Synaptics Incorporated — Earnings Quality Grade F
SYNA · Technology
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 44 days, change -10 days YoY
AR growth -8.5% vs revenue growth 12.0%
Revenue 12.0%, CFFO 4.5%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 22.4% vs COGS 14.3%. Normal
CapEx growth -78.6% vs revenue 12.0%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 37.5%. Normal
Gross margin 44.7%, change -1.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -2.97. Below 1.0
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = -2.22
Accruals ratio = -7.3%. Low accruals
Cash $0.5B covers 51% of debt $0.9B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $1.3B = 91% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 12.7x (>4x). Interest coverage = -1.6x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -31.4% vs revenue 12.0%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 2/3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change 11% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.79 (< -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