PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) Piotroski F-Score: 7 (As of Jun. 26, 2026) — 40% Above Median


XKLS:4065 PPB Group Bhd XKLS:4065
78 GF Score
Price RM9.29
GF Value RM13.09
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is PPB Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score?

PPB Group Bhd XKLS:4065 -0.32% 78 Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 40% above its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates XKLS:4065 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of RM13.09 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,911 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, PPB Group Bhd ranks better than 88.59% on this metric.

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

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

XKLS:4065' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 7
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of PPB Group Bhd was 7. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.

PPB Group Bhd  (XKLS:4065) 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.


PPB Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


PPB Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PPB Group 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.

PPB Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score Chart

PPB Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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PPB Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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XKLS:4065 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, PPB Group 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.


PPB Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PPB Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PPB Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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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 279.838 + -199.552 + -3188.532 + 234.02 = RM-2,874 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 261.825 + 52.45 + 209.976 + 68.387 = RM593 Mil.
Revenue was 1359.783 + 1378.449 + 1342.49 + 1285.326 = RM5,366 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.818 + 196.505 + 211.994 + 150.51 = RM753 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(28905.844 + 28217.022 + 27619.748 + 24117.424 + 24206.279) / 5 = RM26613.2634 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was RM28,906 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM320 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,604 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM815 Mil.
Net Income was 308.919 + 208.12 + 365.201 + 375.827 = RM1,258 Mil.

Revenue was 1319.002 + 1348.727 + 1430.603 + 1351.126 = RM5,449 Mil.
Gross Profit was 164.955 + 131.844 + 173.65 + 171.823 = RM642 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(30053.818 + 30070.095 + 27558.383 + 28787.439 + 28905.844) / 5 = RM29075.1158 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was RM30,054 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM402 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,545 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM877 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.

PPB Group Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -2,874. ==> 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.

PPB Group Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 593. ==> 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)
=-2874.226/28905.844
=-0.09943408

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=1258.067/30053.818
=0.04186047

PPB Group Bhd's return on assets of this year was -0.09943408. PPB Group Bhd's return on assets of last year was 0.04186047. ==> 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.

PPB Group Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was -2,874. PPB Group Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 593. ==> 593 > -2,874 ==> 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
=320.484/26613.2634
=0.01204227

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=402.322/29075.1158
=0.01383733

PPB Group Bhd's gearing of this year was 0.01204227. PPB Group Bhd's gearing of last year was 0.01383733. ==> 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
=3603.818/814.794
=4.42298053

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=3544.514/876.645
=4.04327179

PPB Group Bhd's current ratio of this year was 4.42298053. PPB Group Bhd's current ratio of last year was 4.04327179. ==> 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.

PPB Group Bhd's number of shares in issue this year was 1422.599. PPB Group Bhd's number of shares in issue last year was 1422.599. ==> 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
=752.827/5366.048
=0.1402945

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=642.272/5449.458
=0.11785979

PPB Group Bhd's gross margin of this year was 0.1402945. PPB Group Bhd's gross margin of last year was 0.11785979. ==> 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)
=5366.048/28905.844
=0.18563886

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=5449.458/30053.818
=0.18132332

PPB Group Bhd's asset turnover of this year was 0.18563886. PPB Group Bhd's asset turnover of last year was 0.18132332. ==> 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+0+1+1+1+1+1+1
=7

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 7 mean?
PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on PPB Group Bhd and its competitors. This is 40% above median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, PPB Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, PPB Group Bhd ranks #218 out of 1911 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 11.4%.
Is PPB Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score too high?
PPB Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% above median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.00 to a high of 7.00. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. PPB Group Bhd's value of 7 is 40% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, PPB Group Bhd ranks #218 out of 1911 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, PPB Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PPB Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, PPB Group Bhd ranks #218 out of 1911 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places PPB Group Bhd in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. PPB Group Bhd's value of 7 is 40% above this benchmark. Historically, PPB Group Bhd's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 3.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, PPB Group 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 5.00, based on 1,911 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. PPB Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 7 is 40% 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 PPB Group Bhd and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods 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. PPB Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 40% above median its own 10-year median of 5.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PPB Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM13.09, compared to a current price of RM9.29 — trading 29% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 7, which is 40% above median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 40% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 5.00. PPB Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 3 warning signs to review. 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 PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065), the current Piotroski F-Score is 7 as of Jun. 26, 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.

Is PPB Group Bhd (XKLS:4065) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PPB Group Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM9.29 is trading 29% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM13.09. GuruFocus considers PPB Group Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:4065:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 7 (40% above median its 10-year median of 5.00)
  • GF Value™: RM13.09 vs. price of RM9.29 (29% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 40% above the Consumer Packaged Goods median (#218 of 1911)

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:4065 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


PPB Group Bhd Business Description

Address No. 10 Jalan P. Ramlee, 12th Floor, UBN Tower, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50250
PPB Group Bhd is a diversified company working in food and waste management, film distribution, and property development. The company operates flour and animal feed mills, trades grains, and conducts livestock farming across Asia. Its operating segments comprise Grains and agribusiness; Consumer products; Film exhibition and distribution; Property; and Investments and Other Operations. It derives the majority of its revenue from Grains and agribusiness. The Grains and Agribusiness segment comprises flour milling, animal feed manufacturing, and livestock farming.
78GF Score

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