Mesabi Trust
MSB Basic Materials Steel
Mesabi Trust’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $17.5 million, down 82.2% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 55.8%, EPS fell 102.0% and free cash flow fell 94.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Mesabi Trust (MSB) Piotroski F-score
Mesabi Trust's Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 is 6 out of 9: 6 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 7 in fiscal 2025.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2025 | 7 | 1.00 |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 0.00 |
| FY2020 | 6 | 1.00 |
| FY2019 | 5 | (1.00) |
| FY2018 | 6 | 1.00 |
| FY2017 | 5 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 22.00% | 145.27% | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 14.40m | 93.94m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 22.00% | 145.27% | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 535.80k | 661.80k | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.00 | 0.00 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 6.16 | 1.30 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 13,120,000 | 13,120,000 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising gross margin | 100.00% | 100.00% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.28 | 1.54 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 6 | ||
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 |
|---|---|
| NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare | 9 |
| MTL Mechel PAO compare | 8 |
| MSB Mesabi Trust | 6 |
| FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare | 5 |
| SID National Steel Company compare | 5 |
| MTUS Metallus Inc. compare | 5 |
| ZKIN ZK International Group Co., Ltd. compare | 3 |
| LUD Luda Technology Group Limited compare | 3 |
| ASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc. compare | — |
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