Brinks Company (The) — Earnings Quality Grade F
BCO · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 45 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth 6.5% vs revenue growth 5.0%
Revenue 5.0%, CFFO 50.1%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -25.1% vs COGS 4.3%. Normal
CapEx growth -8.7% vs revenue 5.0%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 57.3%. Normal
Gross margin 25.8%, change +0.5pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 3.20. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.4B, FCF/NI = 2.19
Accruals ratio = -6.0%. Low accruals
Cash $1.7B covers only 37% of debt $4.6B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $1.9B = 684% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 5.2x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 15.3% vs revenue 5.0%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 2% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.70 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25