Benefitfocus, Inc. / Financial strength (Piotroski F-Value) /

    The F-Value, developed by Stanford accounting professor Joseph Piotroski, measures a company's financial strength based on nine distinct criteria. Piotroski suggest using the value as part of a value investing strategy to rank stocks with a low price-to-book ratio. The approach is described in detail in Piotroski's 2002 Paper Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners From Losers.

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    Financial strength (Piotroski F-Value)
    5 / 9
    Return on assets (ROA) greater than 0
    close -36.7%
    Operating cash flow greater than 0
    close -$27.20M
    ROA greater than previous year
    check -36.7% > -43.9%
    Cash flow return on assets (CFROA) greater than Return on assets (ROA)
    check -18.5% > -36.7%
    Leverage ratio lower than previous year
    check 3.0% < 9.7%
    Current ratio greater than previous year
    close 132.9% ≤ 169.2%
    No new common stock issued last year
    close $65.98M
    Gross margin greater than previous year
    check 43.7% > 35.3%
    Asset turnover greater than previous year
    check 99.2% > 96.8%

    F-Value history

    The F-Value is calculated for each quarter based on the cumulation of the previous four quarterly statements. Click on the chart to see the F-Value at a specific time in the past.

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