Teledyne Technologies Incorpora — Earnings Quality Grade F
TDY · Technology
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 59 days, change +1 days YoY
AR growth 10.1% vs revenue growth 7.9%
Revenue 7.9%, CFFO -0.1%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 14.1% vs COGS 8.2%. Normal
CapEx growth 40.1% is >2x revenue growth 7.9%
SG&A/Gross Profit = 35.6%. Normal
Gross margin 42.8%, change -0.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.33. Profits backed by cash
FCF $1.1B, FCF/NI = 1.20
Accruals ratio = -1.9%. Low accruals
Cash $0.4B covers only 13% of debt $2.6B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $10.8B = 103% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 1.8x. Healthy
Other assets 13.2% vs revenue 7.9%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 8% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.44 (< -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