Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
VSH · Technology
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 45 days, change -5 days YoY
AR growth -5.0% vs revenue growth 4.5%
Revenue 4.5%, CFFO 6.1%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 10.1% vs COGS 7.0%. Normal
CapEx growth -14.6% vs revenue 4.5%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 90.4%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 19.4%, change -1.9pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -20.53. Below 1.0
FCF is negative ($-0.1B)
Accruals ratio = -4.6%. Low accruals
Cash $0.5B covers only 48% of debt $1.1B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.3B = 12% of equity. Manageable
Interest coverage = 1.5x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets 6.3% vs revenue 4.5%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 2/3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change -3% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.68 (< -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