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SPX Technologies (SPX Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -2.70 (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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SPXC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.95
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SPX Technologies was -1.95. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.64.


SPX Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SPX 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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SPX Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 -2.70 -1.95 -2.04 -2.70

SPX 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 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 -2.04 -2.10 -2.44 -2.59 -2.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, SPX 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.


SPX Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, SPX Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SPX 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 SPX 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 * 0.8653+0.528 * 0.932+0.404 * 1.1438+0.892 * 1.1919+0.115 * 0.9568
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9303+4.679 * -0.044145-0.327 * 1.2683
=-2.70

* 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 $296 Mil.
Revenue was 469.4 + 448.7 + 423.3 + 399.8 = $1,741 Mil.
Gross Profit was 187.9 + 168.6 + 163.6 + 149.9 = $670 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $710 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,440 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $141 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $394 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $401 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $523 Mil.
Net Income was 31.5 + -20.4 + 36 + 42.8 = $90 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -13.2 + -0.2 + 0 + 2.5 = $-11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 126.5 + 14.4 + 72 + -4.4 = $209 Mil.
Total Receivables was $287 Mil.
Revenue was 429.3 + 370.5 + 354 + 307.1 = $1,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was 162.2 + 133.1 + 124.6 + 104 = $524 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $721 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,931 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $110 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $46 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $356 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $334 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $243 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)
=(296.4 / 1741.2) / (287.4 / 1460.9)
=0.170227 / 0.196728
=0.8653

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)
=(523.9 / 1460.9) / (670 / 1741.2)
=0.358615 / 0.384792
=0.932

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 - (709.6 + 140.5) / 2439.7) / (1 - (721.1 + 109.9) / 1930.9)
=0.651556 / 0.569631
=1.1438

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
=1741.2 / 1460.9
=1.1919

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))
=(46.4 / (46.4 + 109.9)) / (63.2 / (63.2 + 140.5))
=0.296865 / 0.31026
=0.9568

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)
=(394.4 / 1741.2) / (355.7 / 1460.9)
=0.22651 / 0.24348
=0.9303

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)
=((523.1 + 401.2) / 2439.7) / ((243 + 333.8) / 1930.9)
=0.378858 / 0.298721
=1.2683

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
=(89.9 - -10.9 - 208.5) / 2439.7
=-0.044145

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.

SPX Technologies has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SPX Technologies (SPX Technologies) Business Description

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Address
6325 Ardrey Kell Road, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28277
SPX Technologies Inc supplies engineered heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, or HVAC, products, as well as detection and measurement technologies and power equipment. The company operates through three segments. The HVAC segment designs, manufactures, installs, and services cooling products, as well as heating and ventilation products. The detection and measurement technologies segment designs, manufactures, and installs underground pipe and cable locators and inspection equipment, bus-fare collection systems, and others. The Engineered Solutions segment engineers, designs, manufactures, installs and services transformers for the power transmission and distribution market. The company generates almost all of its revenue from American domestic market.
Executives
Natausha Heleena White officer: VP and CHRO C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
J Randall Data officer: Pres. - S. Africa & Global Op. 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Wayne M. Mclaren officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SPX CORPORATION, 6325 ARDREY KELL ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
John Webster Nurkin officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Mark A Carano officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer 13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, #700, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Sean Mcclenaghan officer: PRESIDENT, GLOBAL COOLING SPX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6325 ARDREY KELL ROAD, SUITE 400, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Swann John William Iii officer: Pres., Heating and Location & C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Michael Andrew Reilly officer: Corp. Controller and CAO 2007 CHANNELSTONE WAY, MATTHEWS NC 28104
Lowe Eugene Joseph Iii director, officer: President and CEO 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
James E Harris officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O RXO, INC., 11215 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ankush Kumar officer: President, SPX Global Cooling C/O SPX CORPORATION, 6325 ARDREY KELL ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Brian G. Mason officer: Pres. - SPX Transformer Sol. C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320-A BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Angel S Willis director C/O SEALED AIR CORPORATION, 2415 CASCADE POINTE BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Scott William Sproule officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Meenal Sethna director 8755 WEST HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 500, CHICAGO IL 60631

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