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Andersons earnings quality score

How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show

Score36 / 100 · grade D · rank 987 of 1027

Andersons (ANDE) scores 36 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 987 of 1027 companies and 266 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -2.1% of assets, higher than 72% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 4 of 5 checks failed, discretionary accruals of +3.6% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -2.1% of assets, higher than 72% of companies (profit backed by cash)829
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 4 of 5 checks failed421
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +3.6% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most614
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 5 of 9814
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 11% below GAAP914
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.02)07
ANDE: share of the available points, by componentANDE: share of the available points, by componentAccruals28%Discretionary accruals45%Montier C-score20%Piotroski F-score55%Non-GAAP gap62%

How the score is built

Eight published measures, each scored against the whole universe or on its own scale and weighted: accruals 20, discretionary accruals 10, Beneish M 15, Dechow F 15, Montier C 15, Piotroski F 10, the non-GAAP gap 10, smoothness 5. A measure that cannot be computed (Beneish for a bank, say) drops out and the rest is rescaled, so every company is scored on what applies to it.

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Computed from the companies’ own XBRL filings (latest fiscal year) by published formulas; a statistical screen, not an audit or an accusation. A low score means the reported profit shows more of the markers of managed or low-quality earnings than its peers. Not investment advice.