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OneSpan earnings quality score

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

Score54 / 100 · grade C · rank 828 of 1027

OneSpan (OSPN) scores 54 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 828 of 1027 companies and 168 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on accruals of +3.6% of assets, higher than 94% of companies, Montier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed, adjusted earnings 28% above GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for Beneish M-score -2.23: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.52 (normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.61).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of +3.6% of assets, higher than 94% of companies120
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.23: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.52 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed515
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +3.1% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most510
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 6 of 9710
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 28% above GAAP110
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.61)55
OSPN: share of the available points, by componentOSPN: share of the available points, by componentAccruals6%Discretionary accruals51%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score33%Piotroski F-score67%Non-GAAP gap7%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.