Corelytics Financial Score (CFS)
Key Takeaways
- What it is: The Coremetriks Financial Score (CFS) is a 0-100 scale measuring overall business health and value-building potential
- Ideal score: 70-100 indicates strong financial performance, good for M&A transactions and expansion
- Warning zone: Scores below 50 signal financial stress requiring immediate attention
- Key metrics: Analyzes profitability, cash flow, growth rate, and financial stability
- Based on: Analysis of 500+ businesses across multiple industries
We would like to introduce to you the emerging standard score for small and medium businesses. It is called the Corelytics Financial Score (CFS). On a scale of 1 to 100, 100 indicates a company that is firing on all cylinders and building value at a steady clip; a score of zero indicates no operations. The scores in between have a lot to say about the general health of any company being measured.
The score tells a lot about a company's financial stability and their potential value in the market regardless of specific industry.
Interpretation of Corelytics Financial Scores:
70 – 100 - strong financial performance; good growth and good balance
- in a good position for considering an M&A transaction
- excellent time to expand offerings and invest in R&D
Last Updated: October 28, 2025 | Based on analysis of 500+ businesses
50 – 70 - good fundamentals; in a good position for revenue growth
- needs to focus on bringing costs down as volume grows
30 – 50 - basic problems with cost structure; not in a position to grow
- improvements needed in operations and process controls
- growth without operating improvements could do significant harm
0 – 30 - serious performance problems exist which may not be correctable
- some form of major restructuring or liquidation may be best
These scores are both diagnostic and prescriptive. They are diagnostic in that they identify a fundamental level of performance and related potential problems; prescriptive in that they point to specific actions that should be taken to remedy identified problems or take advantage of opportunities.
Score Components:
The overall score is based on the following major elements of financial performance:
- Long-term and short-term trends in revenue growth and expense growth
- Trends in asset and liability growth
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