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Yum Brands 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 954 of 1027
Yum Brands (YUM) scores 41 of 100 for earnings quality, grade D: rank 954 of 1027 companies and 138 of 141 in consumer-disc. It loses the most points on Montier C-score 3 of 4 checks failed, adjusted earnings 91% above GAAP, discretionary accruals of -9.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.44).
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of -6.0% of assets, lower than 65% of companies (profit backed by cash) | 19 | 29 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 3 of 4 checks failed | 5 | 21 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of -9.0% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most | 2 | 14 |
| Piotroski F-score | Piotroski F-score 5 of 9 | 8 | 14 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 91% above GAAP | 0 | 14 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.44) | 7 | 7 |
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.