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Peloton Interactive earnings quality score

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

Score79 / 100 · grade B · rank 84 of 1027

Peloton Interactive (PTON) scores 79 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 84 of 1027 companies and 16 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on discretionary accruals of -10.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, Montier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed, adjusted earnings 15% above GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for accruals of -15.5% of assets, lower than 93% of companies (profit backed by cash), Piotroski F-score 8 of 9, Beneish M-score -3.37: clean (below −2.22).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -15.5% of assets, lower than 93% of companies (profit backed by cash)1920
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -3.37: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.18 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 6 checks failed1015
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -10.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most110
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 8 of 9910
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 15% above GAAP510
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.14)55
PTON: share of the available points, by componentPTON: share of the available points, by componentAccruals94%Discretionary accruals11%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score67%Piotroski F-score89%Non-GAAP gap50%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.