Compass, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
COMP · Real Estate
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 12.3% vs revenue growth 23.7%
Revenue 23.7%, CFFO 78.4%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -14.6% vs revenue 23.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 40.7%. Normal
Gross margin 18.4%, change +0.7pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years
FCF $0.2B, FCF/NI = -3.48
Accruals ratio = -17.9%. Low accruals
Cash $0.2B covers only 42% of debt $0.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.7B = 86% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 8.7x (>4x). Interest coverage = -3.1x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets grew 116.1% vs revenue 23.7%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles surged 119% YoY
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.87 (< -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