Chart Industries, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
GTLS · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 67 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth 4.0% vs revenue growth 2.5%
Revenue 2.5%, CFFO -41.8%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 16.7% vs COGS 2.0%. Normal
CapEx growth -25.6% vs revenue 2.5%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 43.1%. Normal
Gross margin 33.7%, change +0.3pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 7.19. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.2B, FCF/NI = 4.98
Accruals ratio = -2.6%. Low accruals
Cash $0.4B covers only 10% of debt $3.6B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $5.6B = 173% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 5.9x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 15.6% vs revenue 2.5%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 3% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.59 (< -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
