Entergy Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
ETR · Utilities
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 20 days, change -1 days YoY
AR growth 6.0% vs revenue growth 9.0%
Revenue 9.0%, CFFO 14.8%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 2.5% vs COGS 10.2%. Normal
CapEx growth 33.0% is >2x revenue growth 9.0%
Insufficient data
Gross margin 47.7%, change -0.6pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.90. Profits backed by cash
FCF < 50% of Net Income for 3 years
Accruals ratio = -4.7%. Low accruals
Cash $1.9B covers only 6% of debt $30.9B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.4B = 2% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 5.0x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets -30.0% vs revenue 9.0%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change -0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-10
