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Talen Energy earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score68 / 100 · grade B · rank 406 of 1027
Talen Energy (TLN) scores 68 of 100 for earnings quality, grade B: rank 406 of 1027 companies and 23 of 55 in utilities. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed, discretionary accruals of -6.2% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, accruals of -10.8% of assets, lower than 86% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 0.19 (normal). Revenue grew 72% 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 -10.8% of assets, lower than 86% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 29 | 33 |
| Dechow F-score | Dechow F-score 0.19 (normal) | 25 | 25 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed | 10 | 25 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of -6.2% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most | 4 | 17 |
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.