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Sylvamo 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 683 of 1027

Sylvamo (SLVM) scores 61 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 683 of 1027 companies and 63 of 82 in materials. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 332% below GAAP, Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed, accruals of -5.1% of assets, lower than 59% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 1.06 (above normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.93).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -5.1% of assets, lower than 59% of companies (profit backed by cash)1627
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 1.06 (above normal)1920
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed820
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -0.9% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1113
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 332% below GAAP013
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.93)77
SLVM: share of the available points, by componentSLVM: share of the available points, by componentAccruals59%Discretionary accruals83%Dechow F-score96%Montier C-score40%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.