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Las Vegas Sands 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 402 of 1027

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) scores 68 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 402 of 1027 companies and 63 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 20% below GAAP, accruals of -6.6% of assets, lower than 69% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed. It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.50 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -6.6% of assets, lower than 69% of companies (profit backed by cash)1827
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.50 (normal)2020
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed1220
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -2.1% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most913
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 20% below GAAP513
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.51)47
LVS: share of the available points, by componentLVS: share of the available points, by componentAccruals69%Discretionary accruals65%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score60%Non-GAAP gap35%Earnings smoothness63%

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.