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WEX earnings quality score

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

Score33 / 100 · grade E · rank 1000 of 1027

WEX (WEX) scores 33 of 100 for earnings quality, grade E: rank 1000 of 1027 companies and 272 of 287 in industrials. It loses the most points on accruals of -1.1% of assets, higher than 79% of companies, adjusted earnings 43% below GAAP, Montier C-score 2 of 4 checks failed.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -1.1% of assets, higher than 79% of companies629
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 2 of 4 checks failed1121
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of +4.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most614
Piotroski F-scorePiotroski F-score 7 of 91114
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 43% below GAAP014
Earnings smoothnessprofit far steadier than cash flow (smoothness 0.13)07
WEX: share of the available points, by componentWEX: share of the available points, by componentAccruals21%Discretionary accruals39%Montier C-score50%Piotroski F-score78%

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.