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STMicroelectronics N.V. earnings quality score

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

Score75 / 100 · grade B · rank 162 of 1027

STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM) scores 75 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 162 of 1027 companies and 3 of 21 in other. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 3 of 6 checks failed, discretionary accruals of -6.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, accruals of -8.0% of assets, lower than 77% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for Beneish M-score -2.65: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.25 (normal), profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.13).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -8.0% of assets, lower than 77% of companies (profit backed by cash)1722
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.65: clean (below −2.22)1717
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.25 (normal)1717
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 3 of 6 checks failed817
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -6.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most311
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 6 of 9711
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.13)66
STM: share of the available points, by componentSTM: share of the available points, by componentAccruals77%Discretionary accruals27%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score50%Piotroski F-score67%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.