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Monro (MNRO) Beneish M-Score

: -2.67 (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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MNRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.29
Current: -2.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Monro was -1.29. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.67.


Monro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monro'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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Monro Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -2.70 -2.66 -2.86 -2.39

Monro 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 -3.01 -2.39 -2.76 -2.77 -2.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Monro'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.


Monro Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Monro's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Monro 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 Monro 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 * 1.2161+0.528 * 0.9754+0.404 * 1.035+0.892 * 0.9516+0.115 * 0.9825
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8117+4.679 * -0.081057-0.327 * 1.0073
=-2.67

* 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 $15 Mil.
Revenue was 317.653 + 322.091 + 326.968 + 310.836 = $1,278 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.677 + 114.973 + 114.396 + 103.8 = $446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $272 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,733 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $680 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $287 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $487 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $539 Mil.
Net Income was 12.17 + 12.872 + 8.829 + 0.409 = $34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.062 + 0.034 + 0.058 + 0.318 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 32.156 + 26.576 + 71.731 + 43.825 = $174 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13 Mil.
Revenue was 335.193 + 329.818 + 349.535 + 328.03 = $1,343 Mil.
Gross Profit was 113.451 + 116.735 + 122.189 + 104.64 = $457 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $269 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,799 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $746 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $372 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $427 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $629 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)
=(15.242 / 1277.548) / (13.172 / 1342.576)
=0.011931 / 0.009811
=1.2161

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)
=(457.015 / 1342.576) / (445.846 / 1277.548)
=0.340402 / 0.348986
=0.9754

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 - (271.694 + 679.581) / 1733.097) / (1 - (268.581 + 746.394) / 1799.175)
=0.451113 / 0.435866
=1.035

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
=1277.548 / 1342.576
=0.9516

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))
=(78.916 / (78.916 + 746.394)) / (73.273 / (73.273 + 679.581))
=0.09562 / 0.097327
=0.9825

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)
=(287.288 / 1277.548) / (371.973 / 1342.576)
=0.224875 / 0.277059
=0.8117

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)
=((538.571 + 486.632) / 1733.097) / ((629.24 + 427.349) / 1799.175)
=0.591544 / 0.587263
=1.0073

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
=(34.28 - 0.472 - 174.288) / 1733.097
=-0.081057

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.

Monro has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Monro (MNRO) Business Description

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Address
200 Holleder Parkway, Rochester, NY, USA, 14615
Monro Inc is a provider automobile service stations in the United States. Through its network of company-owned service stations, Monro Muffler Brake offers maintenance, repair, tire, and fleet management services for automobiles focused largely on undercar services such as brake, steering, exhaust, drivetrain, and suspension systems. Next to service stores, the company also offers tire stores specialised in tire replacement and service.
Executives
Michael T Broderick director, officer: CEO & President 26555 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Hope B Woodhouse director 1601 UTICA AVENUE, SUITE 900, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
John L Auerbach director 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Leah C. Johnson director 182 NORTH UNION AVENUE, FARMINGTON UT 84025
Stephen C Mccluski director 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Nicholas P Hawryschuk officer: Vice President - Finance 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Matt Henson officer: Chief Human Resource Officer 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Peter J Solomon director C/O PETER J SOLOMON COMPANY, 520 MADISON AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brian D Odonnell officer: SVP - Training 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Robert E Mellor director SEVEN MADRONE AVE, KENTFIELD CA 94904
Robert Rajkowski officer: COO 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Donna Maxwell officer: CHRO 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Donald Glickman director 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Maureen Mulholland officer: Senior VP, General Counsel C/O MONRO, INC., 200 HOLLEDER PARKWAY, ROCHESTER NY 14615
Raymond L Pickens officer: Divisional Vice President 6606 SWEET AIR LANE, ELDERSBURG MD 21784