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Penumbra earnings quality score

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

Score64 / 100 · grade C · rank 580 of 1027

Penumbra (PEN) scores 64 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 580 of 1027 companies and 64 of 126 in health. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 5 of 6 checks failed, accruals of -3.6% of assets, higher than 55% of companies (profit backed by cash), discretionary accruals of -6.8% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for profit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.58), Beneish M-score -2.48: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.62 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -3.6% of assets, higher than 55% of companies (profit backed by cash)920
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.48: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.62 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 5 of 6 checks failed215
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -6.8% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most210
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 9 of 91010
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 9% below GAAP710
Earnings smoothnessprofit steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.58)45
PEN: share of the available points, by componentPEN: share of the available points, by componentAccruals45%Discretionary accruals23%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score17%Piotroski F-score100%Non-GAAP gap69%Earnings smoothness76%

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.