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AptarGroup (AptarGroup) Beneish M-Score

: -2.76 (As of Today)
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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 AptarGroup's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ATR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.75   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AptarGroup was -2.18. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.75.


AptarGroup Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AptarGroup'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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AptarGroup Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.81 -2.40 -2.73 -2.76

AptarGroup Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.69 -2.66 -2.68 -2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, AptarGroup'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.


AptarGroup Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, AptarGroup's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AptarGroup 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 AptarGroup 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 * 0.9538+0.528 * 0.967+0.404 * 0.9405+0.892 * 1.0497+0.115 * 1.0261
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9903+4.679 * -0.05674-0.327 * 0.9278
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $678 Mil.
Revenue was 838.48 + 892.997 + 895.906 + 860.067 = $3,487 Mil.
Gross Profit was 312.253 + 326.306 + 322.195 + 302.645 = $1,263 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,549 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,452 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,537 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $249 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $566 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,251 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $726 Mil.
Net Income was 62.355 + 84.296 + 83.072 + 54.764 = $284 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -20.537 + -6.396 + 1.418 + -12.638 = $-38 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 219.637 + 173.401 + 83.897 + 98.304 = $575 Mil.
Total Receivables was $677 Mil.
Revenue was 795.914 + 836.86 + 844.543 + 844.932 = $3,322 Mil.
Gross Profit was 275.617 + 290.484 + 295.533 + 302.204 = $1,164 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,430 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,402 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $544 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $917 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,096 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)
=(677.822 / 3487.45) / (676.987 / 3322.249)
=0.19436 / 0.203774
=0.9538

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)
=(1163.838 / 3322.249) / (1263.399 / 3487.45)
=0.350316 / 0.36227
=0.967

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 - (1549.279 + 1537.137) / 4451.89) / (1 - (1430.291 + 1402.339) / 4203.458)
=0.306718 / 0.326119
=0.9405

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
=3487.45 / 3322.249
=1.0497

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))
=(233.706 / (233.706 + 1402.339)) / (248.593 / (248.593 + 1537.137))
=0.142848 / 0.139211
=1.0261

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)
=(565.783 / 3487.45) / (544.262 / 3322.249)
=0.162234 / 0.163823
=0.9903

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)
=((726.455 + 1251.309) / 4451.89) / ((1095.545 + 917.176) / 4203.458)
=0.444253 / 0.478825
=0.9278

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
=(284.487 - -38.153 - 575.239) / 4451.89
=-0.05674

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.

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


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AptarGroup (AptarGroup) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
265 Exchange Drive, Suite 301, Crystal Lake, IL, USA, 60014
Headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois, AptarGroup is a leading global supplier of dispensing systems such as aerosol valves, pumps, and closures to the consumer goods and pharmaceutical markets. With the bulk of its annual net sales coming from Europe (50% of sales) and the United States (33%), Aptar aims to increase its presence in Asia (10%) and Latin America (7%). Aptar's pharmaceutical division generates roughly one third of group sales but over two thirds of group profits.
Executives
Marc Prieur officer: Segment President 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Monnas Giovanna Kampouri director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Sarah Js Glickman director 60 BINNEY STREET, C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
George L Fotiades director 281 SUMMIT AVENUE, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Hedi Tlili officer: Segment President 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Kimberly Chainey officer: EVP and General Counsel 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Xiangwei Gong officer: President, Asia 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60010
Shiela Vinczeller officer: Chief Human Resource Officer 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Julie Xing director 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 301, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Maritza Gomez Montiel director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Robert Kuhn officer: EVP & CFO C/O APTARGROUP 475 W. TERRA COTTA AVENUE, SUITE E, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Matthew L. Trerotola director 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Gael Touya officer: Segment President 475 W. TERRA COTTA AVE., SUITE E, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Candace S. Matthews director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Isabel Marey-semper director C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014

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