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NIC Asia BankXNEP:NICA 62 Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Sep. 07, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 5.00. GuruFocus rates XNEP:NICA with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of NPR268.39 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,491 Banks companies, NIC Asia Bank ranks worse than 56.54% 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
NIC Asia Bank has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
The historical rank and industry rank for NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
XNEP:NICA'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2 Med: 5 Max: 7
Current: 5
During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of NIC Asia Bank was 7. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.
NIC Asia Bank (XNEP:NICA) 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.
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.
NIC Asia Bank Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
NIC Asia Bank Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for NIC Asia Bank'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.
NIC Asia Bank Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, NIC Asia Bank'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.
NIC Asia Bank Piotroski F-Score vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* 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 (Jul26) TTM:
Last Year (Jul25) TTM:
Net Income was 150.788 + 36.856 + 86.833 + 72.291 = NPR347 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was -775.854 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NPR-776 Mil. Revenue was 3243.066 + 2827.416 + 2783.473 + 2559.377 = NPR11,413 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jul25)
to the end of this year (Jul26) was
(393244.048 + 414471.467 + 406401.708 + 407107.383 + 414952.255) / 5 = NPR407235.3722 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jul25) was NPR393,244 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR29,366 Mil. Total Assets was NPR414,952 Mil. Total Liabilities was NPR388,178 Mil.
Net Income was 140.47 + 72.104 + 179.133 + -4711.407 = NPR-4,320 Mil.
Revenue was 3344.055 + 3244.833 + 6755.506 + 5886.377 = NPR19,231 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jul24)
to the end of last year (Jul25) was
(426049.335 + 410675.553 + 380921.397 + 372643.958 + 393244.048) / 5 = NPR396706.8582 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jul24) was NPR426,049 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR31,251 Mil. Total Assets was NPR393,244 Mil. Total Liabilities was NPR366,252 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.
NIC Asia Bank's current Net Income (TTM) was 347.
==> 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.
NIC Asia Bank's return on assets of this year was 0.00088181. NIC Asia Bank's return on assets of last year was -0.01013897.
==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
NIC Asia Bank's gearing of this year was 0.07211036. NIC Asia Bank's gearing of last year was 0.07877707.
==> 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
* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Total Current Assets and Total Current Liabilities reported. Thus, we use Total Assets and Total Liabilities to calculate current ratio for banks and insurance companies.
NIC Asia Bank's current ratio of this year was 1.06897461. NIC Asia Bank's current ratio of last year was 1.07369668.
==> 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.
NIC Asia Bank's number of shares in issue this year was 126.558. NIC Asia Bank's number of shares in issue last year was 149.176.
==> 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.
* Note that for banks and insurance companies, there's no Gross Profit reported. Thus, we use net income instead of gross profit and calculate Net Margin for this score.
NIC Asia Bank's net margin of this year was 0.03038271. NIC Asia Bank's net margin of last year was -0.22462438.
==> This year's net 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
NIC Asia Bank's asset turnover of this year was 0.02902353. NIC Asia Bank's asset turnover of last year was 0.04513743.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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NIC Asia Bank has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
NIC Asia Bank (XNEP:NICA) has a Piotroski F-Score of 5 as of Sep. 07, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on NIC Asia Bank and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 5.00. Over the past decade, NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00. According to the industry distribution chart, NIC Asia Bank ranks #843 out of 1491 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 56.5%.
Is NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score too high?
NIC Asia Bank's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is near median its 10-year median of 5.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 7.00. The Banks industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. NIC Asia Bank's value of 5 is 16.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, NIC Asia Bank ranks #843 out of 1491 companies in the Banks industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, NIC Asia Bank has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does NIC Asia Bank's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, NIC Asia Bank ranks #843 out of 1491 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places NIC Asia Bank in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. NIC Asia Bank's value of 5 is 16.7% below this benchmark. Historically, NIC Asia Bank's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 7.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.00 vs. the industry median of 6.00, NIC Asia Bank has consistently been below 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 Banks company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Banks companies is 6.00, based on 1,491 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. NIC Asia Bank's current Piotroski F-Score of 5 is 16.7% below 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 NIC Asia Bank and its competitors. For the Banks industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. NIC Asia Bank's current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near 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 NIC Asia Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NIC Asia Bank (XNEP:NICA) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NPR268.39, compared to a current price of NPR309.50 — trading 15.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 5, which is near median its 10-year median of 5.00 and 16.7% below the Banks industry median of 6.00. NIC Asia Bank's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 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 NIC Asia Bank (XNEP:NICA), the current Piotroski F-Score is 5 as of Sep. 07, 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 NIC Asia Bank (XNEP:NICA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NIC Asia Bank stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of NPR309.50 is trading 15.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of NPR268.39.
GuruFocus considers NIC Asia Bank to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XNEP:NICA:
Piotroski F-Score: 5 (near median its 10-year median of 5.00)
GF Value™: NPR268.39 vs. price of NPR309.50 (15.3% above fair value)
Industry Position: 16.7% below the Banks median (#843 of 1491)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XNEP:NICA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
NIC Asia Bank Ltd is engaged in commercial banking services in Nepal. It is organized for management and reporting purposes into segments such as Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, SME Banking, Deprived Sector Banking (DSL), Treasury, Transaction Banking (TB) and Other Banking. It generates a vast majority of the revenues from the Retail banking segment.
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