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Eastman Chemical Co (BSP:E1MN34) Beneish M-Score

: -2.92 (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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:E1MN34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.41
Current: -2.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eastman Chemical Co was -2.41. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.54.


Eastman Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastman Chemical Co'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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Eastman Chemical Co 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 -2.69 -2.53 -2.46 -2.65 -2.92

Eastman Chemical Co 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 -2.65 -2.72 -2.95 -3.15 -2.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Eastman Chemical Co'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.


Eastman Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastman Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eastman Chemical Co 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 Eastman Chemical Co 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 * 0.998+0.528 * 0.9014+0.404 * 0.9805+0.892 * 0.8458+0.115 * 0.99
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4911+4.679 * -0.048932-0.327 * 0.9479
=-2.98

* 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 R$5,654 Mil.
Revenue was 10813.859 + 11196.033 + 11279.999 + 12563.143 = R$45,853 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2273.507 + 2390.331 + 2834.561 + 2755.349 = R$10,254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$17,056 Mil.
Total Assets was R$71,699 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$27,184 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,483 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,805 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$12,622 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$21,094 Mil.
Net Income was 1518.938 + 879.089 + 1320.206 + 697.952 = R$4,416 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1479.74 + -39.51 + -92.22 + -156.258 = R$1,192 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2214.71 + 2538.492 + 1990.017 + -10.417 = R$6,733 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$6,698 Mil.
Revenue was 12447.334 + 14204.912 + 14052.797 + 13505.95 = R$54,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1972.27 + 2836.788 + 3381.959 + 2737.02 = R$10,928 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$19,817 Mil.
Total Assets was R$76,934 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$27,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,445 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,017 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$17,053 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$21,113 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)
=(5654.369 / 45853.034) / (6698.376 / 54210.993)
=0.123315 / 0.123561
=0.998

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)
=(10928.037 / 54210.993) / (10253.748 / 45853.034)
=0.201583 / 0.223622
=0.9014

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 - (17056.204 + 27184.09) / 71698.773) / (1 - (19817.121 + 27066.264) / 76934.282)
=0.38297 / 0.390605
=0.9805

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
=45853.034 / 54210.993
=0.8458

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))
=(2445.176 / (2445.176 + 27066.264)) / (2482.823 / (2482.823 + 27184.09))
=0.082855 / 0.08369
=0.99

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)
=(3805.162 / 45853.034) / (3017.143 / 54210.993)
=0.082986 / 0.055656
=1.4911

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)
=((21093.639 + 12621.885) / 71698.773) / ((21112.735 + 17052.795) / 76934.282)
=0.470239 / 0.49608
=0.9479

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
=(4416.185 - 1191.752 - 6732.802) / 71698.773
=-0.048932

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.

Eastman Chemical Co has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eastman Chemical Co (BSP:E1MN34) Business Description

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200 South Wilcox Drive, Kingsport, TN, USA, 37662
Established in 1920 to produce chemicals for Eastman Kodak, Eastman Chemical has grown into a global specialty chemicals company with manufacturing sites around the world. The company generates the majority of its sales outside of the United States, with a strong presence in Asian markets. During the past several years, Eastman has sold noncore businesses, choosing to focus on higher-margin specialty product offerings.

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