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Bellring Brands 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 632 of 1027

Bellring Brands (BRBR) scores 63 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 632 of 1027 companies and 34 of 48 in consumer-staples. It loses the most points on discretionary accruals of -12.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, accruals of -5.0% of assets, lower than 58% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 3 of 6 checks failed. It earns full or near-full marks for adjusted earnings 1% above GAAP, Beneish M-score -2.67: clean (below −2.22), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.91).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -5.0% of assets, lower than 58% of companies (profit backed by cash)1220
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.67: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 1.60 (above normal)915
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 3 of 6 checks failed815
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -12.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most110
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 4 of 9410
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 1% above GAAP1010
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.91)55
BRBR: share of the available points, by componentBRBR: share of the available points, by componentAccruals58%Discretionary accruals8%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score59%Montier C-score50%Piotroski F-score44%Non-GAAP gap97%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.