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Curtiss Wright earnings quality score

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

Score78 / 100 · grade B · rank 92 of 1027

Curtiss Wright (CW) scores 78 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 92 of 1027 companies and 9 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -3.1% of assets, higher than 61% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed, profit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.50). It earns full or near-full marks for discretionary accruals of -0.9% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, Piotroski F-score 8 of 9, adjusted earnings 1% below GAAP.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -3.1% of assets, higher than 61% of companies (profit backed by cash)820
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.56: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.60 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed1015
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -0.9% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most810
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 8 of 9910
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 1% below GAAP1010
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.50)35
CW: share of the available points, by componentCW: share of the available points, by componentAccruals38%Discretionary accruals84%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score67%Piotroski F-score89%Non-GAAP gap96%Earnings smoothness60%

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.