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McGrath RentCorp (McGrath RentCorp) Beneish M-Score : -1.75 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is McGrath RentCorp 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.75 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MGRC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.75
Current: -1.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of McGrath RentCorp was -1.75. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.66.


McGrath RentCorp Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for McGrath RentCorp'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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McGrath RentCorp Beneish M-Score Chart

McGrath RentCorp 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 -2.68 -2.76 -2.03 -2.70 -1.75

McGrath RentCorp 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 -2.16 -2.20 -2.12 -1.75 -

Competitive Comparison of McGrath RentCorp's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, McGrath RentCorp'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.


McGrath RentCorp's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, McGrath RentCorp's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



McGrath RentCorp 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 McGrath RentCorp 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 * 0.9433+0.528 * 0.9594+0.404 * 0.9011+0.892 * 1.2693+0.115 * 1.1183
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9852+4.679 * 0.003008-0.327 * 1
=-2.32

* 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 $212.0 Mil.
Revenue was 187.827 + 221.588 + 243.506 + 203.03 = $856.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.268 + 110.122 + 111.534 + 94.61 = $409.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $238.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,263.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,557.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $109.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $209.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $275.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $798.6 Mil.
Net Income was 22.848 + 32.016 + 40.366 + 30.582 = $125.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.132 + 0.144 + -0.042 + -0.018 = $-0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 59.42 + -23.56 + 47.452 + 35.74 = $119.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $177.0 Mil.
Revenue was 163.718 + 182.901 + 174.343 + 153.368 = $674.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.367 + 88.375 + 76.842 + 66.956 = $309.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $177.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,061.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,411.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $111.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $167.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $319.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $658.8 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)
=(211.95 / 855.951) / (177.006 / 674.33)
=0.247619 / 0.262492
=0.9433

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)
=(309.54 / 674.33) / (409.534 / 855.951)
=0.459033 / 0.478455
=0.9594

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 - (238.41 + 1557.708) / 2263.428) / (1 - (177.696 + 1411.563) / 2061.603)
=0.206461 / 0.229115
=0.9011

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
=855.951 / 674.33
=1.2693

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))
=(111.35 / (111.35 + 1411.563)) / (108.972 / (108.972 + 1557.708))
=0.073116 / 0.065383
=1.1183

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)
=(209.859 / 855.951) / (167.807 / 674.33)
=0.245176 / 0.24885
=0.9852

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)
=((798.561 + 275.583) / 2263.428) / ((658.777 + 319.549) / 2061.603)
=0.474565 / 0.474546
=1

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
=(125.812 - -0.048 - 119.052) / 2263.428
=0.003008

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.

McGrath RentCorp has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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McGrath RentCorp (McGrath RentCorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA, USA, 94551-7800
McGrath RentCorp is a rental company. It is comprised of four reportable business segments: Modular building and portable storage segment (Mobile Modular), Electronic test equipment segment (TRS-RenTelco), Containment solutions for the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids segment (Adler Tanks) and Classroom manufacturing division selling modular classrooms in California (Enviroplex). The company generates its revenues majorily from the rental of its equipment on operating leases with sales of equipment occurring in the normal course of business.
Executives
Trease Kristina Van officer: VP & Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
David M Whitney officer: VP, Controller, PAO 5700 LOS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Elizabeth A Fetter director 1400 MARINA WAY SOUTH, RICHMOND CA 94804
Philip B Hawkins officer: VP & Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Tara Wescott officer: Vice President Human Resources C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
John Lieffrig officer: VP & Division Manager C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
John P Skenesky officer: VP and Division Manager 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Gilda Malek officer: VP, Legal General Counsel C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Dennis P Stradford director
Kimberly Ann Box director 7157 TREELINE CT., GRANITE BAY CA 95746
Nicolas C Anderson director 3100 ZINFANDEL DRIVE, STE. 450, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Stuart Templeton Porter officer: VP & Division Manager C/O MCGRATH RENTCORP, 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Kay Dashner officer: Senior Human Resources Advisor 5700 LAS POSITAS ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Morris Richard Smith director 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 1300, DENVER CO 80202
Smita Conjeevaram director 70 HERETOLD ROAD, BRONXVILLE NY 17708

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