Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co (XNEP:BNHC) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Aug. 12, 2026) — Near Median

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XNEP:BNHC Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Ltd XNEP:BNHC
52 GF Score
Price NPR284.50
GF Value NPR637.47
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Piotroski F-Score?

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co XNEP:BNHC +0.89% 52 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Aug. 12, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates XNEP:BNHC with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of NPR637.47 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 426 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co ranks better than 81.92% 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

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co 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 Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XNEP:BNHC' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6   Med: 6   Max: 6
Current: 6

During the past 6 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co was 6. The lowest was 6. And the median was 6.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co  (XNEP:BNHC) 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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Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co'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.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

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Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co'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.


Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Piotroski F-Score vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co'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 (Jul25) TTM:Last Year (Jul24) TTM:
Net Income was NPR-17.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NPR156.2 Mil.
Revenue was NPR143.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR122.9 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jul24)
to the end of this year (Jul25) was (1390.415 + 1366.366) / 2 = NPR1378.3905 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jul24) was NPR1,390.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR883.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR62.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR169.3 Mil.
Net Income was NPR-15.6 Mil.

Revenue was NPR148.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR127.7 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jul23)
to the end of last year (Jul24) was (1453.848 + 1390.415) / 2 = NPR1422.1315 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jul23) was NPR1,453.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR922.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR41.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR136.2 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.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Net Income (TTM) was -17.2. ==> 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.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 156.2. ==> 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 (Jul24)
=-17.238/1390.415
=-0.01239774

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Jul23)
=-15.603/1453.848
=-0.01073221

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's return on assets of this year was -0.01239774. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's return on assets of last year was -0.01073221. ==> 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.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Net Income (TTM) was -17.2. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 156.2. ==> 156.2 > -17.2 ==> 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: Jul25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jul24 to Jul25
=883.185/1378.3905
=0.64073642

Gearing (Last Year: Jul24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jul23 to Jul24
=922.57/1422.1315
=0.64872341

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's gearing of this year was 0.64073642. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's gearing of last year was 0.64872341. ==> 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: Jul25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=62.755/169.312
=0.37064709

Current Ratio (Last Year: Jul24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=41.787/136.201
=0.30680391

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current ratio of this year was 0.37064709. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current ratio of last year was 0.30680391. ==> 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.

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's number of shares in issue this year was 4.133. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's number of shares in issue last year was 4.133. ==> 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
=122.917/143.782
=0.85488448

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=127.656/148.861
=0.85755168

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's gross margin of this year was 0.85488448. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's gross margin of last year was 0.85755168. ==> 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 (Jul24)
=143.782/1390.415
=0.10340941

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Jul23)
=148.861/1453.848
=0.10239103

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.10340941. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.10239103. ==> 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+0+1
=6

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

Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co 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?
Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co (XNEP:BNHC) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Aug. 12, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 6.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co ranks #77 out of 426 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 18.1%.
Is Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is near median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.00 to a high of 6.00. The Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co ranks #77 out of 426 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co ranks #77 out of 426 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co in the top 18% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 6.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co 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 an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies is 5.00, based on 426 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. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co'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 Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co and its competitors. For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co (XNEP:BNHC) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NPR637.47, compared to a current price of NPR284.50 — trading 55.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 20% above the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median of 5.00. Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 2 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 Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co (XNEP:BNHC), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Aug. 12, 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 Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co (XNEP:BNHC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NPR284.50 is trading 55.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of NPR637.47. GuruFocus considers Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XNEP:BNHC:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 6 (near median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: NPR637.47 vs. price of NPR284.50 (55.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% above the Utilities - Independent Power Producers median (#77 of 426)

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


Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Business Description

Address Buddhi Sagar Marg, Panipokhari, Maharajgunj - 03, Kathmandu, NPL
Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Co Ltd is a Nepal-based company operating in the utilities sector. The company has developed a 4.993 MW hydropower project, the Lower Tadi Khola (LTK) Hydropower Project, located in Nuwakot District of central Nepal. Additionally, it has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the distribution of electricity generated at its hydropower project.
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