Kimball Electronics, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade B
KE · Industrials
Generally healthy
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 55 days, change -5 days YoY
AR growth -21.1% vs revenue growth -13.3%
Revenue -13.3%, CFFO 151.2%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -19.1% vs COGS -12.2%. Normal
CapEx growth -28.4% vs revenue -13.3%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 48.1%. Normal
Gross margin 7.0%, change -1.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 10.8x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.2B, FCF/NI = 8.85
Accruals ratio = -15.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers 60% of debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 2% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 1.9x. Healthy
Other assets grew 27.1% vs revenue -13.3%
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -6% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -3.08 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25