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AMETEK (BSP:A1ME34) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is AMETEK 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:A1ME34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.19
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AMETEK was -2.19. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.52.


AMETEK Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AMETEK'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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AMETEK Beneish M-Score Chart

AMETEK 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 -2.54 -2.88 -2.19 -2.37 -2.52

AMETEK Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.51 -2.52 -2.51 -2.55 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of AMETEK's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, AMETEK'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.


AMETEK's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AMETEK's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AMETEK 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 AMETEK 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 * 1.0595+0.528 * 1.013+0.404 * 1.0627+0.892 * 1.0938+0.115 * 1.1745
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9683+4.679 * -0.03033-0.327 * 0.9375
=-2.41

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$5,362 Mil.
Revenue was 9461.686 + 9343.989 + 8645.829 + 8480.99 = R$35,932 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3410.233 + 3363.129 + 2945.547 + 3013.548 = R$12,732 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$15,139 Mil.
Total Assets was R$81,780 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$5,726 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,970 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,595 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$10,892 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$9,777 Mil.
Net Income was 1884.187 + 1818.794 + 1548.434 + 1679.965 = R$6,931 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.455 + 0.463 + -3.152 + -19.3 = R$-32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2697.85 + 2054.447 + 2042.848 + 2649.111 = R$9,444 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$4,627 Mil.
Revenue was 8014.705 + 7989.729 + 8318.744 + 8527.274 = R$32,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2972.687 + 2877.861 + 2992.82 + 2947.967 = R$11,791 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$15,402 Mil.
Total Assets was R$64,664 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,937 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,693 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,394 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$8,266 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$9,167 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)
=(5361.919 / 35932.494) / (4626.589 / 32850.452)
=0.149222 / 0.140838
=1.0595

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)
=(11791.335 / 32850.452) / (12732.457 / 35932.494)
=0.35894 / 0.354344
=1.013

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 - (15138.628 + 5726.03) / 81780.231) / (1 - (15402.299 + 3936.845) / 64664.256)
=0.744869 / 0.70093
=1.0627

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
=35932.494 / 32850.452
=1.0938

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))
=(1692.807 / (1692.807 + 3936.845)) / (1970.37 / (1970.37 + 5726.03))
=0.300695 / 0.256012
=1.1745

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)
=(3595.044 / 35932.494) / (3394.39 / 32850.452)
=0.10005 / 0.103329
=0.9683

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)
=((9776.836 + 10892.437) / 81780.231) / ((9166.864 + 8266.001) / 64664.256)
=0.252742 / 0.26959
=0.9375

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
=(6931.38 - -32.444 - 9444.256) / 81780.231
=-0.03033

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.

AMETEK has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


AMETEK Business Description

Address
1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn, PA, USA, 19312-1177
Ametek Inc is a diversified industrial conglomerate with over $6 billion in sales. The firm operates through an electronic instruments group and an electromechanical group. EIG designs and manufactures differentiated and advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial end markets, and generates major revenue. EMG is a focused, niche supplier of highly engineered automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects, among other products. The majority of the firm's sales are made in the United States. The firm's asset-light strategy in place for nearly two decades emphasizes growth through acquisitions, new product development through research and development, driving operational efficiencies, and global and market expansion.

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