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DTFTax-Freeome (DTFTax-Freeome) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is DTFTax-Freeome 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

DTFTax-Freeome 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 DTFTax-Freeome's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DTF' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 5   Max: 8
Current: 8

During the past 7 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of DTFTax-Freeome was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 5.


DTFTax-Freeome Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DTFTax-Freeome'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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DTFTax-Freeome Piotroski F-Score Chart

DTFTax-Freeome Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 8.00

DTFTax-Freeome Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.00 - 4.00 - 8.00

Competitive Comparison of DTFTax-Freeome's Piotroski F-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, DTFTax-Freeome'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.


DTFTax-Freeome's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, DTFTax-Freeome's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DTFTax-Freeome'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 (Oct23) TTM:Last Year (Oct22) TTM:
Net Income was $3.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $43.42 Mil.
Revenue was $3.58 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Oct22)
to the end of this year (Oct23) was (148.847 + 84.268) / 2 = $116.5575 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Oct22) was $148.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $84.27 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $0.07 Mil.
Net Income was $-22.73 Mil.

Revenue was $-22.21 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Oct21)
to the end of last year (Oct22) was (176.973 + 148.847) / 2 = $162.91 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Oct21) was $176.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $148.85 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $64.99 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.

DTFTax-Freeome's current Net Income (TTM) was 3.08. ==> 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.

DTFTax-Freeome's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 43.42. ==> 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 (Oct22)
=3.079/148.847
=0.02068567

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Oct21)
=-22.726/176.973
=-0.12841507

DTFTax-Freeome's return on assets of this year was 0.02068567. DTFTax-Freeome's return on assets of last year was -0.12841507. ==> 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.

DTFTax-Freeome's current Net Income (TTM) was 3.08. DTFTax-Freeome's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 43.42. ==> 43.42 > 3.08 ==> 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: Oct23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Oct22 to Oct23
=0/116.5575
=0

Gearing (Last Year: Oct22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Oct21 to Oct22
=0/162.91
=0

DTFTax-Freeome's gearing of this year was 0. DTFTax-Freeome's gearing of last year was 0. ==> 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.

Current Ratio (This Year: Oct23)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=84.268/0.072
=1170.38888889

Current Ratio (Last Year: Oct22)=Total Assets/Total Liabilities
=148.847/64.989
=2.29034144

DTFTax-Freeome's current ratio of this year was 1170.38888889. DTFTax-Freeome's current ratio of last year was 2.29034144. ==> 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.

DTFTax-Freeome's number of shares in issue this year was 6.997. DTFTax-Freeome's number of shares in issue last year was 7.014. ==> 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.

Net Margin (This Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=3.079/3.578
=0.86053661

Net Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Net Income/Revenue
=-22.726/-22.208
=1.02332493

DTFTax-Freeome's net margin of this year was 0.86053661. DTFTax-Freeome's net margin of last year was 1.02332493. ==> Last year's net 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 (Oct22)
=3.578/148.847
=0.02403811

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Oct21)
=-22.208/176.973
=-0.12548807

DTFTax-Freeome's asset turnover of this year was 0.02403811. DTFTax-Freeome's asset turnover of last year was -0.12548807. ==> 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+1+1+0+1
=8

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

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

DTFTax-Freeome  (NYSE:DTF) 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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DTFTax-Freeome (DTFTax-Freeome) Business Description

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Address
200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
DTFTax-Free Income Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade tax-exempt obligations.
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