Knowles Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
KN · Technology
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 63 days, change -6 days YoY
AR growth -2.1% vs revenue growth 7.2%
Revenue 7.2%, CFFO -12.4%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 5.6% vs COGS 5.7%. Normal
CapEx growth 136.0% is >2x revenue growth 7.2%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 55.7%. Normal
Gross margin 43.2%, change +0.8pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.58. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 1.85
Accruals ratio = -6.6%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 40% of debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.4B = 53% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 1.2x. Healthy
Other assets -7.1% vs revenue 7.2%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -4% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.65 (< -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