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Sherwin-Williams Co (Sherwin-Williams Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.76 (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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.46
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sherwin-Williams Co was -1.46. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.61.


Sherwin-Williams Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sherwin-Williams Co'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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Sherwin-Williams Co 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 -2.60 -2.84 -2.42 -2.36 -2.76

Sherwin-Williams Co 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 -2.36 -2.39 -2.49 -2.66 -2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sherwin-Williams Co'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.


Sherwin-Williams Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sherwin-Williams Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sherwin-Williams Co 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 Sherwin-Williams Co 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 * 0.925+0.528 * 0.9021+0.404 * 0.9925+0.892 * 1.0408+0.115 * 1.0722
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0692+4.679 * -0.044558-0.327 * 0.9526
=-2.76

* 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 $2,468 Mil.
Revenue was 5252.2 + 6116.7 + 6240.6 + 5442.4 = $23,052 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2548.7 + 2916.2 + 2872.3 + 2420.9 = $10,758 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,513 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,954 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,724 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $623 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7,050 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,627 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,887 Mil.
Net Income was 356.2 + 761.5 + 793.7 + 477.4 = $2,389 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -117 + -6.8 + 6.9 + 6.6 = $-110 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 918.6 + 1308.7 + 1206.4 + 88.2 = $3,522 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,564 Mil.
Revenue was 5230.5 + 6047.4 + 5872.3 + 4998.7 = $22,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2233.8 + 2589.4 + 2449 + 2052.9 = $9,325 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,908 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,594 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,074 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $581 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,104 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)
=(2467.9 / 23051.9) / (2563.6 / 22148.9)
=0.107058 / 0.115744
=0.925

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)
=(9325.1 / 22148.9) / (10758.1 / 23051.9)
=0.421019 / 0.46669
=0.9021

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 - (5512.9 + 4724.2) / 22954.4) / (1 - (5907.7 + 4073.8) / 22594)
=0.554025 / 0.558223
=0.9925

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
=23051.9 / 22148.9
=1.0408

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))
=(581.1 / (581.1 + 4073.8)) / (622.5 / (622.5 + 4724.2))
=0.124836 / 0.116427
=1.0722

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)
=(7049.9 / 23051.9) / (6335.6 / 22148.9)
=0.305827 / 0.286046
=1.0692

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)
=((9887.4 + 6626.9) / 22954.4) / ((11103.9 + 5960.7) / 22594)
=0.719439 / 0.755271
=0.9526

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
=(2388.8 - -110.3 - 3521.9) / 22954.4
=-0.044558

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.

Sherwin-Williams Co has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sherwin-Williams Co (Sherwin-Williams Co) Business Description

Address
101 West Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44115-1075
Sherwin-Williams is the largest provider of architectural paint in the United States. The company has over 4,900 stores and sells premium paint at higher price points than most competitors. Sherwin-Williams also sells paint-related products in big-box stores and provides coatings for original equipment manufacturers.
Executives
Mary L Garceau officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Heidi G Petz officer: President, Consumer Brands Grp 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
John G Morikis officer: President, Paint Stores Group C/O THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO, 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Thomas L Williams director 6035 PARKLAND BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Gregory P. Sofish officer: SVP - Human Resources 101 WEST PROSPECT AVENUE, 1180 MIDLAND BUILDING, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Justin T Binns officer: President, Perf Coatings Grp 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Karl J Jorgenrud officer: President, Perf Coatings Group 101 WEST PROSPECT AVENUE, 1180 MIDLAND, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Todd D Rea officer: President, Consumer Brands Grp 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, 1180 MIDLAND, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Bryan J Young officer: SVP - Corp Strategy & Devel. 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Joseph F Sladek officer: Pres. & GM, Glob. Supply Chain 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Marta R Stewart director C/O NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP, THREE COMMERCIAL PL, NORFOLK VA 23510-9219
Peter J. Ippolito officer: President, The Americas Group 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Jane M. Cronin officer: SVP - Corporate Controller 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Thomas P Gilligan officer: SVP-Human Resources 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Brian E Padden officer: President, Consumer Brands Grp 101 W. PROSPECT, CLEVELAND OH 44115

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