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Insperity earnings quality score

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

Score36 / 100 · grade D · rank 988 of 1027

Insperity (NSP) scores 36 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 988 of 1027 companies and 267 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of +11.3% of assets, higher than 98% of companies (profit running ahead of cash), adjusted earnings 94% below GAAP, discretionary accruals of +17.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.41 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of +11.3% of assets, higher than 98% of companies (profit running ahead of cash)020
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.06: in the grey zone915
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.41 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed915
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +17.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most010
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 1 of 9110
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 94% below GAAP010
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.30)15
NSP: share of the available points, by componentNSP: share of the available points, by componentAccruals2%Discretionary accruals4%Beneish M-score63%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score60%Piotroski F-score11%Earnings smoothness20%

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.