Preformed Line Products Company — Earnings Quality Grade A
PLPC · Industrials
Strong financial health
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 62 days, change -7 days YoY
AR growth 1.6% vs revenue growth 12.7%
Revenue 12.7%, CFFO 8.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 14.5% vs COGS 14.1%. Normal
CapEx growth 173.9% is >2x revenue growth 12.7%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 61.0%. Normal
Gross margin 31.2%, change -0.8pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.08. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 0.94
Accruals ratio = -5.8%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers debt $0.0B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.0B = 9% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 0.7x. Healthy
Other assets -6.3% vs revenue 12.7%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 12% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.73 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25