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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company — Earnings Quality Grade F

BMY · Healthcare

Major red flags

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Sector context: Sector context: balance sheet flags reflect legacy goodwill from major acquisitions, not current period activity. Underlying business cash flow remains healthy. Engine grade F → adjusted to D
Revenue
$48.2B
2025
Net Income
$7.1B
2025
Gross Margin
71.1%
Free Cash Flow
$12.8B
01

Screening Summary

15
Passed
0
Watch
2
Failed
-2.68
M-Score
02

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

03

18-Point Screening

01

Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO 73 days, change +5 days YoY

A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 6.4% vs revenue growth -0.2%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue -0.2%, CFFO -6.8%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

Inventory 5.2% vs COGS -0.2%. Normal

B2CapEx vs Revenue

CapEx growth 5.0% vs revenue -0.2%. Normal

B3SG&A Ratio

SG&A/Gross Profit = 21.2%, excellent (<30%)

B4Gross Margin

Gross margin 71.1%, change +0.0pp. Stable

03

Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO/NI = 2.01. Profits backed by cash

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF $12.8B, FCF/NI = 1.82

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = -7.9%. Low accruals

C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $10.7B covers only 23% of debt $47.1B

04

Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $41.1B = 223% of equity. Over 50%

D2Leverage

Debt/EBITDA = 3.1x. Healthy

D3Soft Asset Growth

Other assets 3.7% vs revenue -0.2%. Normal

D4Asset Impairment

No write-off data

05

Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions positive

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change -9% YoY. Normal

06

Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

M-Score = -2.68 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator

04

Beneish M-Score

Manipulation Probability-2.68
-4.0 Clean-2.22 Grey-1.78 Danger0
1.067
DSRI
AR growing faster than revenue?
1
GMI
Gross margin declining?
0.973
AQI
Asset quality deteriorating?
0.998
SGI
Revenue growth rate
1.751
DEPI
Depreciation slowing?
0.866
SGAI
SG&A ratio changing?
-0.0789
TATA
Accruals level
0.955
LVGI
Leverage increasing?
05

Altman Z-Score

2.16
Grey Zone
0 Distress1.102.605.0+ Safe
0.0663
Liquidity
0.1877
Cumulative profit
0.1246
Operating efficiency
0.2582
Leverage

Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-09

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) Earnings Quality Grade F — EarningsGrade