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United Rentals earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score63 / 100 · grade C · rank 604 of 1027
United Rentals (URI) scores 63 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 604 of 1027 companies and 134 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed, Piotroski F-score 4 of 9, accruals of -9.3% of assets, lower than 81% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.72).
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -9.3% of assets, lower than 81% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 32 | 40 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 3 of 5 checks failed | 12 | 30 |
| Piotroski F-score | Piotroski F-score 4 of 9 | 9 | 20 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 0.72) | 10 | 10 |
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.