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Textron earnings quality score

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

Score36 / 100 · grade D · rank 983 of 1027

Textron (TXT) scores 36 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 983 of 1027 companies and 264 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -2.2% of assets, higher than 70% of companies (profit backed by cash), adjusted earnings 18% below GAAP, profit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.16).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -2.2% of assets, higher than 70% of companies (profit backed by cash)1344
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +2.3% of assets (modified Jones), smaller than most1422
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 18% below GAAP922
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.16)011
TXT: share of the available points, by componentTXT: share of the available points, by componentAccruals30%Discretionary accruals63%Non-GAAP gap41%

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.