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Gencor Industries (Gencor Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Gencor Industries 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.

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 Gencor Industries's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

GENC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -1.73   Max: 5.4
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gencor Industries was 5.40. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -1.73.


Gencor Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gencor Industries'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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Gencor Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Gencor Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.06 3.40 -3.03 -0.66 -2.83

Gencor Industries 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 -0.01 -1.07 -0.97 -2.83 -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Gencor Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Gencor Industries'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.


Gencor Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Gencor Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gencor Industries 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 Gencor Industries 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 * 1.1003+0.528 * 0.7101+0.404 * 1.0303+0.892 * 0.964+0.115 * 0.9714
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1508+4.679 * -0.011047-0.327 * 1.191
=-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 $10.2 Mil.
Revenue was 26.018 + 20.871 + 27.877 + 30.501 = $105.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.534 + 6.613 + 7.512 + 9.097 = $30.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $205.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 4.326 + 3.105 + 3.212 + 4.873 = $15.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.519 + 0.543 + 0.046 + 0.692 = $2.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.894 + 11.845 + -11.704 + 12.953 = $15.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.6 Mil.
Revenue was 25.825 + 23.072 + 29.647 + 30.654 = $109.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.815 + 4.968 + 5.679 + 6.192 = $22.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $169.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $185.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(10.192 / 105.267) / (9.609 / 109.198)
=0.09682 / 0.087996
=1.1003

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)
=(22.654 / 109.198) / (30.756 / 105.267)
=0.207458 / 0.292171
=0.7101

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 - (189.568 + 12.947) / 205.658) / (1 - (169.253 + 13.334) / 185.336)
=0.015283 / 0.014833
=1.0303

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
=105.267 / 109.198
=0.964

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))
=(2.778 / (2.778 + 13.334)) / (2.794 / (2.794 + 12.947))
=0.172418 / 0.177498
=0.9714

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)
=(12.705 / 105.267) / (11.452 / 109.198)
=0.120693 / 0.104874
=1.1508

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)
=((0 + 19.749) / 205.658) / ((0 + 14.943) / 185.336)
=0.096028 / 0.080627
=1.191

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
=(15.516 - 2.8 - 14.988) / 205.658
=-0.011047

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.

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


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Gencor Industries (Gencor Industries) Business Description

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Address
5201 North Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL, USA, 32810
Gencor Industries Inc and its subsidiaries is a manufacturer of heavy machinery used in the production of highway construction materials and environmental control equipment. The Company has one reporting segment, equipment for the highway construction industry. The firm's principal products include asphalt plants, combustion systems, hot mix asphalt plants, fluid heat transfer systems, and asphalt pavers.
Executives
Jeanne M Lyons officer: Secretary 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
Ketcham Walter A Jr director 5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
Thomas A. Vecchiolla director 601 QUEEN STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Eric E Mellen officer: CFO 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
James P Sharp director 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
Marc G Elliott officer: Pres., Const. Equip. Group 5201 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
John G Coburn director 10505 GUNSTON ROAD, HORTON VA 22079
Sherry Houtkin 10 percent owner 3900 ISLAND BLVD., PENTHOUSE 4, AVENTURA FL 33160
David Air director PO BOX 1188, DUNDEE FL 33838
Dondero Cort J director
Lawrence C Maingot officer: Vice President and Controller 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
Dennis Bryan Hunt officer: Senior Vice President 2790 MARSH WREN CIRCLE, LONGWOOD FL 32779
Lawrence K Miles officer: Vice President Product Support 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810
Lowell Raymond Adams officer: CFO and Treasurer 1722 SE HALYARD LANE, VANCOUVER WA 98661
Robert A Mifflin officer: Interim CFO 5201 N. ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO FL 32810

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