Horizon Bancorp (IN)
HBNC Financial Banks Regional
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 1.83%, EPS grew 4.26%, free cash flow grew 72.9% and total debt rose 37.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC) Piotroski F-score
Horizon Bancorp (IN)'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 4 out of 9: 4 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 5 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 | (1.00) |
| FY2024 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2023 | 6 | 1.00 |
| FY2022 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2021 | 6 | 1.00 |
| FY2020 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2019 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2018 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2017 | 6 | 2.00 |
| FY2016 | 4 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (2.11%) | 0.45% | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 79.23m | 6.37m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | (2.11%) | 0.45% | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 229.71m | (29.06m) | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.06 | 0.17 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 0.95 | 0.93 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 46,487,000 | 43,702,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | (25.36%) | 53.30% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.01 | 0.05 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 4 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| CPF CPB Inc. compare | 8 |
| CCNE CNB Financial Corporation compare | 7 |
| CFFN Capitol Federal Financial compare | 7 |
| BFST Business First Bancshares, Inc. compare | 7 |
| CAC Camden National Corporation compare | 5 |
| EQBK Equity Bancshares, Inc. compare | 4 |
| HBNC Horizon Bancorp (IN) | 4 |
| MBWM Mercantile Bank Corporation compare | 4 |
| MCBS MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. compare | 3 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover