United Parcel Service, 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.

    Financial strength (Piotroski F-Value)
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    Return on assets (ROA) greater than 0
    check 8.1%
    Operating cash flow greater than 0
    check $6.38B
    ROA greater than previous year
    check 8.1% > 7.6%
    Cash flow return on assets (CFROA) greater than Return on assets (ROA)
    check 10.5% > 8.1%
    Leverage ratio lower than previous year
    close 38.4% ≥ 33.7%
    Current ratio greater than previous year
    check 132.4% > 124.8%
    No new common stock issued last year
    close $126.24M
    Gross margin greater than previous year
    check 19.2% > 18.6%
    Asset turnover greater than previous year
    close 127.3% ≤ 128.8%

    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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