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Wesco International earnings quality score

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

Score41 / 100 · grade D · rank 955 of 1027

Wesco International (WCC) scores 41 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 955 of 1027 companies and 252 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of +3.3% of assets, higher than 94% of companies, Dechow F-score 2.23 (substantial), discretionary accruals of +8.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for Beneish M-score -2.20: in the grey zone.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of +3.3% of assets, higher than 94% of companies120
Beneish M-scoreBeneish M-score -2.20: in the grey zone1415
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 2.23 (substantial)215
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 3 of 6 checks failed815
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +8.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most210
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 5 of 9610
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 7% below GAAP810
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.31)15
WCC: share of the available points, by componentWCC: share of the available points, by componentAccruals6%Discretionary accruals17%Beneish M-score95%Dechow F-score15%Montier C-score50%Piotroski F-score56%Non-GAAP gap78%Earnings smoothness22%

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.