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Cirrus Logic earnings quality score

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

Score82 / 100 · grade A · rank 45 of 1027

Cirrus Logic (CRUS) scores 82 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 45 of 1027 companies and 8 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on discretionary accruals of -5.3% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, adjusted earnings 17% below GAAP, accruals of -9.8% of assets, lower than 83% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for Beneish M-score -2.93: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.32 (normal), Montier C-score 0 of 6 checks failed.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -9.8% of assets, lower than 83% of companies (profit backed by cash)1720
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.93: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.32 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 0 of 6 checks failed1515
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -5.3% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most310
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 9 of 91010
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 17% below GAAP410
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.48)35
CRUS: share of the available points, by componentCRUS: share of the available points, by componentAccruals84%Discretionary accruals31%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score100%Piotroski F-score100%Non-GAAP gap43%Earnings smoothness56%

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.