Dauch Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
DCH · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 46 days, change +4 days YoY
AR growth 3.4% vs revenue growth -4.7%
Revenue -4.7%, CFFO -9.6%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 5.4% vs COGS -4.7%. Normal
CapEx growth 4.5% vs revenue -4.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 55.2%. Normal
Gross margin 12.1%, change -0.0pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -20.89. Below 1.0
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = -7.58
Accruals ratio = -6.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.7B covers only 17% of debt $4.2B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.5B = 86% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 6.3x (>4x). Interest coverage = 1.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -11.1% vs revenue -4.7%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -13% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.89 (< -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