GE Aerospace — Earnings Quality Grade F
GE · Industrials
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 74 days, change +4 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 18.5%, CFFO 81.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 21.6% vs COGS 19.2%. Normal
CapEx growth 23.4% vs revenue 18.5%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 39.2%. Normal
Gross margin 36.8%, change -0.4pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO < Net Income for 3 consecutive years
FCF $7.3B, FCF/NI = 0.83
Accruals ratio = 0.1%. Low accruals
Cash $12.4B covers 60% of debt $20.5B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $13.3B = 71% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 1.7x. Healthy
Other assets 8.8% vs revenue 18.5%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 4% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.25 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-09