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Crane Co (Crane Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.41 (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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.97
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crane Co was -1.97. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.56.


Crane Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crane Co'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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Crane Co 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 -2.67 -2.78 -1.97 -2.39 -2.41

Crane Co 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 -2.39 -2.11 -1.71 -2.62 -2.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Crane Co'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.


Crane Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Crane Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Crane Co 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 Crane Co 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 * 1.1136+0.528 * 0.9219+0.404 * 0.7651+0.892 * 1.0202+0.115 * 1.0843
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0113+4.679 * 0.012341-0.327 * 0.9446
=-2.41

* 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 $306 Mil.
Revenue was 532.9 + 530.1 + 509.6 + 842.9 = $2,416 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.8 + 203.2 + 201.1 + 361.6 = $960 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,091 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,334 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $601 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $467 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $305 Mil.
Net Income was 49.4 + 55.2 + 45.6 + 105.7 = $256 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.3 + 1.3 + -1.3 + -2.4 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 159.7 + 86.9 + 52.4 + -70.8 = $228 Mil.
Total Receivables was $270 Mil.
Revenue was 485.9 + 480 + 530.3 + 871.5 = $2,368 Mil.
Gross Profit was 175.1 + 169.3 + 177.5 + 345.3 = $867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,752 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,392 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $248 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $583 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,488 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50 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)
=(306.4 / 2415.5) / (269.7 / 2367.7)
=0.126847 / 0.113908
=1.1136

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)
=(867.2 / 2367.7) / (959.7 / 2415.5)
=0.366263 / 0.397309
=0.9219

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 - (1090.8 + 270.5) / 2333.6) / (1 - (1751.9 + 248.3) / 4391.6)
=0.416652 / 0.54454
=0.7651

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
=2415.5 / 2367.7
=1.0202

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))
=(39.6 / (39.6 + 248.3)) / (39.3 / (39.3 + 270.5))
=0.137548 / 0.126856
=1.0843

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)
=(601.2 / 2415.5) / (582.7 / 2367.7)
=0.248893 / 0.246104
=1.0113

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)
=((304.8 + 467.1) / 2333.6) / ((49.7 + 1488.2) / 4391.6)
=0.330776 / 0.350191
=0.9446

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
=(255.9 - -1.1 - 228.2) / 2333.6
=0.012341

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.

Crane Co has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Crane Co (Crane Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into three segments: aerospace and electronics, process flow technologies, and engineered materials. Crane generated approximately $2 billion in revenue in 2022.
Executives
Max H Mitchell officer: President & CEO CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Richard A Maue director, officer: Exec. V.P., CFO & PAO C/O PAXAR CORPORATION, 105 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Marijane V. Papanikolaou officer: V.P, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jennifer Kartono officer: SVP, CHRO 950 WINTER STREET 4TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Fund Crane 10 percent owner C/O CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Paul Gerard Igoe officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. LYDALL, INC., ONE COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Sanjay Kapoor director C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER STREET, WICHITA KS 67210
William K Grogan director 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Bianca B. Shardelow officer: VP, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Cristen L Kogl director 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Tamara S. Polmanteer officer: Exec. Vice President & CHRO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Ronald Carter Lindsay director 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Tullis James L L director 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06907
Charles G Mcclure director 55 CABOT PL, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Alejandro Alcala officer: Executive Vice President 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902