19 Mil.
Revenue was 18.701 + 12.061 + 18.298 + 9.384 = RM58.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.103 + 1.525 + 2.148 + 1.457 = RM7.23 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(32.475 + 25.613 + 33.038 + 28.038 + 28.468) / 5 = RM29.5264 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was RM32.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.55 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM23.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM5.97 Mil.
Net Income was -1.161 + -3.49 + -1.805 + -2.189 = RM-8.65 Mil.

Revenue was 20.921 + 22.211 + 28.461 + 16.109 = RM87.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.145 + 2.613 + 3.717 + 1.92 = RM10.40 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(48.033 + 41.735 + 45.501 + 36.501 + 32.475) / 5 = RM40.849 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was RM48.03 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM26.32 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM10.13 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.

Parlo Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -3.78. ==> 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.

Parlo Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1.19. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=-3.776/32.475
=-0.11627406

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-8.645/48.033
=-0.17998043

Parlo Bhd's return on assets of this year was -0.11627406. Parlo Bhd's return on assets of last year was -0.17998043. ==> 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.

Parlo Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -3.78. Parlo Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1.19. ==> 1.19 > -3.78 ==> 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: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=1.549/29.5264
=0.05246153

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=1.697/40.849
=0.04154324

Parlo Bhd's gearing of this year was 0.05246153. Parlo Bhd's gearing of last year was 0.04154324. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=23.284/5.974
=3.89755608

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=26.32/10.13
=2.5982231

Parlo Bhd's current ratio of this year was 3.89755608. Parlo Bhd's current ratio of last year was 2.5982231. ==> 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.

Parlo Bhd's number of shares in issue this year was 601.15. Parlo Bhd's number of shares in issue last year was 601.15. ==> 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
=7.233/58.444
=0.1237595

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=10.395/87.702
=0.11852637

Parlo Bhd's gross margin of this year was 0.1237595. Parlo Bhd's gross margin of last year was 0.11852637. ==> 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 (Mar25)
=58.444/32.475
=1.79966128

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=87.702/48.033
=1.82586971

Parlo Bhd's asset turnover of this year was 1.79966128. Parlo Bhd's asset turnover of last year was 1.82586971. ==> 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+1+1+1+0+1+1+1+0
=6

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

Parlo Bhd has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 6 mean?
Parlo Bhd (XKLS:0022) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Parlo Bhd and its competitors. This is 50% above median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, Parlo Bhd's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 6.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Parlo Bhd ranks #232 out of 835 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 27.8%.
Is Parlo Bhd's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Parlo Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 50% above median its 10-year median of 4.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 6.00. The Travel & Leisure industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Parlo Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Parlo Bhd ranks #232 out of 835 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Parlo Bhd's Piotroski F-Score compare to BKNG and ABNB?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Parlo Bhd ranks #232 out of 835 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Parlo Bhd in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Parlo Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Parlo Bhd's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 6.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Parlo Bhd 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 Travel & Leisure company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Travel & Leisure companies is 5.00, based on 835 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. Parlo Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 20% 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 Parlo Bhd and its competitors. For the Travel & Leisure 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. Parlo Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 50% above median its own 10-year median of 4.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Parlo Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Parlo Bhd (XKLS:0022) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.03, compared to a current price of RM0.03 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 50% above median its 10-year median of 4.00 and 20% above the Travel & Leisure industry median of 5.00. 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 Parlo Bhd (XKLS:0022), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 14, 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.

Parlo Bhd Business Description

Address No. 72, Jalan Kampong Attap, Wisma Parlo, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50460
Parlo Bhd operates in the tourism industry in Malaysia. The company has three main reportable operating segments: Travel and Tours, Trading, and Investment Holding. The Travel and Tours segment provides travel services and ticketing agent services for airline companies, including leisure and corporate travel, meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions, and ancillary travel services. The Trading segment is involved in the distribution and trading of medical device consumables, household care products, gas, and cylinders. The Investment Holding segment is engaged in investment holding activities. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Travel and Tours segment.