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W R Grace (W R Grace) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is W R Grace 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of W R Grace was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


W R Grace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for W R Grace'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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W R Grace Beneish M-Score Chart

W R Grace Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.85 -2.42 -2.64 -2.69

W R Grace Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 -3.08 -2.69 -2.69 -2.68 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of W R Grace's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, W R Grace'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.


W R Grace's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, W R Grace's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



W R Grace 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 W R Grace 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 * 1.1874+0.528 * 0.9838+0.404 * 1.3151+0.892 * 1.0242+0.115 * 1.0066
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9787+4.679 * -0.008045-0.327 * 0.8816
=-2.16

* 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 (Jun21) TTM:Last Year (Jun20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $297 Mil.
Revenue was 512.9 + 456.7 + 470.2 + 419.4 = $1,859 Mil.
Gross Profit was 194.7 + 170 + 181.2 + 156.4 = $702 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,019 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,267 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $597 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,304 Mil.
Net Income was 45.4 + 68.4 + -43.5 + 7 = $77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -14.7 + 27.9 + -104.7 + -76.4 = $-168 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 46.5 + 69 + 90.5 + 74.5 = $281 Mil.
Total Receivables was $244 Mil.
Revenue was 418.7 + 421.5 + 504.5 + 470.5 = $1,815 Mil.
Gross Profit was 119.3 + 159.6 + 204.7 + 191 = $675 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,720 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,505 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,144 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,361 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,018 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)
=(297 / 1859.2) / (244.2 / 1815.2)
=0.159746 / 0.134531
=1.1874

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)
=(674.6 / 1815.2) / (702.3 / 1859.2)
=0.371639 / 0.377743
=0.9838

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 - (1018.5 + 1267.4) / 4387.8) / (1 - (1719.6 + 1144.4) / 4505)
=0.479033 / 0.364262
=1.3151

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
=1859.2 / 1815.2
=1.0242

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))
=(101.4 / (101.4 + 1144.4)) / (111.5 / (111.5 + 1267.4))
=0.081393 / 0.080862
=1.0066

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)
=(293.2 / 1859.2) / (292.5 / 1815.2)
=0.157702 / 0.161139
=0.9787

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)
=((2304.4 + 596.8) / 4387.8) / ((2018.2 + 1360.6) / 4505)
=0.661197 / 0.750011
=0.8816

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
=(77.3 - -167.9 - 280.5) / 4387.8
=-0.008045

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.

W R Grace has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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W R Grace (W R Grace) Business Description

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Address
7500 Grace Drive, Columbia, MD, USA, 21044-4098
W R Grace & Co, through its subsidiaries, makes and sells chemicals and silica-based materials used in refining, pharma, chemical manufacturing, coating, and various chemical process applications. The company has two reportable business segments: Grace catalysts technologies and Grace material technologies. Most of the company's revenue is generated by the Grace catalysts technologies segment from the sale of oil refining catalysts and catalysts used in petrochemical, refining, and other chemical manufacturing applications, and more than half of the revenue is earned in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
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Mark E Tomkins director VULCAN MATERIALS CO, 1200 URBAN CENTER DR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Diane H. Gulyas director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
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Cummings Robert F Jr director C/O MOORE CORP, ONE CANTARBURG GREET, STAMFORD CT 006901
Shlomo Yanai director ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Elizabeth C Brown officer: Sr. VP and CHRO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
William C. Dockman officer: Senior VP and CFO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO. 7500 GRACE DRIVE COLUMBIA MD 21044
La Force Andrew Hudson Iii director, officer: President and CEO C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Keith N Cole officer: Sr. VP, Govt. Rel. and EHS C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Mark A Shelnitz officer: Sr. VP, GC and Secretary C/O W. R. GRACE & CO., 7500 GRACE DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Alfred E Festa director
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