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JP Morgan Chase & Co. — Earnings Quality Grade F

JPM · Financial Services

Major red flags

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Sector context: Sector context: bank operating cash flow is dominated by changes in trading assets, deposits, and lending activity — not earnings quality. Standard CFFO/NI checks do not apply. Engine grade F → adjusted to B
Revenue
$181.8B
2025
Net Income
$57.0B
2025
Gross Margin
Free Cash Flow
-$147.8B
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Screening Summary

8
Passed
1
Watch
2
Failed
M-Score
02

Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

03

18-Point Screening

01

Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO 224 days, change +6 days YoY

A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 10.3% vs revenue growth 7.3%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue 7.3%, CFFO -251.8%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

No material inventory

B2CapEx vs Revenue

Insufficient data

B3SG&A Ratio

Insufficient data

B4Gross Margin

Insufficient data

03

Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF < 50% of Net Income for 3 years

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = 4.6%. Low accruals

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C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $343.3B covers 69% of debt $500.0B

04

Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $64.5B = 18% of equity. Manageable

D2Leverage

Insufficient data

D3Soft Asset Growth

Insufficient data

D4Asset Impairment

No write-off data

05

Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions positive

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change -0% YoY. Normal

06

Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

Insufficient data

Altman Z-Score — Not Applicable

JP Morgan Chase & Co. is a financial company. Z-Score is designed for non-financial companies.

Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-08

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Earnings Quality Grade F — EarningsGrade