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Bausch Health Companies earnings quality score

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

Score41 / 100 · grade D · rank 957 of 1027

Bausch Health Companies (BHC) scores 41 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 957 of 1027 companies and 119 of 126 in health. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 146% below GAAP, Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed, accruals of -4.7% of assets, lower than 56% of companies (profit backed by cash).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -4.7% of assets, lower than 56% of companies (profit backed by cash)1527
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 1.64 (above normal)1120
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed820
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -6.4% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most313
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 146% below GAAP013
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.48)47
BHC: share of the available points, by componentBHC: share of the available points, by componentAccruals56%Discretionary accruals25%Dechow F-score56%Montier C-score40%Earnings smoothness55%

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.