Ameren Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade F
AEE · Utilities
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 28 days, change +2 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 15.4%, CFFO 21.4%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 1.6% vs COGS 16.6%. Normal
CapEx growth -5.4% vs revenue 15.4%. Normal
Insufficient data
Gross margin 47.4%, change -0.5pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.30. Profits backed by cash
FCF < 50% of Net Income for 3 years
Accruals ratio = -3.9%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 0% of debt $19.8B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.4B = 3% of equity. Manageable
Debt/EBITDA = 4.9x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets 8.7% vs revenue 15.4%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change 0% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-10