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Midwich Group (LSE:MIDW) Piotroski F-Score : 6 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Midwich Group Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Midwich Group has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

LSE:MIDW' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 11 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Midwich Group was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


Midwich Group Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Midwich Group'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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Midwich Group Piotroski F-Score Chart

Midwich Group Annual Data
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Midwich Group Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Midwich Group's Piotroski F-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Midwich Group'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.


Midwich Group's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Midwich Group'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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was £27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £64 Mil.
Revenue was £1,289 Mil.
Gross Profit was £216 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was (559.774 + 654.465) / 2 = £607.1195 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was £560 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £113 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £448 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £314 Mil.
Net Income was £15 Mil.

Revenue was £1,204 Mil.
Gross Profit was £184 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was (373.527 + 559.774) / 2 = £466.6505 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was £374 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £409 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £285 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.

Midwich Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 27. ==> 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.

Midwich Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 64. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=26.817/559.774
=0.04790683

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=15.293/373.527
=0.04094215

Midwich Group's return on assets of this year was 0.04790683. Midwich Group's return on assets of last year was 0.04094215. ==> 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.

Midwich Group's current Net Income (TTM) was 27. Midwich Group's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 64. ==> 64 > 27 ==> 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: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=113.18/607.1195
=0.18642129

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=100.324/466.6505
=0.21498745

Midwich Group's gearing of this year was 0.18642129. Midwich Group's gearing of last year was 0.21498745. ==> 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: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=447.633/313.918
=1.42595519

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=408.92/285.153
=1.43403717

Midwich Group's current ratio of this year was 1.42595519. Midwich Group's current ratio of last year was 1.43403717. ==> 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.

Midwich Group's number of shares in issue this year was 99.086. Midwich Group's number of shares in issue last year was 91.363. ==> 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
=216.469/1289.144
=0.16791685

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=183.714/1204.049
=0.15258017

Midwich Group's gross margin of this year was 0.16791685. Midwich Group's gross margin of last year was 0.15258017. ==> 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 (Dec22)
=1289.144/559.774
=2.30297227

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=1204.049/373.527
=3.22345908

Midwich Group's asset turnover of this year was 2.30297227. Midwich Group's asset turnover of last year was 3.22345908. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

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+0+1+0
=6

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

Midwich Group has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Midwich Group  (LSE:MIDW) 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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Midwich Group (LSE:MIDW) Business Description

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Vinces Road, Diss, Norfolk, GBR, IP22 4YT
Midwich Group PLC provides audio-visual (AV) and document solutions to the trade market. The company's product portfolio includes audiovisual categories such as displays, projectors, digital signage, unified communications, and professional audio. It operates in four segments based on its geography: UK & Ireland, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Asia Pacific, and North America in which it generates the majority of revenue from the UK & Ireland.

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