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Hurco (HURC) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Hurco 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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HURC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.4   Max: -1.9
Current: -2.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hurco was -1.90. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.40.


Hurco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hurco'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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Hurco Beneish M-Score Chart

Hurco Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.08 -2.88 -2.55 -2.39 -2.03

Hurco Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.13 -2.08 -2.05 -2.03 -2.25

Competitive Comparison of Hurco's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Hurco'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.


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

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

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



Hurco 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 Hurco 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 * 1.0398+0.528 * 1.0373+0.404 * 1.1255+0.892 * 0.9144+0.115 * 1.1099
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0525+4.679 * 0.03409-0.327 * 0.8765
=-2.25

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $33.1 Mil.
Revenue was 45.059 + 66.105 + 53.201 + 53.819 = $218.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.695 + 17.419 + 13.448 + 12.583 = $53.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $247.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $290.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $50.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.5 Mil.
Net Income was -1.648 + 2.422 + 0.26 + 0.377 = $1.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.454 + 0.135 + -0.401 + -0.353 = $-1.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.569 + 3.361 + -9.147 + 0.951 = $-7.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $34.8 Mil.
Revenue was 54.682 + 63.462 + 57.64 + 62.825 = $238.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.718 + 17.57 + 14.399 + 15.602 = $60.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $271.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $311.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $51.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $67.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.3 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)
=(33.131 / 218.184) / (34.844 / 238.609)
=0.151849 / 0.14603
=1.0398

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)
=(60.289 / 238.609) / (53.145 / 218.184)
=0.252669 / 0.243579
=1.0373

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 - (247.083 + 19.741) / 290.058) / (1 - (271.579 + 17.761) / 311.51)
=0.080101 / 0.071169
=1.1255

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
=218.184 / 238.609
=0.9144

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))
=(4.03 / (4.03 + 17.761)) / (3.947 / (3.947 + 19.741))
=0.184939 / 0.166624
=1.1099

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)
=(49.583 / 218.184) / (51.518 / 238.609)
=0.227253 / 0.21591
=1.0525

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)
=((8.501 + 50.802) / 290.058) / ((5.347 + 67.315) / 311.51)
=0.204452 / 0.233257
=0.8765

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
=(1.411 - -1.073 - -7.404) / 290.058
=0.03409

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.

Hurco has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Hurco (HURC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Technology Way, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268
Hurco Companies Inc is a United States-based industrial technology company. It designs, manufactures, and sells computerized machine tools, consisting mainly of vertical machining centers and turning centers, to companies in the metal working industry through sales, service and distribution network. The company concentrated on designing user-friendly computer control systems that can be operated by both skilled and unskilled machine tool operators. It generates maximum revenue from the Computerized Machine Tools product. Geographically, It derives a majority of revenue from the United States of America. Its product categories include 5-Axis VMC; 3-Axis VMC; Horizontal MC and Turning Centers.
Executives
Michael Doar director, officer: Chairman & CEO ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Jonathon D. Wright officer: General Counsel/Corp Secretary ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, C/O HURCO COMPANIES, INC>, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Richard R. Porter director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Haiquynh Jamison officer: Corporate Controller ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, C/O HURCO COMPANIES, INC., INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Gregory S Volovic officer: EVP-Technology and Operations ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Sonja K Mcclelland officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10 percent owner 16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900, TORONTO A6 M5J 0E6
Thomas A. Aaro director C/O HURCO COMPANIES, INC., ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Timothy J Gardner director 3600 WEST LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026
Robert W Cruickshank director
Cynthia S Dubin director 1200 E. MARKET STREET, SUITE 650, AKRON OH 44305
Janaki Sivanesan director 575 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jay C. Longbottom director C/O HURCO COMPANIES, INC., ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Andrew Sheeley Niner director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Ronald G. Strackbein director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268

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