Genesco Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
GCO · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 6 days, change -2 days YoY
AR growth -18.5% vs revenue growth 4.8%
Revenue 4.8%, CFFO 65.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 2.0% vs COGS 6.6%. Normal
CapEx growth 50.9% is >2x revenue growth 4.8%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 97.7%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 46.3%, change -0.9pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 11.0x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 6.31
Accruals ratio = -9.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 20% of debt $0.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 7% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 7.4x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 4.9% vs revenue 4.8%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 7% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -3.05 (< -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