Movado Group Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade C
MOV · Consumer Cyclical
Some red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 55 days, change +3 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 2.7%, CFFO 3951.1%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 1.0% vs COGS 2.5%. Normal
CapEx growth -42.4% vs revenue 2.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 91.8%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 54.2%, change +0.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.18. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 2.01
Accruals ratio = -4.2%. Low accruals
Cash $0.2B covers debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 1% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 1.8x. Healthy
Other assets 4.4% vs revenue 2.7%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -25% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.59 (< -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