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Essex Rental (Essex Rental) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Essex Rental 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 Essex Rental's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Essex Rental was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Essex Rental Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essex Rental'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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Essex Rental Beneish M-Score Chart

Essex Rental Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.03 -2.24 -2.86 -2.45 -2.28

Essex Rental Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 -2.34 -2.28 -2.20 -2.55 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Essex Rental's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Essex Rental'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.


Essex Rental's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Essex Rental's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Essex Rental 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 Essex Rental 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 * 0.9439+0.528 * 0.8931+0.404 * 0.8462+0.892 * 1.0207+0.115 * 0.9747
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0527+4.679 * -0.013424-0.327 * 1.0641
=-2.73

* 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 (Sep15) TTM:Last Year (Sep14) TTM:
Total Receivables was $18.09 Mil.
Revenue was 24.09 + 25.215 + 22.066 + 28.273 = $99.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.924 + 5.925 + 4.994 + 5.719 = $23.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $42.87 Mil.
Total Assets was $310.87 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $258.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18.32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $192.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.82 Mil.
Net Income was -2.963 + -2.851 + -3.556 + -2.893 = $-12.26 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.304 + 0.085 + -0.335 + -0.142 = $-0.70 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.151 + 0.051 + -2.63 + -3.664 = $-7.39 Mil.
Total Receivables was $18.78 Mil.
Revenue was 29.581 + 24.509 + 21.086 + 22.451 = $97.63 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.517 + 5.273 + 4.182 + 4.646 = $20.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $38.38 Mil.
Total Assets was $326.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $276.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $213.36 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)
=(18.093 / 99.644) / (18.781 / 97.627)
=0.181576 / 0.192375
=0.9439

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)
=(20.618 / 97.627) / (23.562 / 99.644)
=0.211192 / 0.236462
=0.8931

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 - (42.865 + 258.475) / 310.872) / (1 - (38.38 + 276.319) / 326.531)
=0.030662 / 0.036235
=0.8462

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
=99.644 / 97.627
=1.0207

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))
=(19.055 / (19.055 + 276.319)) / (18.32 / (18.32 + 258.475))
=0.064511 / 0.066186
=0.9747

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)
=(25.729 / 99.644) / (23.946 / 97.627)
=0.258209 / 0.245281
=1.0527

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)
=((42.823 + 192.59) / 310.872) / ((213.363 + 19.014) / 326.531)
=0.757267 / 0.711654
=1.0641

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
=(-12.263 - -0.696 - -7.394) / 310.872
=-0.013424

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.

Essex Rental has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Essex Rental (Essex Rental) Business Description

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Essex Rental Corp was incorporated in Delaware on August 21, 2006 as a blank check company whose objective was to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business. On October 31, 2008, the Company consummated the acquisition of Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Essex Crane. Through its operating subsidiaries, Essex Crane and Coast Crane, it is one of North America's providers of lifting equipment including lattice-boom crawler cranes, truck cranes and rough terrain cranes, tower cranes, and other lifting equipment used in construction projects. Its products and services as grouped within the Company's three defined operating segments; equipment rentals; equipment distribution; and parts and service. It offers for rent, crawler cranes and attachments, rough terrain cranes, boom trucks, tower cranes, and other construction related rental equipment. Most attachments are rented separately and increase either the lifting capacity or the reach capabilities of the base crawler cranes and tower cranes. It also offers transportation, rigging and repair and maintenance services while equipment is on rent. It also provides repairs and maintenance services for customers that own their own equipment and request its services at one of its service center locations. Its target customers for these ancillary services are its current rental customers, customers that own their own equipment and those who purchase new and used equipment from the Company. Its parts and services operations are conducted through its Coast Crane subsidiary. Its operations are also subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health, most notably standards promulgated by OSHA. It is subject to various OSHA regulations that primarily deal with maintaining a safe work-place environment.
Executives
John M Climaco director PO BOX 326, PARK CITY UT 84060
Lee D Keddie director 1110 W. LAKE COOK ROAD SUITE 220 BUFFALO GROVE IL 60089
William W Fox director H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, 11100 MEAD ROAD, SUITE 200, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Nicholas J. Matthews director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O C/O FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC., TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
John G. Nestor director C/O ESSEX RENTAL CORP., 1110 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 220, BUFFALO GROVE IL 60089
David M Knott 10 percent owner 485 UNDERHILL BLVD, STE 205, SYOSSET NY 11791-3419
C4s & Co Llc 10 percent owner RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan B Stark 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey M Solomon 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Enterprise Ltd 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cowen Inc. 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Capital Group Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas W Strauss 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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