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RTX earnings quality score

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

Score61 / 100 · grade C · rank 659 of 1027

RTX (RTX) scores 61 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 659 of 1027 companies and 152 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -2.3% of assets, higher than 70% of companies (profit backed by cash), Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed, adjusted earnings 17% below GAAP. It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.59 (normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.93).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -2.3% of assets, higher than 70% of companies (profit backed by cash)827
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.59 (normal)2020
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed1220
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +2.3% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most813
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 17% below GAAP613
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.93)77
RTX: share of the available points, by componentRTX: share of the available points, by componentAccruals30%Discretionary accruals62%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score60%Non-GAAP gap43%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.