PLY GEM HOLDINGS INC

CIK 0001284807

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Pension funding

P-07 · Calculated

Threshold met

FY 2017-12-31

The funded ratio of defined-benefit plans against shareholder equity.

DB plan 71% funded — -$14M deficit (17% of equity)

Trend: flat

P-07 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	75.7
benefit_obligation	48517000
plan_assets	34354000
funded_ratio	0.7081
deficit	-14163000
deficit_vs_equity	0.1729
thresholds.elevated	<90% funded
thresholds.triggered	<80% funded or deficit >25% of equity
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2017-12-31

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10-K· 2018-03-05 Methodology

Effective tax rate

P-05 · Calculated

Elevated

FY 2017-12-31

The gap between the effective and the statutory tax rate, and whether it persists across three years.

ETR 40.6% vs 21% statutory — gap persistent across 2 of 3 years

Trend: flat

P-05 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	100.0
etr_by_year.2017-12-31	0.4058
etr_by_year.2016-12-31	-2.2133
etr_by_year.2015-12-31	-0.0218
statutory_rate	0.21
gap_by_year.2017-12-31	-0.1958
gap_by_year.2016-12-31	2.4233
gap_by_year.2015-12-31	0.2318
note	Low ETR can be fully legitimate; this flags persistence + magnitude for review.
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2017-12-31

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10-K· 2018-03-05 Methodology

Interest coverage

P-13 · Calculated

Elevated

FY 2017-12-31

Whether operating earnings cover interest expense, and for how many consecutive years they did not.

Altman Z'' is below the 1.1 distress-zone cut-off

Trend: flat

P-13 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	20.0
icr_by_year.2017-12-31	2.512
icr_by_year.2016-12-31	2.317
icr_by_year.2015-12-31	1.636
icr_by_year.2014-12-31	0.863
consecutive_years_below_1	0
altman_z_double_prime	0.543
definitions.zombie	ICR<1 for 3+ consecutive FYs (BIS 2018)
definitions.z_distress	<1.1 distress, 1.1-2.6 gray, >2.6 safe
inputs.ebit_t	174258000
inputs.interest_expense_t	69361000
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2017-12-31

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10-K· 2018-03-05 Methodology

Earnings quality

P-01 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2017-12-31

Beneish M-Score -2.43 is below the reference levels used here

Trend: flat

How reported earnings relate to accruals and to changes in receivables, margins and asset quality.

P-01 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	30.6
m_score	-2.43
threshold	-1.78
ratios.DSRI	1.105
ratios.GMI	1.061
ratios.AQI	0.864
ratios.SGI	1.076
ratios.DEPI	1.087
ratios.SGAI	0.945
ratios.LVGI	0.974
ratios.TATA	-0.025
defaulted_to_neutral
sloan_accruals	-0.0261
inputs.revenue_t	2056303000
inputs.revenue_t1	1911844000
inputs.total_assets_t	1319567000
inputs.net_income_t	68327000
inputs.cfo_t	101928000
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2017-12-31

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10-K· 2018-03-05 Methodology

Restatement indicators

P-12 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2017-12-31

F-Score 0.56 is at or below the 1.0 reference level

Trend: flat

How closely reported accruals and financing patterns resemble those of companies that later restated.

P-12 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	18.7
f_score	0.56
probability	0.00207
components.rsst	-0.0261
components.drec	0.0307
components.dinv	0.0268
components.soft	0.8136
components.dcs	0.0548
components.droa	-0.0082
components.issue	0
model	Dechow et al. 2011, Model 1 (simplified RSST)
thresholds.elevated	1
thresholds.triggered	1.85
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2017-12-31

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10-K· 2018-03-05 Methodology

No stored result for Subsidiary jurisdictions, ESG disclosure support, Insider filing timing, Language change, Strategic-review language, Carbon-exposed assets. Some signals are computed on request, and others need inputs this company’s filings do not tag; a missing result is not a finding either way.

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