MaxLinear, Inc — Earnings Quality Grade F
MXL · Technology
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 36 days, change -51 days YoY
AR growth -46.0% vs revenue growth 29.7%
Revenue 29.7%, CFFO 143.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -13.5% vs COGS 21.8%. Normal
CapEx growth -15.6% vs revenue 29.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 60.0%. Normal
Gross margin 56.8%, change +2.8pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years
FCF is negative ($-0.0B)
Accruals ratio = -19.6%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers 50% of debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.4B = 81% of equity. Over 50%
Interest coverage = -10.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets grew 79.1% vs revenue 29.7%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 2/3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change -2% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -3.66 (< -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