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SM Energy earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score83 / 100 · grade A · rank 27 of 1027
SM Energy (SM) scores 83 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 27 of 1027 companies and 6 of 34 in energy. It loses the most points on adjusted earnings 25% above GAAP, discretionary accruals of -1.6% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most. It earns full or near-full marks for accruals of -15.3% of assets, lower than 93% of companies (profit backed by cash), Dechow F-score 0.35 (normal), Montier C-score 0 of 4 checks failed. Revenue grew 108% in the year: fast growth raises accruals, the Beneish and Dechow scores and the C-score by construction, so a growing company scores lower than a steady one with the same accounting.
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -15.3% of assets, lower than 93% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 25 | 27 |
| Dechow F-score | Dechow F-score 0.35 (normal) | 20 | 20 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 0 of 4 checks failed | 20 | 20 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of -1.6% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most | 10 | 13 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 25% above GAAP | 2 | 13 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.55) | 7 | 7 |
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.