What does Piotroski F-Score mean?
The F-score is a set of nine accounting-based stock selection criteria which aims to identify the healthiest companies amongst a basket of value stocks. In summary, the nine metrics are: i) Net Income, ii) Operating Cash Flow, iii) Return on Assets Ð Score 1 if the ROA is higher in the current period compared to the previous year, iv) Quality of Earnings, v) Decrease in Leverage, vi) Increase in Liquidity, vii) Absence of Dilution, viii) Gross Margin and ix) Asset Turnover.