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Hubbell earnings quality score

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

Score56 / 100 · grade C · rank 780 of 1027

Hubbell (HUBB) scores 56 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 780 of 1027 companies and 160 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 6 of 6 checks failed, accruals of -1.9% of assets, higher than 74% of companies, Dechow F-score 1.59 (above normal). It earns full or near-full marks for discretionary accruals of +0.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, Beneish M-score -2.46: clean (below −2.22), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.54).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -1.9% of assets, higher than 74% of companies520
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.46: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 1.59 (above normal)915
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 6 of 6 checks failed015
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +0.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most910
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 7 of 9810
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 15% below GAAP510
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.54)55
HUBB: share of the available points, by componentHUBB: share of the available points, by componentAccruals26%Discretionary accruals92%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score59%Piotroski F-score78%Non-GAAP gap49%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.