Monster Beverage Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade C
MNST · Consumer Defensive
Some red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO increased by 12 days
AR growth 32.5% exceeds revenue growth 10.7%
Revenue 10.7%, CFFO 8.8%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 8.5% vs COGS 6.3%. Normal
CapEx growth -48.6% vs revenue 10.7%. Normal
Insufficient data
Gross margin 55.8%, change +1.8pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.10. Profits backed by cash
FCF $1.9B, FCF/NI = 1.02
Accruals ratio = -1.9%. Low accruals
Insufficient data
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $2.7B = 33% of equity
Insufficient data
Other assets grew 58.8% vs revenue 10.7%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -1% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25