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PC Connection earnings quality score

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

Score51 / 100 · grade C · rank 869 of 1027

PC Connection (CNXN) scores 51 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 869 of 1027 companies and 223 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of +1.4% of assets, higher than 91% of companies, Montier C-score 5 of 6 checks failed, discretionary accruals of +5.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for adjusted earnings 5% below GAAP, Beneish M-score -2.40: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.57 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of +1.4% of assets, higher than 91% of companies220
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.40: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.57 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 5 of 6 checks failed215
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +5.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most310
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 5 of 9610
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 5% below GAAP810
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.13)05
CNXN: share of the available points, by componentCNXN: share of the available points, by componentAccruals9%Discretionary accruals33%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score17%Piotroski F-score56%Non-GAAP gap82%

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.