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Apogee Enterprises (Apogee Enterprises) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Apogee Enterprises Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

APOG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.04
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Apogee Enterprises was -2.04. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.65.


Apogee Enterprises Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Apogee Enterprises Beneish M-Score Chart

Apogee Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.73 -2.82 -2.80 -2.24

Apogee Enterprises Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.12 -2.24 -2.65 -2.89 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apogee Enterprises's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Apogee Enterprises Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Apogee Enterprises for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.1272+0.528 * 0.9661+0.404 * 0.9887+0.892 * 0.9822+0.115 * 1.0712
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0618+4.679 * -0.090503-0.327 * 0.7967
=-2.76

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $246 Mil.
Revenue was 339.714 + 353.675 + 361.713 + 344.105 = $1,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.305 + 95.371 + 92.986 + 78.112 = $357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $372 Mil.
Total Assets was $895 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $285 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $237 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $130 Mil.
Net Income was 26.974 + 33.327 + 23.576 + 20.222 = $104 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.89 + 4.9 + -0.288 + 0.528 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 66.688 + 41.277 + 21.287 + 51.584 = $181 Mil.
Total Receivables was $223 Mil.
Revenue was 367.847 + 372.109 + 356.635 + 327.957 = $1,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 86.608 + 84.936 + 85.617 + 93.768 = $351 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $397 Mil.
Total Assets was $918 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $210 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $232 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $241 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(246.395 / 1399.207) / (222.554 / 1424.548)
=0.176096 / 0.156228
=1.1272

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(350.929 / 1424.548) / (356.774 / 1399.207)
=0.246344 / 0.254983
=0.9661

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (372.459 + 285.055) / 894.855) / (1 - (396.69 + 275.371) / 918.446)
=0.265228 / 0.268263
=0.9887

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=1399.207 / 1424.548
=0.9822

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(43.565 / (43.565 + 275.371)) / (41.663 / (41.663 + 285.055))
=0.136595 / 0.12752
=1.0712

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(219.068 / 1399.207) / (210.046 / 1424.548)
=0.156566 / 0.147447
=1.0618

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((130.213 + 236.575) / 894.855) / ((240.513 + 232.037) / 918.446)
=0.409885 / 0.51451
=0.7967

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(104.099 - 4.25 - 180.836) / 894.855
=-0.090503

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Apogee Enterprises has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Apogee Enterprises (Apogee Enterprises) Business Description

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Address
4400 West 78th Street, Suite 520, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55435
Apogee Enterprises Inc is a manufacturer of architectural glass and metal glass framings. The company also provides building glass installation services. Its four main business segments are Architectural Framing Systems; Architectural Glass; Architectural Services and Large-Scale Optical Technologies (LSO). It generates maximum revenue from the Architectural Framing Systems segment. The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates and finishes the aluminum frames used in customized aluminum and glass window, curtainwall, storefront and entrance systems comprising the outside skin and entrances of commercial, institutional and high-end multi-family residential buildings. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Curtis John Dobler officer: SVP & CHRO 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Jane Marie Boyce officer: President, Large Scale Optical 4400 W 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Brent C Jewell officer: Sr VP Business Dev & Strategy 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Meghan Marie Elliott officer: Vice Pres, Gen Counsel, Secy C/O APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC., 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Matthew J Osberg officer: EVP and CFO 1 HELEN OF TROY PLAZA, EL PASO TX 79912
Gary R Johnson officer: Treasurer & Vice President
Mark Richard Augdahl officer: VP, Finance & Corp Controller 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Herbert K Parker director 38505 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 200, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Troy R Johnson officer: Pres, Architectural Services C/O APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC., 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Nicholas Charles Longman officer: Pres, Architectural Glass C/O APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC., 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Ty R Silberhorn director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Bernard P Aldrich director 7725 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55439
Joseph F. Puishys director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Maureen Ann Hayes officer: Chief Information Officer 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435
Nisheet Gupta officer: EVP and CFO C/O APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC., 4400 WEST 78TH STREET, SUITE 520, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435

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