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IBEX (IBEX) Piotroski F-Score : 7 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is IBEX Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

IBEX has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

IBEX' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 7

During the past 9 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of IBEX was 8. The lowest was 3. And the median was 6.


IBEX Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IBEX'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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IBEX Piotroski F-Score Chart

IBEX Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Piotroski F-Score
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IBEX Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of IBEX's Piotroski F-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, IBEX'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.


IBEX's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where IBEX'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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Net Income was 4.51 + 7.425 + 6.075 + 10.31 = $28.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.435 + 8.684 + -1.637 + 11.431 = $35.9 Mil.
Revenue was 124.431 + 124.609 + 132.634 + 126.795 = $508.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.075 + 36.413 + 36.75 + 39.712 = $150.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(288.744 + 293.324 + 295.48 + 298.174 + 289.585) / 5 = $293.0614 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was $288.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $56.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $171.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $70.8 Mil.
Net Income was 3.379 + 6.523 + 9.27 + 11.279 = $30.5 Mil.

Revenue was 122.986 + 127.805 + 139.325 + 131.557 = $521.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 122.986 + 31.652 + 39.535 + 39.864 = $234.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(296.375 + 294.18 + 279.464 + 288.566 + 288.744) / 5 = $289.4658 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was $296.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $70.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $150.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $85.5 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.

IBEX's current Net Income (TTM) was 28.3. ==> 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.

IBEX's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 35.9. ==> 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 (Mar23)
=28.32/288.744
=0.09807996

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=30.451/296.375
=0.10274483

IBEX's return on assets of this year was 0.09807996. IBEX's return on assets of last year was 0.10274483. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

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.

IBEX's current Net Income (TTM) was 28.3. IBEX's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 35.9. ==> 35.9 > 28.3 ==> 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: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=56.48/293.0614
=0.19272412

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=70.389/289.4658
=0.24316862

IBEX's gearing of this year was 0.19272412. IBEX's gearing of last year was 0.24316862. ==> 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: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=171.351/70.764
=2.42144311

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=150.94/85.475
=1.76589646

IBEX's current ratio of this year was 2.42144311. IBEX's current ratio of last year was 1.76589646. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

IBEX's number of shares in issue this year was 18.036. IBEX's number of shares in issue last year was 19.065. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

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
=149.95/508.469
=0.2949049

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=234.037/521.673
=0.44862778

IBEX's gross margin of this year was 0.2949049. IBEX's gross margin of last year was 0.44862778. ==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.

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 (Mar23)
=508.469/288.744
=1.76096819

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=521.673/296.375
=1.76017883

IBEX's asset turnover of this year was 1.76096819. IBEX's asset turnover of last year was 1.76017883. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+1+1+1+0+1
=7

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

IBEX has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

IBEX  (NAS:IBEX) 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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IBEX (IBEX) Business Description

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Address
Crawford House, 50 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
IBEX Ltd is an end-to-end provider of technology-enabled customer lifecycle experience (CLX) solutions to optimize customer acquisition, engagement, expansion, and experience for its clients. IBEX operates through the Business process outsourcing segment. Its services cover three areas: Digital and omni-channel Customer Experience (ibex Connect), Digital Marketing and E-Commerce (ibex Digital) and Digital CX surveys and analytics (ibex CX). It caters to a broad range of industries, such as telecommunications, cable, financial services, and healthcare.
Executives
Taylor C Greenwald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 200 CROSSING BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Michael Joseph Darwal officer: Interim CFO and EVP, IR 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Resource Group International Ltd director, 10 percent owner CRAWFORD HOUSE,, 50 CEDAR AVENUE, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Pinebridge Global Emerging Markets Partners Ii, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 65 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert Thomas Dechant director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 350 CAMPUS DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Kevin Clowe 10 percent owner C/O PINEBRIDGE GEM II G.P., L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Pierre Mellinger 10 percent owner C/O PINEBRIDGE GEM II G.P., L.P., 65 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mohammedulla Khaishgi director 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
John Leone director, 10 percent owner 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
James Dominic Ferrato officer: Chief Information Officer 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Paul Joseph Inson officer: Chief People Officer 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
David Martin Afdahl officer: Chief Operating Officer 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Julie K Casteel officer: Chief Sales/Marketing Officer 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Jeffrey Hays Cox officer: President of IBEX Digital 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Bruce Neil Dawson officer: Chief Sales and CS Officer 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 825, WASHINGTON DC 20006