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Mobile Mini (Mobile Mini) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Mobile Mini 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 Mobile Mini's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mobile Mini was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Mobile Mini Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mobile Mini'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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Mobile Mini Beneish M-Score Chart

Mobile Mini Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -2.46 -2.35 -2.52 -

Mobile Mini Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 -2.62 -2.78 -2.87 - -

Competitive Comparison of Mobile Mini's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Mobile Mini'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.


Mobile Mini's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Mobile Mini 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 Mobile Mini 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 * 0.7762+0.528 * 0.951+0.404 * 0.9524+0.892 * 1.0327+0.115 * 1.0621
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.060802-0.327 * 0.9988
=-2.98

* 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 (Dec19) TTM:Last Year (Dec18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $104.4 Mil.
Revenue was $612.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was $224.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $122.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,116.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,216.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $70.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $971.9 Mil.
Net Income was $83.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $212.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $130.2 Mil.
Revenue was $593.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was $206.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $147.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,005.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,083.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $67.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $121.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $903.3 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)
=(104.39 / 612.625) / (130.233 / 593.229)
=0.170398 / 0.219532
=0.7762

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)
=(206.669 / 593.229) / (224.425 / 612.625)
=0.34838 / 0.366333
=0.951

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 - (121.96 + 1216.522) / 2116.877) / (1 - (147.563 + 1083.344) / 2005.064)
=0.367709 / 0.386101
=0.9524

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
=612.625 / 593.229
=1.0327

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))
=(67 / (67 + 1083.344)) / (70.583 / (70.583 + 1216.522))
=0.058243 / 0.054839
=1.0621

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)
=(0 / 612.625) / (0 / 593.229)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((971.858 + 108.623) / 2116.877) / ((903.343 + 121.313) / 2005.064)
=0.510413 / 0.511034
=0.9988

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
=(83.734 - -0.274 - 212.718) / 2116.877
=-0.060802

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.

Mobile Mini has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mobile Mini (Mobile Mini) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4646 East Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85008
Mobile Mini Inc manufactures, rents, and sells portable storage containers. It generates the vast majority of its revenue from the rental of storage containers. The company's products are organized into two primary categories. Portable storage containers are dropped off at a customers' location by Mobile Mini and used by businesses in the retail, manufacturing, and construction industries. Tank and Pump Solutions consists of liquid and solid containers, as well as pumps and filtration equipment used by companies in the chemicals manufacturing, refining, mining, and the oil and gas industries. The company organizes itself into three segments based on geography: North America, United Kingdom, and Tank and Pump Solutions. The majority of revenue comes from the North America segment.
Executives
Kelly M Williams officer: President & C.E.O. 7420 S. KYRENE ROAD, SUITE 101, TEMPE AZ 85283
Michael W Upchurch director KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Jeffrey S Goble director 10617 NORTH HAYDEN ROAD SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Christopher J Miner officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 7420 SOUTH KYRENE ROAD SUITE 101, TEMPE AZ 85253
Erik Olsson director C/O RSC HOLDINGS INC., 6929 E. GREENWAY PARKWAY, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Kimberly J Mcwaters director 20410 NORTH 19TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Mark W Krivoruchka officer: S.V.P. and Chief H.R. Officer RSC HOLDINGS INC. 6929 EAST GREENWAY PARKWAY, SUITE 200 SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
James J Martell director 314 RINGLING POINT DRIVE, SARASOTA FL 34234
Sara R. Dial director 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
Stephen A Mcconnell director 6700 EAST SOLANO DRIVE, PARADISE VALLEY AZ 85253
Sanjay Swani director 320 PARK AVENUE STE 2500, NEW YORK NY 10022
Philip Hobson officer: Executive V.P., Operations C/O RSC HOLDINGS INC., 6929 E. GREENWAY PARKWAY, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Thomas Scully 10 percent owner 320 PARK AVENUE, SUITE # 2500, NEW YORK NM 10022
Wcas Management Corp 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1800, NEW YORK NY 10022
Anthony F Ecock 10 percent owner C/O ICAD INC, 98 SPIT BROOK ROAD SUITE 100, NASHUA NH 03062

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