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IPG Photonics earnings quality score

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

Score58 / 100 · grade C · rank 751 of 1027

IPG Photonics (IPGP) scores 58 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 751 of 1027 companies and 156 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on accruals of -1.9% of assets, higher than 74% of companies, Montier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed, adjusted earnings 51% below GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for Piotroski F-score 8 of 9, Beneish M-score -2.47: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.33 (normal).

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 -2.47: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.33 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed515
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +4.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most410
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 8 of 9910
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 51% below GAAP010
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 2.04)55
IPGP: share of the available points, by componentIPGP: share of the available points, by componentAccruals26%Discretionary accruals42%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score33%Piotroski F-score89%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.