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Zevra Therapeutics earnings quality score
How much of the reported profit is backed by cash, and how many markers of managed earnings the filings show
Score15 / 100 · grade E · rank 1027 of 1027
Zevra Therapeutics (ZVRA) scores 15 of 100 for earnings quality, grade E: rank 1027 of 1027 companies and 126 of 126 in health. It loses the most points on accruals of +36.6% of assets, higher than 99% of companies (profit running ahead of cash), Montier C-score 3 of 4 checks failed, discretionary accruals of +39.5% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most. It earns full or near-full marks for profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.98). Revenue grew 75% in the year: fast growth raises accruals, the Beneish and Dechow scores and the C-score by construction, so a growing company scores lower than a steady one with the same accounting.
What earned and lost points
| Component | What the filings show | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals | accruals of +36.6% of assets, higher than 99% of companies (profit running ahead of cash) | 0 | 33 |
| Montier C-score | Montier C-score 3 of 4 checks failed | 6 | 25 |
| Discretionary accruals | discretionary accruals of +39.5% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most | 0 | 17 |
| Non-GAAP gap | adjusted earnings 60% above GAAP | 0 | 17 |
| Earnings smoothness | profit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.98) | 8 | 8 |
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.