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HubSpot earnings quality score

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

Score69 / 100 · grade B · rank 372 of 1027

HubSpot (HUBS) scores 69 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 372 of 1027 companies and 82 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 69% below GAAP, discretionary accruals of -9.7% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed. It earns full or near-full marks for profit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.58), accruals of -18.7% of assets, lower than 96% of companies (profit backed by cash), Beneish M-score -3.03: clean (below −2.22).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -18.7% of assets, lower than 96% of companies (profit backed by cash)1920
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -3.03: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.45 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed915
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -9.7% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most110
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 5 of 9610
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 69% below GAAP010
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.58)45
HUBS: share of the available points, by componentHUBS: share of the available points, by componentAccruals96%Discretionary accruals12%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score60%Piotroski F-score56%Earnings smoothness76%

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.