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Lanka Ashok Leyland (COL:ASHO.N0000) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Lanka Ashok Leyland Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, 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

Lanka Ashok Leyland has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lanka Ashok Leyland's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

COL:ASHO.N0000' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 7   Max: 9
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Lanka Ashok Leyland was 9. The lowest was 3. And the median was 7.


Lanka Ashok Leyland Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanka Ashok Leyland'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.

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Lanka Ashok Leyland Piotroski F-Score Chart

Lanka Ashok Leyland Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.00 6.00 9.00 5.00 8.00

Lanka Ashok Leyland Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 5.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 8.00

Competitive Comparison of Lanka Ashok Leyland's Piotroski F-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Lanka Ashok Leyland'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.


Lanka Ashok Leyland's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lanka Ashok Leyland's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lanka Ashok Leyland'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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Net Income was 14.629 + 199.909 + 407.398 + 235.851 = රු858 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.884 + 556.342 + 232.636 + 538.551 = රු1,329 Mil.
Revenue was 546.469 + 1038.016 + 2070.337 + 1749.566 = රු5,404 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.149 + 436.715 + 752.244 + 481.309 = රු1,814 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(5121.568 + 5182.003 + 6517.744 + 7016.086 + 7584.957) / 5 = රු6284.4716 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was රු5,122 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු6,243 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු2,927 Mil.
Net Income was -255.957 + 259.471 + 91.489 + 53.991 = රු149 Mil.

Revenue was 1164.565 + 1193.602 + 495.932 + 633.606 = රු3,488 Mil.
Gross Profit was -161.462 + 367.612 + 95.488 + 216.648 = රු518 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(7642.83 + 6600.947 + 5200.498 + 5234.203 + 5121.568) / 5 = රු5960.0092 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was රු7,643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු3,747 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු1,167 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.

Lanka Ashok Leyland's current Net Income (TTM) was 858. ==> 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.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Lanka Ashok Leyland's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,329. ==> 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 (Mar23)
=857.787/5121.568
=0.16748523

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=148.994/7642.83
=0.01949461

Lanka Ashok Leyland's return on assets of this year was 0.16748523. Lanka Ashok Leyland's return on assets of last year was 0.01949461. ==> 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.

Lanka Ashok Leyland's current Net Income (TTM) was 858. Lanka Ashok Leyland's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,329. ==> 1,329 > 858 ==> 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: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=11.113/6284.4716
=0.00176833

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=30.42/5960.0092
=0.00510402

Lanka Ashok Leyland's gearing of this year was 0.00176833. Lanka Ashok Leyland's gearing of last year was 0.00510402. ==> 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: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=6243.21/2926.724
=2.13317347

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=3747.304/1166.893
=3.21135185

Lanka Ashok Leyland's current ratio of this year was 2.13317347. Lanka Ashok Leyland's current ratio of last year was 3.21135185. ==> 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.

Lanka Ashok Leyland's number of shares in issue this year was 3.621. Lanka Ashok Leyland's number of shares in issue last year was 3.621. ==> 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
=1814.417/5404.388
=0.33573034

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=518.286/3487.705
=0.14860374

Lanka Ashok Leyland's gross margin of this year was 0.33573034. Lanka Ashok Leyland's gross margin of last year was 0.14860374. ==> 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 (Mar23)
=5404.388/5121.568
=1.05522137

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=3487.705/7642.83
=0.45633685

Lanka Ashok Leyland's asset turnover of this year was 1.05522137. Lanka Ashok Leyland's asset turnover of last year was 0.45633685. ==> 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
=1+1+1+1+1+0+1+1+1
=8

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

Lanka Ashok Leyland has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Lanka Ashok Leyland  (COL:ASHO.N0000) 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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Lanka Ashok Leyland (COL:ASHO.N0000) Business Description

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Panagoda, Homagama, Colombo, LKA
Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC is engaged in importing and marketing of Ashok Leyland buses, trucks, truck chassis, spare parts, power generators, and accessories. The company also carries out repairs and restoration of commercial vehicles including body fabrication on goods and passenger chassis. The firm builds the truck body for specific requirements and the building of driver's cabins. Besides, the firm assembles and manufactures Ashok Leyland vehicles with technical assistance from Ashok Leyland. The company solely operates in Sri Lanka.

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