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Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (Art's-Way Manufacturing Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Art's-Way Manufacturing Co 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ARTW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -2.54   Max: -0.1
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co was -0.10. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -2.54.


Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Art's-Way Manufacturing Co'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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Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.69 -2.39 -2.56 -2.30

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -1.69 -2.16 -2.27 -2.30 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co'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.


Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Art's-Way Manufacturing Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Art's-Way Manufacturing Co 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 Art's-Way Manufacturing Co 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 * 0.8074+0.528 * 1.0575+0.404 * 1.4346+0.892 * 1.0438+0.115 * 0.7128
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0691+4.679 * 0.030428-0.327 * 0.9796
=-2.31

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.17 Mil.
Revenue was 5.723 + 6.852 + 8.117 + 9.008 = $29.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.474 + 1.913 + 2.301 + 2.331 = $8.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.71 Mil.
Total Assets was $24.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.31 Mil.
Net Income was -0.465 + -0.308 + -0.074 + 0.307 = $-0.54 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.009 + 0.006 + -0.003 + 0.133 = $0.15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.099 + 0.463 + 0.105 + -1.892 = $-1.42 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.76 Mil.
Revenue was 7.087 + 6.616 + 7.476 + 7.275 = $28.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.187 + 1.784 + 1.96 + 2.193 = $8.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.81 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.69 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.09 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.45 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)
=(3.172 / 29.7) / (3.764 / 28.454)
=0.106801 / 0.132284
=0.8074

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)
=(8.124 / 28.454) / (8.019 / 29.7)
=0.285513 / 0.27
=1.0575

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 - (14.711 + 5.325) / 24.254) / (1 - (15.809 + 6.692) / 25.605)
=0.173909 / 0.121226
=1.4346

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
=29.7 / 28.454
=1.0438

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))
=(0.696 / (0.696 + 6.692)) / (0.811 / (0.811 + 5.325))
=0.094207 / 0.132171
=0.7128

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)
=(6.795 / 29.7) / (6.089 / 28.454)
=0.228788 / 0.213995
=1.0691

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)
=((3.314 + 9.735) / 24.254) / ((3.454 + 10.609) / 25.605)
=0.538014 / 0.549229
=0.9796

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
=(-0.54 - 0.145 - -1.423) / 24.254
=0.030428

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.

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Art's-Way Manufacturing Co (Art's-Way Manufacturing Co) Business Description

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Address
5556 Highway 9, P.O. Box 288, Armstrong, IA, USA, 50514
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Inc is a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. It has three reportable segments: Agricultural Products, Modular Buildings, and Tools. The Agricultural Products segment fabricates and sells farming products as well as related equipment and replacement parts for these products in the United States and worldwide. Its Modular Buildings segment manufactures and installs modular buildings for animal containment and various laboratory uses. The Tools segment manufactures steel cutting tools and inserts. It derives revenues from the Agricultural Products segment.
Executives
Randall C. Ramsey director 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
Matthew Westendorf director C/O ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO. INC., 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
David Alan King officer: Executive Vice President C/O ART'S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO. INC., 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
Mcconnell J Ward Jr director, 10 percent owner
Michael William Woods officer: Controller C/O ART'S WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC., 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
Marc H Mcconnell director 1118 N QUEEN ST, KINSTON NC 28501
David Allan White director C/O 5556 HIGHWAY 8, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
Carrie L. Gunnerson officer: President and CEO 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
Joseph R Dancy director 1007 BEAVER CREEK, DUNCANVILLE TX 75137
Michael Furness officer: Director of Finance 5556 HIGHWAY 9, ARMSTRONG IA 50514
David R Castle director P.O. BOX 1738, LAKEFIELD A6 K0L 2H0
Dean James Droegemueller officer: Director of Finance 5825 VINCENT AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55410
Fred William Krahmer director 204 LAKE AVENUE, SUITE 201, FAIRMONT MN 56031
Thomas E Buffamante director 6863 WOODLAND DRIVE NORTH, GREAT VALLEY NY 14741
Douglas Richard Mcclellan director