Pool Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
POOL · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 3 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth 39.9% exceeds revenue growth -0.4%
Revenue -0.4%, CFFO -44.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 12.8% vs COGS -0.5%. Normal
CapEx growth -5.3% vs revenue -0.4%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 63.1%. Normal
Gross margin 29.7%, change +0.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 0.90. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.3B, FCF/NI = 0.76
Accruals ratio = 1.1%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 7% of debt $1.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $1.0B = 84% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 2.4x. Healthy
Other assets -15.7% vs revenue -0.4%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.14 (grey zone)
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25