Helios Technologies, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
HLIO · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 50 days, change +3 days YoY
AR growth 10.9% exceeds revenue growth 4.1%
Revenue 4.1%, CFFO 4.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -0.8% vs COGS 2.6%. Normal
CapEx growth -10.2% vs revenue 4.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 54.4%. Normal
Gross margin 32.3%, change +1.0pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.63. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 2.07
Accruals ratio = -5.2%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 20% of debt $0.4B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.9B = 93% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 2.5x. Healthy
Other assets 16.7% vs revenue 4.1%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -2% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.62 (< -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