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Post Holdings earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score66 / 100 · grade B · rank 517 of 1027
Post Holdings (POST) scores 66 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 517 of 1027 companies and 29 of 48 in consumer-staples. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed, adjusted earnings 41% below GAAP, accruals of -5.0% of assets, lower than 58% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for discretionary accruals of +0.1% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most, Beneish M-score -2.47: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.51 (normal).
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -5.0% of assets, lower than 58% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 12 | 20 |
| Beneish M-score | Beneish M-score -2.47: clean (below −2.22) | 15 | 15 |
| Dechow F-score | Dechow F-score 0.51 (normal) | 15 | 15 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 4 of 6 checks failed | 5 | 15 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of +0.1% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most | 10 | 10 |
| Piotroski F-score | Piotroski F-score 4 of 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 41% below GAAP | 0 | 10 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.30) | 5 | 5 |
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.