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CNX Resources earnings quality score

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

Score57 / 100 · grade C · rank 767 of 1027

CNX Resources (CNX) scores 57 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 767 of 1027 companies and 33 of 34 in energy. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 78% above GAAP, accruals of -4.5% of assets, lower than 54% of companies (profit backed by cash), discretionary accruals of +10.4% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.41 (normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 5.39). Revenue grew 47% 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

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -4.5% of assets, lower than 54% of companies (profit backed by cash)1427
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.41 (normal)2020
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 1 of 4 checks failed1520
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +10.4% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most113
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 78% above GAAP013
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 5.39)77
CNX: share of the available points, by componentCNX: share of the available points, by componentAccruals54%Discretionary accruals10%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score75%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.