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Bloomin' Brands earnings quality score

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

Score72 / 100 · grade B · rank 278 of 1027

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) scores 72 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 278 of 1027 companies and 49 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 27% below GAAP, accruals of -8.2% of assets, lower than 78% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 1 of 5 checks failed. It earns full or near-full marks for discretionary accruals of -0.6% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.10).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -8.2% of assets, lower than 78% of companies (profit backed by cash)2229
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 1 of 5 checks failed1721
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -0.6% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1314
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 7 of 91114
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 27% below GAAP114
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.10)77
BLMN: share of the available points, by componentBLMN: share of the available points, by componentAccruals78%Discretionary accruals88%Montier C-score80%Piotroski F-score78%Non-GAAP gap9%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.