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BWX Technologies (BWX Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is BWX Technologies 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BWXT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.59   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BWX Technologies was -2.10. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.59.


BWX Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BWX Technologies'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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BWX Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

BWX Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.10 -2.89 -2.53 -2.74

BWX Technologies 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 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 -2.53 -2.48 -2.51 -2.54 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of BWX Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BWX Technologies'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.


BWX Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BWX Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



BWX Technologies 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 BWX Technologies 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 * 0.8948+0.528 * 0.9943+0.404 * 0.9377+0.892 * 1.118+0.115 * 1.0163
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0678+4.679 * -0.054838-0.327 * 0.9118
=-2.74

* 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 $675 Mil.
Revenue was 725.515 + 589.989 + 612.445 + 568.36 = $2,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.549 + 153.693 + 141.121 + 137.23 = $621 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $818 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,747 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,229 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $375 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,203 Mil.
Net Income was 65.887 + 60.273 + 58.597 + 61.092 = $246 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -15.576 + 16.989 + 15.539 + 15.839 = $33 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 221.764 + 74.348 + 80.613 + -13.024 = $364 Mil.
Total Receivables was $675 Mil.
Revenue was 624.177 + 523.711 + 554.208 + 530.738 = $2,233 Mil.
Gross Profit was 160.386 + 124.43 + 141.208 + 125.911 = $552 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $772 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,619 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,135 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $234 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $368 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,283 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)
=(674.855 / 2496.309) / (674.607 / 2232.834)
=0.270341 / 0.30213
=0.8948

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)
=(551.935 / 2232.834) / (620.593 / 2496.309)
=0.24719 / 0.248604
=0.9943

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 - (817.801 + 1228.52) / 2747.065) / (1 - (771.619 + 1134.897) / 2618.939)
=0.255088 / 0.272027
=0.9377

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
=2496.309 / 2232.834
=1.118

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))
=(73.842 / (73.842 + 1134.897)) / (78.566 / (78.566 + 1228.52))
=0.06109 / 0.060108
=1.0163

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)
=(279.694 / 2496.309) / (234.282 / 2232.834)
=0.112043 / 0.104926
=1.0678

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)
=((1203.422 + 375.046) / 2747.065) / ((1282.624 + 367.86) / 2618.939)
=0.574602 / 0.630211
=0.9118

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
=(245.849 - 32.791 - 363.701) / 2747.065
=-0.054838

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.

BWX Technologies has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BWX Technologies (BWX Technologies) Business Description

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Address
800 Main Street, 4th Floor, Lynchburg, VA, USA, 24504
BWX Technologies Inc is a specialty manufacturer & service provider of nuclear components. It operates in two segments. The government Operations segment consists of legacy Nuclear Operations Group & Nuclear Services Group segments with certain research & development activities in the areas of advanced reactors & advanced manufacturing. The commercial Operations segment consists of the legacy Nuclear Power Group segment with certain research and development & commercialization activities in the areas of medical & industrial radioisotopes & radiopharmaceuticals. The majority is from the Government Operations segment. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Canada & United Kingdom, out of which the majority is from the United States.
Executives
Michael Thomas Fitzgerald officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 600, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robert L Duffy officer: SVP and Chief Admin. Officer HARRIS CORPORATION, 1025 W. NASA BOULEVARD, MELBOURNE FL 32919
Robert L Nardelli director 2455 PACES FERRY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Gerhard F Burbach director C/O THORATEC CORPORATION, 6035 STONERIDGE DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Whitford Ronald Owen Jr officer: SVP, General Counsel and Sec. 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Omar Fathi Meguid officer: SVP and Chief Digital Officer 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Richard W Loving officer: SVP, Human Resources 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Jason S. Kerr officer: See Remarks 11215 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
John A Fees director, officer: Executive Chairman 800 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Thomas E Mccabe officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION, 45101 WARP DRIVE, DULLES VA 20166
Kevin M Mccoy officer: Pres., Government Operations 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG NC 24504
Robb A. Lemasters director 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
David S Black officer: See Remarks 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Rex D Geveden officer: Chief Operating Officer 800 MAIN STREET, LYNCHBURG VA 24504
Robert Fendlay Smith officer: President, Gov. Operations 800 MAIN STREET, LUNCHBURG VA 24504