QUALITY DISTRIBUTION INC

CIK 0000922863

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Pension funding

P-07 · Calculated

Threshold met

FY 2014-12-31

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

DB plan 68% funded — -$16M deficit

Trend: flat

P-07 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	63.3
benefit_obligation	51880000
plan_assets	35465000
funded_ratio	0.6836
deficit	-16415000
deficit_vs_equity	null
thresholds.elevated	<90% funded
thresholds.triggered	<80% funded or deficit >25% of equity
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2014-12-31

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10-K· 2015-03-13 Methodology

Earnings quality

P-01 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2014-12-31

Beneish M-Score -2.38 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)	32.0
m_score	-2.381
threshold	-1.78
ratios.DSRI	1.06
ratios.GMI	1
ratios.AQI	0.881
ratios.SGI	1.067
ratios.DEPI	1.095
ratios.SGAI	0.975
ratios.LVGI	0.948
ratios.TATA	0
defaulted_to_neutral	GMI, TATA
sloan_accruals	null
inputs.revenue_t	991758000
inputs.revenue_t1	929810000
inputs.total_assets_t	427783000
inputs.net_income_t	20640000
inputs.cfo_t	null
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2014-12-31

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10-K· 2015-03-13 Methodology

Effective tax rate

P-05 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2014-12-31

ETR 23.7% — within normal range of statutory

Trend: flat

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

P-05 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	100.0
etr_by_year.2014-12-31	0.2369
etr_by_year.2012-12-31	-1.2012
statutory_rate	0.21
gap_by_year.2014-12-31	-0.0269
gap_by_year.2012-12-31	1.4112
note	Low ETR can be fully legitimate; this flags persistence + magnitude for review.
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2014-12-31

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10-K· 2015-03-13 Methodology

Restatement indicators

P-12 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2014-12-31

F-Score 0.34 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)	11.3
f_score	0.34
probability	0.00126
components.rsst	null
components.drec	0.0371
components.dinv	null
components.soft	0.6316
components.dcs	0.0496
components.droa	0.1466
components.issue	0
model	Dechow et al. 2011, Model 1 (simplified RSST)
thresholds.elevated	1
thresholds.triggered	1.85
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2014-12-31

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10-K· 2015-03-13 Methodology

No stored result for Subsidiary jurisdictions, ESG disclosure support, Insider filing timing, Language change, Strategic-review language, Carbon-exposed assets, Interest coverage. 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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