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AppLovin earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score80 / 100 · grade A · rank 56 of 1027
AppLovin (APP) scores 80 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 56 of 1027 companies and 9 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on discretionary accruals of -20.9% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed, accruals of -9.7% of assets, lower than 83% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for adjusted earnings 1% below GAAP, Dechow F-score 1.03 (above normal), Beneish M-score -2.52: clean (below −2.22). Revenue grew 71% in the year: fast growth raises accruals, the Beneish and Dechow scores and the C-score by construction, so a growing company scores lower than a steady one with the same accounting.
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -9.7% of assets, lower than 83% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 17 | 20 |
| Beneish M-score | Beneish M-score -2.52: clean (below −2.22) | 15 | 15 |
| Dechow F-score | Dechow F-score 1.03 (above normal) | 15 | 15 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed | 9 | 15 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of -20.9% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most | 0 | 10 |
| Piotroski F-score | Piotroski F-score 9 of 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 1% below GAAP | 10 | 10 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.07) | 5 | 5 |
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.