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SIFCO Industries (SIFCO Industries) Beneish M-Score : -3.45 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is SIFCO 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 -3.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SIF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.59   Med: -2.91   Max: -2.06
Current: -3.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SIFCO Industries was -2.06. The lowest was -6.59. And the median was -2.91.


SIFCO Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SIFCO 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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SIFCO Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

SIFCO 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 -3.03 -2.70 -2.60 -6.59 -3.45

SIFCO Industries Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -6.59 -9.40 -12.01 -3.00 -3.45

Competitive Comparison of SIFCO Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, SIFCO 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.


SIFCO Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, SIFCO Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SIFCO 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 SIFCO 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 * 1.0933+0.528 * -0.2555+0.404 * 0.964+0.892 * 1.0372+0.115 * 0.9307
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1358+4.679 * -0.071641-0.327 * 1.1436
=-3.45

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $30.37 Mil.
Revenue was 24.628 + 21.853 + 19.242 + 21.299 = $87.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.071 + 3.478 + 1.72 + 1.261 = $7.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $41.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $95.99 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $50.67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $40.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.48 Mil.
Net Income was -3.102 + -0.634 + -2.367 + -2.589 = $-8.69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.155 + -0.321 + 0.192 + -0.168 = $-0.45 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.907 + -1.897 + -0.665 + 0.292 = $-1.36 Mil.
Total Receivables was $26.78 Mil.
Revenue was 18.633 + 21.454 + 24.568 + 19.247 = $83.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3.697 + 0.374 + 1.459 + 0.009 = $-1.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $38.78 Mil.
Total Assets was $97.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.91 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $32.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18.29 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)
=(30.371 / 87.022) / (26.784 / 83.902)
=0.349004 / 0.31923
=1.0933

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)
=(-1.855 / 83.902) / (7.53 / 87.022)
=-0.022109 / 0.08653
=-0.2555

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 - (41.474 + 50.667) / 95.993) / (1 - (38.778 + 54.439) / 97.266)
=0.040128 / 0.041628
=0.964

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
=87.022 / 83.902
=1.0372

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))
=(6.348 / (6.348 + 54.439)) / (6.404 / (6.404 + 50.667))
=0.10443 / 0.112211
=0.9307

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)
=(14.029 / 87.022) / (11.909 / 83.902)
=0.161212 / 0.141939
=1.1358

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)
=((16.477 + 40.952) / 95.993) / ((18.294 + 32.589) / 97.266)
=0.598262 / 0.523132
=1.1436

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
=(-8.692 - -0.452 - -1.363) / 95.993
=-0.071641

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.

SIFCO Industries has a M-score of -3.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SIFCO Industries (SIFCO Industries) Business Description

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Address
970 East 64th Street, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44103
SIFCO Industries Inc is engaged in the production of forgings and machined components for the Aerospace and Energy, Defense and Commercial Space markets. Its processes and services include forging, heat-treating and machining. It serves original equipment manufacturers (OEM) as well as aftermarket customers. Its products are made of steel, stainless steel, titanium and aluminium and include OEM and aftermarket components for aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines, steam turbine blades, structural airframe components, aircraft landing gear components, aircraft wheels and brakes, critical rotating components for helicopters and industrial products. Substantial revenue is derived from North America as well as operates in Europe.
Executives
Wells Norman E Jr. director PO BOX 609, AURORA OH 44202
Alayne L Reitman director SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC, 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Peter William Knapper director, officer: President & CEO 5924 MEDALLION DRIVE, WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Molten Donald C Jr. director 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Mark J Silk director, 10 percent owner 4946 AZUSA CANYON ROAD, IRWINDALE CA 91706
Hudson Smith director SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC, 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Thomas Robert Kubera officer: Corporate Controller 1327 SPRUCEDALE ROAD, BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH 44147
Jeffrey P Gotschall director SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC, 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Salvatore Incanno officer: VP of Finance & CFO 970 E. 64TH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44103
John Sr Chapman director 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Dennis Paul Hido officer: Corporate Controller 21 EMERALD COURT, CANFIELD OH 44406
Catherine Marie Kramer officer: Vice President-Finance & CFO 14388 CASTLEREAGH LANE, STRONSVILLE OH 44136
Frank N Nichols director 8646 CARDINAL DRIVE, KIRTLAND OH 44094
Frank A Cappello officer: Vice President Finance and CFO SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC, 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103
Miller P Charles Jr director SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC, 970 EAST 64TH STREET, CLEVELAND OH 44103

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