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L3Harris Technologies earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score60 / 100 · grade C · rank 689 of 1027
L3Harris Technologies (LHX) scores 60 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 689 of 1027 companies and 161 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -3.6% of assets, higher than 56% of companies (profit backed by cash), discretionary accruals of +2.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, adjusted earnings 10% below GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.87).
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -3.6% of assets, higher than 56% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 20 | 44 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of +2.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most | 14 | 22 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 10% below GAAP | 15 | 22 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.87) | 11 | 11 |
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.