Compass Minerals Intl Inc — Earnings Quality Grade F
CMP · Basic Materials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO increased by 12 days
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 11.3%, CFFO 1272.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -24.7% vs COGS 14.2%. Normal
CapEx growth -39.0% vs revenue 11.3%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 59.4%. Normal
Gross margin 15.3%, change -2.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -2.48. Below 1.0
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = -1.60
Accruals ratio = -18.3%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 7% of debt $0.8B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 13% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 7.2x (>4x). Interest coverage = 1.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -6.7% vs revenue 11.3%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 2/3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change -67% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.97 (< -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