JSCIF (Judges Scientific) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.71 (As of Dec. 2025) — 79% Below Median

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JSCIF Judges Scientific PLC JSCIF
77 GF Score
Price $62.50
GF Value $126.83
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Judges Scientific Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Judges Scientific JSCIF 77 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.71 as of Dec. 2025, which is 79% below its 10-year median of 22.91. GuruFocus rates JSCIF with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $126.83 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,133 Hardware companies, Judges Scientific ranks better than 70.17% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $4.71. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 13.27.


The historical rank and industry rank for Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

JSCIF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.32   Med: 22.91   Max: 42.68
Current: 13.28


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Judges Scientific was 42.68. The lowest was 10.32. And the median was 22.91.


JSCIF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
70.17% of 1133 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 27.21 vs JSCIF: 13.28

Judges Scientific's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.14. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.10. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 56.66.

Judges Scientific's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.76. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.65. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 17.11.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Judges Scientific Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Judges Scientific Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Judges Scientific Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Judges Scientific Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.05 0.94 6.24 5.03

Judges Scientific Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 0.94 0.00 6.24 0.00 5.03

JSCIF vs COHR, KEYS, GRMN: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Judges Scientific's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Judges Scientific Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Judges Scientific's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Judges Scientific's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Judges Scientific Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 7.4
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 26.0
Change In Deferred Tax 3.9
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 4.6
Change In Working Capital 0.7
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 6.8

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Judges Scientific's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $7.4 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Judges Scientific's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $26.0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Judges Scientific's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $3.9 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $4.6 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Judges Scientific's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $4.6 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Judges Scientific's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.7 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Judges Scientific's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 6.753 Mil.

Judges Scientific's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 7.363 +25.971+3.882
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-4.646+0.669)/6.753
=4.71

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=62.50/4.71
=13.27

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.71 mean?
Judges Scientific (JSCIF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.71 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Judges Scientific. This is 79% below median its historical median of 22.91. Over the past decade, Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.32 to 42.68. According to the industry distribution chart, Judges Scientific ranks #338 out of 1133 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 29.8%.
Is Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Judges Scientific's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.71 is 79% below median its 10-year median of 22.91. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.32 to a high of 42.68. The Hardware industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.21. Judges Scientific's value of 4.71 is 82.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Judges Scientific ranks #338 out of 1133 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Judges Scientific has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Judges Scientific's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to COHR and KEYS?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Judges Scientific ranks #338 out of 1133 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Judges Scientific in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.21. Judges Scientific's value of 4.71 is 82.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Judges Scientific's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.32 to 42.68 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 22.91 vs. the industry median of 27.21, Judges Scientific 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Hardware company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Hardware companies is 27.21, based on 1,133 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Judges Scientific's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 4.71 is 82.7% 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Judges Scientific. For the Hardware industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Judges Scientific's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.71, which is 79% below median its own 10-year median of 22.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Judges Scientific stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Judges Scientific (JSCIF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $126.83, compared to a current price of $62.50 — trading 50.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.71, which is 79% below median its 10-year median of 22.91 and 82.7% below the Hardware industry median of 27.21. Judges Scientific's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Judges Scientific (JSCIF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 4.71 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Judges Scientific (JSCIF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Judges Scientific stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $62.50 is trading 50.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $126.83. GuruFocus considers Judges Scientific to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JSCIF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 4.71 (79% below median its 10-year median of 22.91)
  • GF Value™: $126.83 vs. price of $62.50 (50.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 82.7% below the Hardware median (#338 of 1133)

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


Judges Scientific Business Description

Other Exchanges JDG:UKIUF:Germany
Address 52c Borough High Street, London, GBR, SE1 1XN
Judges Scientific PLC is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of scientific instruments. The company operates in two main segments namely Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The firm specializes in the acquisition and development of a portfolio of scientific instrument businesses. The company has operational footprints across the United Kingdom, the Rest of Europe, North America, and the Rest of the world.
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