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Steelcase (Steelcase) Beneish M-Score

: -3.01 (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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SCS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.06
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Steelcase was -2.06. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.61.


Steelcase Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steelcase'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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Steelcase Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.92 -2.48 -2.06 -2.65 -3.01

Steelcase 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 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 -2.65 - - - -3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Steelcase'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.


Steelcase Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Steelcase 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 Steelcase 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 * 0.9272+0.528 * 0.8876+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 0.9774+0.115 * 0.9799
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5588+4.679 * -0.100729-0.327 * 0.9633
=-3.01

* 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 $338 Mil.
Revenue was $3,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,012 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $959 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,237 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $522 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $607 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $585 Mil.
Net Income was $81 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $309 Mil.
Total Receivables was $373 Mil.
Revenue was $3,233 Mil.
Gross Profit was $919 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $884 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $575 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $603 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $615 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)
=(338.3 / 3159.6) / (373.3 / 3232.6)
=0.107071 / 0.11548
=0.9272

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)
=(919.4 / 3232.6) / (1012.4 / 3159.6)
=0.284415 / 0.32042
=0.8876

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 - (959.4 + 521.5) / 2236.7) / (1 - (884 + 574.8) / 2202.8)
=0.337909 / 0.337752
=1.0005

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
=3159.6 / 3232.6
=0.9774

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))
=(90 / (90 + 574.8)) / (83.6 / (83.6 + 521.5))
=0.135379 / 0.138159
=0.9799

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)
=(0.6 / 3159.6) / (1.1 / 3232.6)
=0.00019 / 0.00034
=0.5588

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)
=((584.9 + 607.1) / 2236.7) / ((615.4 + 603.3) / 2202.8)
=0.532928 / 0.55325
=0.9633

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
=(81.1 - -2.3 - 308.7) / 2236.7
=-0.100729

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.

Steelcase has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Steelcase (Steelcase) Business Description

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Address
901 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49508
Steelcase Inc is a furniture company primarily based in the United States and has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Steelcase markets its products primarily through a network of independent and company-owned dealers. The company operates through the Americas segment, the EMEA segment and the Other category. The Americas segment offers architecture, furniture and technology products is marketed to corporate, government, healthcare, education and retail customers, EMEA segment provides furniture systems, storage and seating solutions. Majority of revenue is generated from Americas segment.
Executives
Nicole Cherie Mcgrath officer: VP, Corp Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robert G Krestakos officer: VP, Global Operations 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
David C Sylvester officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Lizbeth S O'shaughnessy officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Wege Peter M Ii director 901 44TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Sanjay Gupta director 2775 SANDERS ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Sara E Armbruster officer: VP, WS Futures & Corp Strategy 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Jennifer C Niemann director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Steven Douglas Miller officer: VP, Chief Technology Officer 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Guillaume M Alvarez officer: Senior VP, EMEA 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Kate P Wolters director 901 44TH ST, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Robin L Zondervan officer: Corporate Controller and CAO 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Eddy F Schmitt officer: Senior VP, Americas 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Linda K Williams director 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508
Donna K Flynn officer: VP, Global Talent Management 901 44TH STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49508