Cracker Barrel Old Country Stor — Earnings Quality Grade F
CBRL · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 4 days, change -0 days YoY
AR growth -10.5% vs revenue growth 0.4%
Revenue 0.4%, CFFO 29.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -0.2% vs COGS -1.0%. Normal
CapEx growth 24.0% is >2x revenue growth 0.4%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 18.9%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 33.0%, change +0.9pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 4.72. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 1.29
Accruals ratio = -8.0%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 3% of debt $1.2B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 5% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 6.1x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 6.6% vs revenue 0.4%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.98 (< -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