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StoneMor (StoneMor) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is StoneMor 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of StoneMor was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


StoneMor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

StoneMor Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.98 -2.90 -2.33 -2.43

StoneMor Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 -2.43 -2.42 -2.43 -2.44 -2.45

Competitive Comparison of StoneMor's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, StoneMor'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.


StoneMor's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, StoneMor's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



StoneMor 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 StoneMor 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 * 1.0636+0.528 * 1.1107+0.404 * 1.0289+0.892 * 1.0435+0.115 * 1.1238
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1041+4.679 * -0.030188-0.327 * 0.9756
=-2.45

* 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 (Jun22) TTM:Last Year (Jun21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $65.1 Mil.
Revenue was 80.047 + 80.977 + 79.253 + 82.295 = $322.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.62 + 37.484 + 31.3 + 41.901 = $147.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $169.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,798.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $388.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $152.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $62.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $390.0 Mil.
Net Income was -17.261 + -12.234 + -10.421 + -4.849 = $-44.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.058 + 0 + -0.497 + -0.675 = $-1.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.204 + 8.755 + -7.801 + 11.994 = $10.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $58.7 Mil.
Revenue was 82.981 + 78.313 + 75.123 + 72.713 = $309.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.262 + 39.627 + 36.16 + 37.743 = $156.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $187.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,712.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $376.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $132.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $52.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $389.6 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)
=(65.106 / 322.572) / (58.661 / 309.13)
=0.201834 / 0.189762
=1.0636

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)
=(156.792 / 309.13) / (147.305 / 322.572)
=0.507204 / 0.456658
=1.1107

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 - (169.226 + 388.895) / 1798.035) / (1 - (187.723 + 376.921) / 1712.188)
=0.689594 / 0.670221
=1.0289

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
=322.572 / 309.13
=1.0435

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))
=(8.771 / (8.771 + 376.921)) / (8.032 / (8.032 + 388.895))
=0.022741 / 0.020235
=1.1238

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)
=(152.493 / 322.572) / (132.355 / 309.13)
=0.472741 / 0.428153
=1.1041

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)
=((390.033 + 62.873) / 1798.035) / ((389.559 + 52.524) / 1712.188)
=0.251889 / 0.258198
=0.9756

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
=(-44.765 - -1.23 - 10.744) / 1798.035
=-0.030188

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.

StoneMor has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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StoneMor (StoneMor) Business Description

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Address
3331 Street Road, Suite 200, Bensalem, PA, USA, 19020
StoneMor Inc owns and operates cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States. The company sells cemetery products and services both at the time of death, which it refers to as at-need and prior to the time of death, which it refers to as pre-need. Its two divisions are cemetery operations and funeral homes, the former accounting for the majority of revenues.
Executives
Trost Keith Edward Jr officer: See Remarks 149 FIRST AVENUE, NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073
Sahal S Laher officer: See Remarks 16 HANCOCK ROAD, WINDHAM NH 03087
Stonemor Inc. officer: See Remarks 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Spencer E Goldenberg director C/O TERRA INCOME FUND 6, INC., 550 FIFTH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew Axelrod director, 10 percent owner C/O AXAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, 402 W 13TH STREET, FLOOR 5, NEW YORK NY 10014
Robert Page officer: See Remarks 7217 LARAMIE RIVER DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
Lindsay Granson officer: See Remarks 300 MYSTIC VIEW CIRCLE, DOYLESTOWN PA 18901
David Miller director 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Stephen J. Negrotti director C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Kevin Patrick director 151 MARPLE ROAD, HAVERFORD PA 19041
Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner 645 MADISON AVE, 14 FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Patricia D Wellenbach director C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Partners Mangrove 10 percent owner 645 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joseph M Redling director, officer: President and CEO C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Hellman Robert B Jr director C/O AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE MLP FUND, 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800, FOSTER CITY CA 94404

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