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Citigroup, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F

C · Financial Services

Major red flags

Revenue
$85.2B
2025
Net Income
$14.3B
2025
Gross Margin
Free Cash Flow
-$74.2B
01

Screening Summary

6
Passed
2
Watch
4
Failed
M-Score
02

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

03

18-Point Screening

01

Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO surged by 38 days (230 → 268)

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A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 23.3% exceeds revenue growth 5.6%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue 5.6%, CFFO -243.9%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

No material inventory

B2CapEx vs Revenue

CapEx growth 0.3% vs revenue 5.6%. Normal

B3SG&A Ratio

Insufficient data

B4Gross Margin

Insufficient data

03

Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF < 50% of Net Income for 3 years

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = 3.1%. Low accruals

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C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $349.6B covers 95% of debt $367.7B

04

Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $23.4B = 11% of equity. Manageable

D2Leverage

Insufficient data

D3Soft Asset Growth

Insufficient data

D4Asset Impairment

No write-off data

05

Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions negative for 3 years

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change -2% YoY. Normal

06

Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

Insufficient data

Altman Z-Score — Not Applicable

Citigroup, Inc. is a financial company. Z-Score is designed for non-financial companies.

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

Citigroup, Inc. (C) Earnings Quality Grade F — EarningsGrade