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Take Two Interactive Software earnings quality score

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

Score82 / 100 · grade A · rank 37 of 1027

Take Two Interactive Software (TTWO) scores 82 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 37 of 1027 companies and 7 of 203 in technology. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed, discretionary accruals of +4.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, accruals of -9.9% of assets, lower than 84% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for Dechow F-score 1.07 (above normal), adjusted earnings 1% above GAAP, Beneish M-score -2.93: clean (below −2.22).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -9.9% of assets, lower than 84% of companies (profit backed by cash)1720
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.93: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 1.07 (above normal)1415
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed915
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +4.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most410
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 7 of 9810
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 1% above GAAP1010
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 3.72)55
TTWO: share of the available points, by componentTTWO: share of the available points, by componentAccruals84%Discretionary accruals41%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score95%Montier C-score60%Piotroski F-score78%Non-GAAP gap97%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.