Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
PAL · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 36 days, change -21 days YoY
AR growth 12.8% vs revenue growth 78.7%
Revenue 78.7%, CFFO 209.6%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 26.3% vs COGS 81.0%. Normal
CapEx growth -36.9% vs revenue 78.7%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 119.8%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 9.2%, change -1.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -0.92. Below 1.0
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = -0.81
Accruals ratio = -14.5%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 16% of debt $0.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.3B = 87% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 32.9x (>4x). Interest coverage = -1.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets 70.1% vs revenue 78.7%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -10% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.78 (< -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