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Altra Industrial Motion (Altra Industrial Motion) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Altra Industrial Motion 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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AIMC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.55
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Altra Industrial Motion was -1.55. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.57.


Altra Industrial Motion Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altra Industrial Motion'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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Altra Industrial Motion Beneish M-Score Chart

Altra Industrial Motion Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.55 -2.56 -2.62 -2.64 -2.29

Altra Industrial Motion Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -2.64 -2.47 -2.33 -2.38 -2.29

Competitive Comparison of Altra Industrial Motion's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Altra Industrial Motion'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.


Altra Industrial Motion's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Altra Industrial Motion's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Altra Industrial Motion 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 Altra Industrial Motion 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 * 1.048+0.528 * 0.9982+0.404 * 1.0752+0.892 * 1.0241+0.115 * 1.1899
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.98+4.679 * 0.00544-0.327 * 0.8672
=-2.29

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $254 Mil.
Revenue was 469.4 + 466.3 + 498.1 + 511.7 = $1,946 Mil.
Gross Profit was 170.7 + 168.7 + 173.2 + 180.3 = $693 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $836 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,677 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $317 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $370 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $377 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,055 Mil.
Net Income was 22.3 + 33.6 + 26.3 + 44.8 = $127 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.6 + -6.2 + -0.8 + -6.4 = $-18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 52.5 + 65.3 + 32.1 + -24.9 = $125 Mil.
Total Receivables was $236 Mil.
Revenue was 469.8 + 469.3 + 488.6 + 472.1 = $1,900 Mil.
Gross Profit was 157.9 + 169.9 + 175.9 + 171.7 = $675 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,168 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $326 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $369 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $417 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,439 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)
=(253.5 / 1945.5) / (236.2 / 1899.8)
=0.130301 / 0.124329
=1.048

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)
=(675.4 / 1899.8) / (692.9 / 1945.5)
=0.355511 / 0.356155
=0.9982

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 - (836.4 + 316.5) / 3676.6) / (1 - (1167.8 + 325.8) / 4130.6)
=0.686422 / 0.638406
=1.0752

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
=1945.5 / 1899.8
=1.0241

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))
=(122.3 / (122.3 + 325.8)) / (94.2 / (94.2 + 316.5))
=0.27293 / 0.229364
=1.1899

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)
=(370 / 1945.5) / (368.7 / 1899.8)
=0.190182 / 0.194073
=0.98

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)
=((1054.7 + 377.3) / 3676.6) / ((1438.6 + 416.5) / 4130.6)
=0.38949 / 0.449112
=0.8672

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
=(127 - -18 - 125) / 3676.6
=0.00544

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.

Altra Industrial Motion has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Altra Industrial Motion (Altra Industrial Motion) Business Description

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Address
300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, MA, USA, 02184
Altra Industrial Motion Corp is a United States-based company that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electromechanical power transmission motion control. The company operates through two business segments based on product types and end markets served: the power transmission technologies segment and the automation and specialty segment. The company's product portfolio consists of products such as clutches, brakes, gears, and motion controllers and braking systems, which are used in heavy industrial applications, energy markets, medical, packaging, automation, robotic, and other industries. The company earns majority of its revenue in North America ( primarily the United States).
Executives
La Vonda Williams director 201 MONTGOMERY STREET, #751, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Haughey Nicole Parent director UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06101
Margot Hoffman director 6368 CHAMPIONS DRIVE, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Thomas W Swidarski director 5995 MAYFAIR RD, P O BOX 3077, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Todd Patriacca officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION INC., 300 GRANITE STREET, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Glenn E. Deegan officer: Chief Legal and HR Officer C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION INC., 300 GRANITE STREET SUITE 201, BRAINTREE MA 02184
J Scott Hall director 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Christian Storch officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, 300 GRANITE STREET SUITE 201, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Woodward James H Jr director 7140 OFFICE CIRCLE, EVANSVILLE IN 47716
Craig Schuele officer: VP Mktg&Bus Dev (see Remarks) C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION INC., 300 GRANITE STREET, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Carl R Christenson officer: President and COO C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION INC., 300 GRANITE STREET, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Lyle G. Ganske director C/O ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION, INC., 300 GRANITE STREET SUITE 201, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Larry Mcpherson director C/O MEDICAL STAFFING NETWORK HOLDINGS, 901 YAMATO ROAD, SUITE 110, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Lipscomb S Michael director SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC., 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Patrick K Murphy director C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203