Cohen & Steers Inc — Earnings Quality Grade F
CNS · Financial Services
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 50 days, change -0 days YoY
AR growth 7.2% vs revenue growth 7.7%
Revenue 7.7%, CFFO -224.6%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -48.7% vs revenue 7.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 25.4%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 48.6%, change -0.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -0.79. Only -79% of profit backed by cash
FCF is negative ($-0.1B)
Accruals ratio = 31.2%. Exceeds 10%
Cash $0.3B covers debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 4% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 0.7x. Healthy
Other assets -2.9% vs revenue 7.7%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 7% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -0.79 (> -1.78). LIKELY MANIPULATOR
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score — Not Applicable
Cohen & Steers 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 · 2026-04-25