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Zymeworks earnings quality score

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

Score87 / 100 · grade A · rank 10 of 1027

Zymeworks (ZYME) scores 87 of 100 for earnings quality, grade A: rank 10 of 1027 companies and 2 of 126 in health. It loses the most points on discretionary accruals of -5.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most, accruals of -11.9% of assets, lower than 88% of companies (profit backed by cash). It earns full or near-full marks for adjusted earnings 2% above GAAP, Dechow F-score 0.56 (normal), Montier C-score 0 of 4 checks failed.

What earned and lost points

ComponentWhat the filings showPointsOf
Accrualsaccruals of -11.9% of assets, lower than 88% of companies (profit backed by cash)2327
Dechow F-scoreDechow F-score 0.56 (normal)2020
Montier C-scoreMontier C-score 0 of 4 checks failed2020
Discretionary accrualsdiscretionary accruals of -5.1% of assets (modified Jones), larger than most413
Non-GAAP gapadjusted earnings 2% above GAAP1313
Earnings smoothnessprofit about as variable as cash flow (smoothness 1.01)77
ZYME: share of the available points, by componentZYME: share of the available points, by componentAccruals88%Discretionary accruals32%Dechow F-score100%Montier C-score100%Non-GAAP gap95%Earnings smoothness100%

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.