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Limbach Holdings earnings quality score

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

Score68 / 100 · grade B · rank 442 of 1027

Limbach Holdings (LMB) scores 68 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 442 of 1027 companies and 96 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -1.8% of assets, higher than 74% of companies, adjusted earnings 37% below GAAP, Piotroski F-score 6 of 9. It earns full or near-full marks for discretionary accruals of +0.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, Beneish M-score -2.22: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.73 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -1.8% of assets, higher than 74% of companies520
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.22: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.73 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 0 of 5 checks failed1515
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +0.4% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most910
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 6 of 9710
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 37% below GAAP010
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.37)25
LMB: share of the available points, by componentLMB: share of the available points, by componentAccruals26%Discretionary accruals93%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score100%Piotroski F-score67%Earnings smoothness34%

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.