Intel Corporation — Earnings Quality Grade D
INTC · Technology
Significant concerns
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 27 days, change +3 days YoY
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue -0.5%, CFFO 17.0%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory -4.8% vs COGS -3.6%. Normal
CapEx growth -38.8% vs revenue -0.5%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 25.2%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 34.8%, change +2.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = -36.32. Below 1.0
FCF is negative ($-4.9B)
Accruals ratio = -4.7%. Low accruals
Cash $37.4B covers 80% of debt $46.6B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $26.7B = 23% of equity. Manageable
Interest coverage = -0.0x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets -4.6% vs revenue -0.5%. Normal
Write-offs normal
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions negative for 3 years
Goodwill+Intangibles change -6% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.59 (< -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 · 2026-04-08