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Escalade (Escalade) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Escalade 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ESCA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Escalade was -1.73. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.48.


Escalade Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Escalade'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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Escalade Beneish M-Score Chart

Escalade Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.01 -2.05 -2.40 -3.18

Escalade Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.72 -2.59 -2.92 -3.18 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Escalade's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Escalade'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.


Escalade's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Escalade's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Escalade 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 Escalade 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 * 1.1707+0.528 * 0.878+0.404 * 1.1044+0.892 * 0.8848+0.115 * 0.9975
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0636+4.679 * -0.122018-0.327 * 0.7625
=-2.95

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $52.3 Mil.
Revenue was 57.304 + 65.506 + 73.358 + 67.771 = $263.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.354 + 15.936 + 18.136 + 16.647 = $65.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $151.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $256.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $41.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $54.0 Mil.
Net Income was 1.775 + 2.864 + 4.275 + 3.642 = $12.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.003 + 0.001 + 0.005 + 0.007 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.007 + 20.622 + 14.81 + 8.38 = $43.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $50.5 Mil.
Revenue was 56.931 + 72.136 + 74.904 + 94.337 = $298.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.052 + 16.165 + 13.631 + 23.724 = $64.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $184.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $293.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $44.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $35.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $96.5 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)
=(52.274 / 263.939) / (50.468 / 298.308)
=0.198053 / 0.169181
=1.1707

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)
=(64.572 / 298.308) / (65.073 / 263.939)
=0.216461 / 0.246546
=0.878

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 - (151.497 + 31.538) / 256.347) / (1 - (184.039 + 33.523) / 293.587)
=0.285987 / 0.258952
=1.1044

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
=263.939 / 298.308
=0.8848

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))
=(5.986 / (5.986 + 33.523)) / (5.648 / (5.648 + 31.538))
=0.15151 / 0.151885
=0.9975

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)
=(41.898 / 263.939) / (44.522 / 298.308)
=0.158741 / 0.149248
=1.0636

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)
=((54.011 + 34.104) / 256.347) / ((96.48 + 35.866) / 293.587)
=0.343733 / 0.45079
=0.7625

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
=(12.556 - 0.016 - 43.819) / 256.347
=-0.122018

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.

Escalade has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Escalade (Escalade) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, IN, USA, 47711
Escalade Inc manufactures and distributes sporting goods for a varied range of activities. These sports include archery, table tennis, basketball goals, trampoline, play systems, fitness, game tables like hockey and soccer, billiards, darting, and other outdoor games. These products are sold under the brand names like Goalrilla, Goalsetter, Woodplay, Silverback, Nodor, Rage, Child Life, among others. The geographic segments in which the company operates are North America, Europe and others out of which the major part of the revenue is generated from North America region.
Executives
Stephen Wawrin officer: Chief Financial Officer 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Baalmann Richard Fenton Jr director 11634 SERAMA DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Anita Sehgal director 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Glazer Walter P. Jr. director 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Edward E Williams director PO BOX 50, CRYSTAL CITY MO 63019
Robert E Griffin 10 percent owner 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47717
Patrick J Griffin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Katherine F. Franklin director 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Scott J Sincerbeaux officer: CEO & President 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
David L. Fetherman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Richard White director C/O ESCALADE INCORPORATED, 817 MAXWELL AVE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
George Savitsky director 212 SOUTH CAMDEN DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Robert J Keller officer: President & CEO 817 MAXWELL AVE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Deborah Jean Meinert officer: VP, CFO and Secretary 817 MAXWELL AVENUE, EVANSVILLE IN 47711
Matthews Blaine E Jr director PO BOX 15, CORNWALL BRIDGE CT 06754

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