F

Vistance Networks, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F

VISN · Technology

Major red flags

Revenue
$1.9B
2025
Net Income
$2.3B
2025
Gross Margin
49.5%
Free Cash Flow
$253M
01

Screening Summary

10
Passed
3
Watch
5
Failed
-1.25
M-Score

Management Signals

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Routine2026-01-15
Scott Hughes · DirectorResignation
SEC

Source: SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02, with exhibit links when available

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Financial Trends

Revenue & Net Income ($B)

Margins (%)

03

18-Point Screening

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Revenue Quality

A1DSO Change

DSO 66 days, change -0 days YoY

A2AR vs Revenue Growth

AR growth 38.9% vs revenue growth 39.7%

A3Revenue vs CFFO

Revenue 39.7%, CFFO 18.2%. Cash follows revenue

02

Expense Quality

B1Inventory vs COGS

Inventory -23.0% vs COGS 25.5%. Normal

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B2CapEx vs Revenue

CapEx growth 177.9% is >2x revenue growth 39.7%

B3SG&A Ratio

SG&A/Gross Profit = 52.0%. Normal

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B4Gross Margin

Gross margin swung +5.7pp (43.8% → 49.5%)

03

Cash Flow Quality

C1CFFO vs Net Income

CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years

C2Free Cash Flow

FCF $0.3B, FCF/NI = 0.11

C3Accruals Ratio

Accruals ratio = 20.9%. Exceeds 10%

C4Cash vs Debt

Cash $0.8B covers only 10% of debt $7.3B

04

Balance Sheet Health

D1Goodwill + Intangibles

Goodwill+Intangibles $1.6B = 584% of equity. Over 50%

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D2Leverage

Debt/EBITDA = 23.6x (>4x). Financial stress

D3Soft Asset Growth

Other assets -95.1% vs revenue 39.7%. Normal

D4Asset Impairment

Write-offs normal

05

Acquisition Risk

E1Serial Acquirer FCF

FCF after acquisitions positive

E2Goodwill Surge

Goodwill+Intangibles change -8% YoY. Normal

06

Manipulation Score

F1Beneish M-Score

M-Score = -1.25 (> -1.78). LIKELY MANIPULATOR

04

Beneish M-Score

Manipulation Probability-1.25
-4.0 Clean-2.22 Grey-1.78 Danger0
0.994
DSRI
AR growing faster than revenue?
0.884
GMI
Gross margin declining?
0.634
AQI
Asset quality deteriorating?
1.397
SGI
Revenue growth rate
0.992
DEPI
Depreciation slowing?
0.754
SGAI
SG&A ratio changing?
0.2092
TATA
Accruals level
0.781
LVGI
Leverage increasing?
05

Altman Z-Score

2.01
Grey Zone
0 Distress1.102.605.0+ Safe
0.4589
Liquidity
-0.3245
Cumulative profit
0.0034
Operating efficiency
0.0302
Leverage

Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25