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Trimble (Trimble) Beneish M-Score

: -2.67 (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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TRMB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Trimble was -2.31. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.66.


Trimble Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trimble'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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Trimble 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 -2.31 -2.64 -2.65 -2.53 -2.67

Trimble 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 -2.53 -2.80 -2.61 -2.64 -2.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Trimble'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.


Trimble Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Trimble's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trimble 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 Trimble 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 * 1.063+0.528 * 0.9327+0.404 * 1.0396+0.892 * 1.0333+0.115 * 0.7727
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0617+4.679 * -0.032434-0.327 * 1.2268
=-2.67

* 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 $707 Mil.
Revenue was 932.4 + 957.3 + 993.6 + 915.4 = $3,799 Mil.
Gross Profit was 577.3 + 590.2 + 604.5 + 560.8 = $2,333 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,831 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,539 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $327 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $251 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,071 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,829 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,658 Mil.
Net Income was 63 + 74.9 + 44.6 + 128.8 = $311 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.1 + -6.9 + 3 + 36.6 = $24 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 98.9 + 147.1 + 142.4 + 208.7 = $597 Mil.
Total Receivables was $643 Mil.
Revenue was 856.5 + 884.9 + 941.2 + 993.7 = $3,676 Mil.
Gross Profit was 503.1 + 515.4 + 537.5 + 549.6 = $2,106 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,518 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $172 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $976 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,325 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)
=(706.6 / 3798.7) / (643.3 / 3676.3)
=0.186011 / 0.174986
=1.063

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)
=(2105.6 / 3676.3) / (2332.8 / 3798.7)
=0.57275 / 0.614105
=0.9327

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 - (1830.9 + 326.5) / 9539.3) / (1 - (1518.2 + 340.2) / 7269)
=0.773841 / 0.744339
=1.0396

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
=3798.7 / 3676.3
=1.0333

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))
=(171.8 / (171.8 + 340.2)) / (250.6 / (250.6 + 326.5))
=0.335547 / 0.43424
=0.7727

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)
=(1070.5 / 3798.7) / (975.8 / 3676.3)
=0.281807 / 0.26543
=1.0617

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)
=((2658.1 + 1829.3) / 9539.3) / ((1325.1 + 1462.1) / 7269)
=0.470412 / 0.383437
=1.2268

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
=(311.3 - 23.6 - 597.1) / 9539.3
=-0.032434

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.

Trimble has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Trimble (Trimble) Business Description

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10368 Westmoor Dr, Westminister, CO, USA, 80021
Trimble Inc provides location-based solutions that are used in global positioning system (GPS), laser, optical and inertial technologies. Its products portfolio includes 3D laser scanning, flow and application control systems, monitoring systems, water management, and navigation infrastructure. It also manufactures laser and optics-based products, and GPS products. The company serves various industries which include agriculture, architecture, civil engineering, survey and land administration, construction, geospatial among others. The company operates in four reportable segments namely, Buildings and Infrastructure, Geospatial, Resources and Utilities, and Transportation. It derives most of its revenues from the US and Europe with the rest coming from the Asia Pacific and other markets.
Executives
Robert G Painter officer: CFO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Peter Large officer: Senior Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Darryl R Matthews officer: SVP & Sector Head C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Mark S Peek director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Kaigham Gabriel director C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DR, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ronald Bisio officer: Sr. Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWARD DR., SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jennifer Allison officer: Corporate VP, General Counsel 10368 WESTMOOR DRIVE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
James Calvin Dalton director 2065 COURTHOUSE ROAD, STAFFORD VA 22554
Jennifer Lin officer: Chief Platform Officer 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James A Kirkland officer: Vice President C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
James Joel Langley officer: Sr. Vice President 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Thomas W Sweet director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Sandra Macquillan director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Bryn Fosburgh officer: VP, Geomatics & Engineering C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Steven W Berglund officer: President & CEO C/O TRIMBLE INC., 935 STEWART DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085

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