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Abercrombie & Fitch earnings quality score

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

Score63 / 100 · grade C · rank 619 of 1027

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) scores 63 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 619 of 1027 companies and 93 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on accruals of -3.3% of assets, higher than 60% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 4 of 5 checks failed, adjusted earnings 5% below GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.36 (normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.76).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -3.3% of assets, higher than 60% of companies (profit backed by cash)1127
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.36 (normal)2020
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 4 of 5 checks failed420
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +0.9% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1113
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 5% below GAAP1113
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.76)77
ANF: share of the available points, by componentANF: share of the available points, by componentAccruals40%Discretionary accruals84%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score20%Non-GAAP gap83%Earnings smoothness100%

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.