Utz Brands Inc — Earnings Quality Grade F
UTZ · Consumer Defensive
Major red flags
Screening Summary
管理层信号
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 26 days, change -5 days YoY
AR growth -15.9% vs revenue growth 2.1%
Revenue 2.1%, CFFO 5.6%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 17.7% vs COGS 3.9%. Normal
CapEx growth -4.6% vs revenue 2.1%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 97.1%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 24.9%, change -1.3pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO far exceeds NI (ratio 140.2x). Non-cash charges depressing profits
FCF $0.0B, FCF/NI = 11.75
Accruals ratio = -4.0%. Low accruals
Cash $0.1B covers only 12% of debt $1.0B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $1.8B = 256% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 8.3x (>4x). Interest coverage = 0.2x (<2x). Financial stress
Other assets 0.3% vs revenue 2.1%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -2% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.84 (< -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 · 2026-04-25