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Tidewater earnings quality score

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

Score41 / 100 · grade D · rank 956 of 1027

Tidewater (TDW) scores 41 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 956 of 1027 companies and 253 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -2.0% of assets, higher than 72% of companies (profit backed by cash), adjusted earnings 198% above GAAP, Montier C-score 2 of 4 checks failed. It earns full or near-full marks for profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.51).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -2.0% of assets, higher than 72% of companies (profit backed by cash)933
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 4 checks failed1225
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -1.8% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1117
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 198% above GAAP017
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.51)88
TDW: share of the available points, by componentTDW: share of the available points, by componentAccruals28%Discretionary accruals68%Montier C-score50%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.