Digistar Bhd (XKLS:0029) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 05, 2026) — 50% Above Median


What is Digistar Bhd Piotroski F-Score?

Digistar Bhd XKLS:0029 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 05, 2026, which is 50% above its 10-year median of 4.00. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 555 Conglomerates companies, Digistar Bhd ranks better than 71.71% 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

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

XKLS:0029' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 4   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Digistar Bhd was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 4.

Digistar Bhd  (XKLS:0029) 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.


Digistar Bhd Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Digistar Bhd Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Digistar 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.

Digistar Bhd Piotroski F-Score Chart

Digistar Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Piotroski F-Score
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Digistar Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00

XKLS:0029 vs HON, MMM: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Digistar 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.


Digistar Bhd Piotroski F-Score vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Digistar Bhd's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Digistar 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 0.354 + -2.533 + -0.021 + 0.019 = RM-2.18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.875 + 1.543 + 16.996 + -4.599 = RM22.82 Mil.
Revenue was 10.238 + 16.786 + 9.889 + 9.038 = RM45.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.718 + 15.376 + 6.861 + 6.146 = RM35.10 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(306.322 + 299.986 + 282.671 + 282.042 + 280.946) / 5 = RM290.3934 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was RM306.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM150.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM89.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM60.67 Mil.
Net Income was -1.842 + -3.255 + -0.038 + 0.046 = RM-5.09 Mil.

Revenue was 12.296 + 12.19 + 10.913 + 9.266 = RM44.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.608 + 9.297 + 8.349 + 5.977 = RM31.23 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(312.077 + 310.922 + 290.207 + 296.209 + 306.322) / 5 = RM303.1474 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was RM312.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM170.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM91.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM59.22 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.

Digistar Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -2.18. ==> 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.

Digistar Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 22.82. ==> 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)
=-2.181/306.322
=-0.00711996

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=-5.089/312.077
=-0.01630687

Digistar Bhd's return on assets of this year was -0.00711996. Digistar Bhd's return on assets of last year was -0.01630687. ==> 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.

Digistar Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -2.18. Digistar Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 22.82. ==> 22.82 > -2.18 ==> 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
=150.755/290.3934
=0.51914059

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=170.24/303.1474
=0.561575

Digistar Bhd's gearing of this year was 0.51914059. Digistar Bhd's gearing of last year was 0.561575. ==> 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: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=89.17/60.668
=1.46980286

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=91.271/59.217
=1.54129726

Digistar Bhd's current ratio of this year was 1.46980286. Digistar Bhd's current ratio of last year was 1.54129726. ==> 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.

Digistar Bhd's number of shares in issue this year was 629.939. Digistar Bhd's number of shares in issue last year was 539.885. ==> 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
=35.101/45.951
=0.76387891

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=31.231/44.665
=0.69922758

Digistar Bhd's gross margin of this year was 0.76387891. Digistar Bhd's gross margin of last year was 0.69922758. ==> 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)
=45.951/306.322
=0.15000881

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=44.665/312.077
=0.14312173

Digistar Bhd's asset turnover of this year was 0.15000881. Digistar Bhd's asset turnover of last year was 0.14312173. ==> 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
=0+1+1+1+1+0+0+1+1
=6

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

Digistar 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?
Digistar Bhd (XKLS:0029) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 05, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Digistar Bhd and its competitors. This is 50% above median its historical median of 4.00. Over the past decade, Digistar Bhd's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Digistar Bhd ranks #157 out of 555 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 28.3%.
Is Digistar Bhd's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Digistar 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 3.00 to a high of 8.00. The Conglomerates industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Digistar Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Digistar Bhd ranks #157 out of 555 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Digistar Bhd's Piotroski F-Score compare to HON and MMM?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Digistar Bhd ranks #157 out of 555 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Digistar Bhd in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Digistar Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Digistar Bhd's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 8.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Digistar 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 Conglomerates company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Conglomerates companies is 5.00, based on 555 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. Digistar 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 Digistar Bhd and its competitors. For the Conglomerates 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. Digistar 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 Digistar Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Digistar Bhd (XKLS:0029) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.05, compared to a current price of RM0.04 — trading 20% below 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 Conglomerates 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 Digistar Bhd (XKLS:0029), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 05, 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.

Digistar Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan Ampang Utama 1/2, B6/4/4, 3rd Floor, One Ampang Business Avenue, Ampang, SGR, MYS, 68000
Digistar Corp Bhd is an investment holding company. It operates through the following segments: System integration segment, Investment holding segment, Rental and hotel segment, Concession segment, and Property development segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Concession segment. The Concession segment includes concession arrangements between the Group and the Grantor for the privatization of the design, development, construction, and completion of the Facilities and Infrastructure for JKR Training Institute and to carry out the Asset Management Services. It operates in a single geographical segment, which is Malaysia.