Cerus Corporation / 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)
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    Return on assets (ROA) greater than 0
    close -37.1%
    Operating cash flow greater than 0
    close -$43.38M
    ROA greater than previous year
    check -37.1% > -44.5%
    Cash flow return on assets (CFROA) greater than Return on assets (ROA)
    check -33.6% > -37.1%
    Leverage ratio lower than previous year
    check 11.5% < 12.8%
    Current ratio greater than previous year
    check 650.1% > 324.0%
    No new common stock issued last year
    close $76.74M
    Gross margin greater than previous year
    close 34.3% ≤ 43.0%
    Asset turnover greater than previous year
    close 24.1% ≤ 47.2%

    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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