Bloomin' Brands, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
BLMN · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 9 days, change -1 days YoY
AR growth -10.8% vs revenue growth 0.1%
Revenue 0.1%, CFFO 21.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -10.5% vs COGS 2.3%. Normal
CapEx growth -18.5% vs revenue 0.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 45.3%. Normal
Gross margin 13.3%, change -1.9pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 33.6x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 11.75
Accruals ratio = -8.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 3% of debt $2.0B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.6B = 190% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 9.4x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets -66.7% vs revenue 0.1%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -5% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.90 (< -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