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U S Physical Therapy earnings quality score

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

Score57 / 100 · grade C · rank 776 of 1027

U S Physical Therapy (USPH) scores 57 of 100 for earnings quality, grade C: rank 776 of 1027 companies and 90 of 126 in health. It loses the most points on accruals of -3.0% of assets, higher than 63% of companies (profit backed by cash), adjusted earnings 26% below GAAP, discretionary accruals of -5.5% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for Beneish M-score -2.59: clean (below −2.22), Dechow F-score 0.68 (normal).

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -3.0% of assets, higher than 63% of companies (profit backed by cash)820
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.59: clean (below −2.22)1515
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.68 (normal)1515
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 5 checks failed915
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -5.5% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most310
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 5 of 9610
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 26% below GAAP110
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.27)15
USPH: share of the available points, by componentUSPH: share of the available points, by componentAccruals38%Discretionary accruals29%Beneish M-score100%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score60%Piotroski F-score56%Non-GAAP gap14%Earnings smoothness14%

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.