Kenvue Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
KVUE · Consumer Defensive
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 57 days, change +6 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue -2.1%, CFFO 24.2%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 4.7% vs COGS -2.5%. Normal
CapEx growth 9.4% vs revenue -2.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 69.2%. Normal
Gross margin 58.1%, change +0.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.49. Profits backed by cash
FCF $1.7B, FCF/NI = 1.17
Accruals ratio = -2.7%. Low accruals
Cash $1.1B covers only 12% of debt $8.7B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $18.2B = 169% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 2.9x. Healthy
Other assets 0.1% vs revenue -2.1%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 5% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.47 (< -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