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Vontier (Vontier) Piotroski F-Score : 8 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Vontier Piotroski F-Score?

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, 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

Vontier has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

VNT' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 8

During the past 7 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Vontier was 8. The lowest was 5. And the median was 6.


Vontier Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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

Vontier Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A 8.00 5.00 6.00

Vontier Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Piotroski F-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.00 6.00 7.00 6.00 8.00

Competitive Comparison of Vontier's Piotroski F-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Vontier'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.


Vontier's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vontier'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 97.3 + 90.6 + 106.2 + 136.8 = $431 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 77.5 + 131.6 + 164.9 + 91.5 = $466 Mil.
Revenue was 764.4 + 765.4 + 789 + 755.8 = $3,075 Mil.
Gross Profit was 348.1 + 359 + 371.1 + 372 = $1,450 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(4278.5 + 4205.6 + 4221.9 + 4294 + 4305.8) / 5 = $4261.16 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was $4,279 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,361 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $865 Mil.
Net Income was 33.3 + 50.1 + 67.7 + 82.8 = $234 Mil.

Revenue was 776.4 + 788 + 871.9 + 776.4 = $3,213 Mil.
Gross Profit was 348.1 + 359.9 + 385 + 353 = $1,446 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(4300.1 + 4219.2 + 4263.7 + 4343.3 + 4278.5) / 5 = $4280.96 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was $4,300 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,554 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $883 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.

Vontier's current Net Income (TTM) was 431. ==> 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.

Vontier's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 466. ==> 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)
=430.9/4278.5
=0.10071287

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=233.9/4300.1
=0.05439408

Vontier's return on assets of this year was 0.10071287. Vontier's return on assets of last year was 0.05439408. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

Vontier's current Net Income (TTM) was 431. Vontier's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 466. ==> 466 > 431 ==> 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
=2227.4/4261.16
=0.52272151

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=2553.7/4280.96
=0.59652508

Vontier's gearing of this year was 0.52272151. Vontier's gearing of last year was 0.59652508. ==> 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
=1361.4/865.1
=1.5736909

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1339.5/883.1
=1.51681576

Vontier's current ratio of this year was 1.5736909. Vontier's current ratio of last year was 1.51681576. ==> 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.

Vontier's number of shares in issue this year was 155.4. Vontier's number of shares in issue last year was 156.1. ==> 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
=1450.2/3074.6
=0.47167111

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1446/3212.7
=0.45008871

Vontier's gross margin of this year was 0.47167111. Vontier's gross margin of last year was 0.45008871. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

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)
=3074.6/4278.5
=0.71861634

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=3212.7/4300.1
=0.74712216

Vontier's asset turnover of this year was 0.71861634. Vontier's asset turnover of last year was 0.74712216. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

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

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

Vontier has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Vontier  (NYSE:VNT) 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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Vontier (Vontier) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5438 Wade Park Boulevard, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC, USA, 27607
Vontier, spun off from Fortive in 2020, is an industrial technology company with a portfolio of transportation and mobility solutions. The company offers a wide array of products and services, including fueling equipment, sensors, point-of-sale and payment systems, telematics, and equipment used by vehicle mechanics and technicians. Vontier generated approximately $3.2 billion in sales and $578 million in operating profit in 2022.
Executives
David M Foulkes director C/O BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, 26125 N RIVERWOOD BLVD. SUITE 500, METTAWA IL 60045-3420
Anshooman Aga officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer PO BOX 85587, SAN DIEGO CA 92186-5587
Christopher J Klein director 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Gloria R. Boyland director 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Mark D Morelli officer: See Remarks 205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Kathryn K. Rowen officer: See Remarks C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5420 WADE PARK BLVD., SUITE 206, RALEIGH NC 27607
Andrew Miller director 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Aaron W Saak officer: Pres & CEO, Mobility Solutions C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5438 WADE PARK BLVD., SUITE 600, RALEIGH NC 27607
David H. Naemura officer: See Remarks C/O GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC, 1144 FIFTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Paul V. Shimp officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5438 WADE PARK BLVD., SUITE 600, RALEIGH NC 27607
Lynn Ross officer: See Remarks 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Maryrose Sylvester director C/O 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Robert L Eatroff director C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5438 WADE PARK BLVD STE 600, RALEIGH NC 27607
Karen C Francis director 200 SW 1ST AVE, SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Andrew R. Nash officer: See Remarks C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5420 WADE PARK BLVD, SUITE 206, RALEIGH NC 27607