USA TODAY Co., Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
TDAY · Communication Services
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 35 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth -6.7% vs revenue growth -8.3%
Revenue -8.3%, CFFO 14.0%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -38.4% vs COGS -8.7%. Normal
CapEx growth 3.9% vs revenue -8.3%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 71.8%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 38.7%, change +0.3pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 65.4x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.1B, FCF/NI = 35.97
Accruals ratio = -6.1%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 8% of debt $1.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.9B = 552% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 4.3x (>4x). Interest coverage = 1.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets 2.2% vs revenue -8.3%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -11% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.84 (< -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