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Nucor (BUE:NUE) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Nucor 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BUE:NUE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nucor was -2.13. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.71.


Nucor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nucor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -2.13 -2.70 -2.82 -2.38

Nucor Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.82 -2.74 -2.80 -2.57 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Nucor's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Nucor'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.


Nucor's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nucor's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Nucor 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 Nucor 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 * 0.8826+0.528 * 1.6819+0.404 * 1.0831+0.892 * 2.8716+0.115 * 0.9098
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8067+4.679 * -0.052156-0.327 * 0.9872
=-0.74

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS2,701,750 Mil.
Revenue was 7146340.921 + 7075673.769 + 7233107.423 + 6855492.544 = ARS28,310,615 Mil.
Gross Profit was 633099.316 + 720416.235 + 1069276.237 + 1283279.172 = ARS3,706,071 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS12,599,750 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS34,279,400 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS13,375,430 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS1,257,844 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,040,933 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS5,026,770 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS5,739,830 Mil.
Net Income was 289902.323 + 237539.445 + 577791.815 + 711778.555 = ARS1,817,012 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6131.71 + -111894.756 + 8088.156 + 8230.383 = ARS-89,445 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 740701.687 + 1236316.246 + 1330066.43 + 387257.659 = ARS3,694,342 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS1,066,033 Mil.
Revenue was 2781515.833 + 3071068.198 + 2285581.422 + 1720656.589 = ARS9,858,822 Mil.
Gross Profit was 503350.964 + 672183.979 + 600401.755 + 394744.814 = ARS2,170,682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS5,915,346 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS12,757,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS3,989,050 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS338,422 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS449,334 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS1,658,795 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,400,289 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)
=(2701750.027 / 28310614.657) / (1066033.001 / 9858822.042)
=0.095432 / 0.10813
=0.8826

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)
=(2170681.512 / 9858822.042) / (3706070.96 / 28310614.657)
=0.220177 / 0.130907
=1.6819

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 - (12599750.126 + 13375430.134) / 34279400.343) / (1 - (5915346.005 + 3989050.004) / 12757740.011)
=0.242251 / 0.223656
=1.0831

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
=28310614.657 / 9858822.042
=2.8716

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))
=(338421.727 / (338421.727 + 3989050.004)) / (1257843.645 / (1257843.645 + 13375430.134))
=0.078203 / 0.085958
=0.9098

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)
=(1040932.903 / 28310614.657) / (449333.982 / 9858822.042)
=0.036768 / 0.045577
=0.8067

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)
=((5739830.057 + 5026770.05) / 34279400.343) / ((2400289.002 + 1658795.001) / 12757740.011)
=0.314084 / 0.318166
=0.9872

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
=(1817012.138 - -89444.507 - 3694342.022) / 34279400.343
=-0.052156

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.

Nucor has a M-score of -0.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Nucor Business Description

Address
1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company's reportable segments are steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. A majority of its revenue is derived from the steel mills segment, which is engaged in producing sheet steel (hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized), plate steel, structural steel (wide-flange beams, beam blanks, H-piling, and sheet piling), and bar steel products. Nucor manufactures steel principally from scrap steel and scrap steel substitutes using electric arc furnaces (EAFs) along with continuous casting and automated rolling mills. The steel mills segment sells its products mainly to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.