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FORM (FormFactor) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is FormFactor Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, 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

FormFactor has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

FORM' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of FormFactor was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 6.


FormFactor Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FormFactor'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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FormFactor Piotroski F-Score Chart

FormFactor Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 5.00

FormFactor Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 -

Competitive Comparison of FormFactor's Piotroski F-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, FormFactor'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.


FormFactor's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, FormFactor's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FormFactor'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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Net Income was 75.846 + 21.781 + 19.392 + 18.736 = $135.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.25 + 33.012 + 21.878 + 26.731 = $90.9 Mil.
Revenue was 168.163 + 168.725 + 197.474 + 207.917 = $742.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.934 + 62.738 + 86.9 + 84.705 = $302.3 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Sep23)
to the end of this year (Sep24) was
(1032.967 + 1106.794 + 1119.798 + 1156.265 + 1153.783) / 5 = $1113.9214 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Sep23) was $1,033.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $32.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $614.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $129.2 Mil.
Net Income was -13.727 + 1.342 + 0.828 + 4.371 = $-7.2 Mil.

Revenue was 165.987 + 167.448 + 155.916 + 171.575 = $660.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.203 + 61.078 + 60.283 + 69.285 = $235.8 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Sep22)
to the end of last year (Sep23) was
(1022.363 + 1008.228 + 1019.756 + 1025.138 + 1032.967) / 5 = $1021.6904 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Sep22) was $1,022.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $506.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $129.5 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.

FormFactor's current Net Income (TTM) was 135.8. ==> 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.

FormFactor's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 90.9. ==> 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 (Sep23)
=135.755/1032.967
=0.1314224

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep22)
=-7.186/1022.363
=-0.00702881

FormFactor's return on assets of this year was 0.1314224. FormFactor's return on assets of last year was -0.00702881. ==> 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.

FormFactor's current Net Income (TTM) was 135.8. FormFactor's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 90.9. ==> 90.9 <= 135.8 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

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: Sep24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep23 to Sep24
=32.219/1113.9214
=0.02892394

Gearing (Last Year: Sep23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep22 to Sep23
=38.682/1021.6904
=0.03786078

FormFactor's gearing of this year was 0.02892394. FormFactor's gearing of last year was 0.03786078. ==> 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: Sep24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=614.782/129.176
=4.75925869

Current Ratio (Last Year: Sep23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=506.585/129.526
=3.91106805

FormFactor's current ratio of this year was 4.75925869. FormFactor's current ratio of last year was 3.91106805. ==> 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.

FormFactor's number of shares in issue this year was 78.439. FormFactor's number of shares in issue last year was 78.412. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

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
=302.277/742.279
=0.40722828

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=235.849/660.926
=0.3568463

FormFactor's gross margin of this year was 0.40722828. FormFactor's gross margin of last year was 0.3568463. ==> 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 (Sep23)
=742.279/1032.967
=0.71858927

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Sep22)
=660.926/1022.363
=0.64646901

FormFactor's asset turnover of this year was 0.71858927. FormFactor's asset turnover of last year was 0.64646901. ==> 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+0+1+1+0+1+1
=7

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

FormFactor has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

FormFactor  (NAS:FORM) 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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FormFactor Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7005 Southfront Road, Livermore, CA, USA, 94551
FormFactor Inc designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor probe card products. The company operates in two reportable segments namely Probe Cards Segment and the Systems Segment. Sales of probe cards and analytical probes are included in the Probe Cards Segment, while sales of probe stations and thermal sub-systems are included in the Systems Segment. Probe cards generate the maximum revenue from its operations. It offers multiple product lines which include analytical probes, probe stations, thermal sub-systems, and related services.
Executives
Mike Slessor director, officer: CEO 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Rebeca Obregon-jimenez director 3748 E MARE COURT, PHOENIX AZ 85044
Brian C White director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Lothar Maier director 1630 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Dennis Thomas St director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Sheri Rhodes director 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80112
Shai Shahar officer: CFO, SVP Global Finance 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Kelley Steven-waiss director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Raymond A Link director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Edward Jr Rogas director C/O VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 4721 CALLE CARGA, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Michael W Zellner director C/O CYAN, INC., 1383 N. MCDOWELL BLVD., SUITE 300, PETALUMA CA 94954
Richard Delateur director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael M Ludwig officer: SR VP, CFO C/O AMTECH SYSTEMS, INC., 131 S CLARK DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85288
Stuart L Merkadeau officer: SVP and General Counsel 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551