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Smiths Group (CHIX:SMINL) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Smiths Group 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 Smiths Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SMINl' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.54
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Smiths Group was -1.54. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.50.


Smiths Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths Group'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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Smiths Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Smiths Group Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.69 -1.54 -2.40 -2.70

Smiths Group Semi-Annual Data
Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24
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 -1.54 - -2.40 - -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Smiths Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Smiths Group'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.


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

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

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



Smiths Group 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 Smiths Group 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 * 1.0146+0.528 * 0.9871+0.404 * 0.8597+0.892 * 1.0313+0.115 * 1.0575
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9975+4.679 * -0.039698-0.327 * 1.0685
=-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 (Jul24) TTM:Last Year (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was £768 Mil.
Revenue was £3,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was £1,168 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,956 Mil.
Total Assets was £4,232 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £380 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £645 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £947 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £625 Mil.
Net Income was £250 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £418 Mil.
Total Receivables was £734 Mil.
Revenue was £3,037 Mil.
Gross Profit was £1,118 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,746 Mil.
Total Assets was £4,381 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £352 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £627 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £898 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £625 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)
=(768 / 3132) / (734 / 3037)
=0.245211 / 0.241686
=1.0146

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)
=(1118 / 3037) / (1168 / 3132)
=0.368126 / 0.372925
=0.9871

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 - (1956 + 380) / 4232) / (1 - (1746 + 352) / 4381)
=0.448015 / 0.521114
=0.8597

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
=3132 / 3037
=1.0313

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))
=(135 / (135 + 352)) / (135 / (135 + 380))
=0.277207 / 0.262136
=1.0575

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)
=(645 / 3132) / (627 / 3037)
=0.205939 / 0.206454
=0.9975

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)
=((625 + 947) / 4232) / ((625 + 898) / 4381)
=0.371456 / 0.347638
=1.0685

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
=(250 - 0 - 418) / 4232
=-0.039698

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.

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


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Smiths Group Business Description

Address
255 Blackfriars Road, Level 10, Arbor, Bankside Yards, London, GBR, SE1 9AX
Smiths Group operates four distinct industrial capital goods businesses, each with industry leadership positions that serve a diverse range of end markets, including oil and gas, aviation & defense, and the general industrial sector. Despite serving disparate markets, each of Smiths Group's constituent companies provide an advanced technology offering backed by the group's engineering expertise. John Crane—Smiths Group's largest business—is the global industry leader in the design and manufacture of highly engineered mechanical seals, boasting the largest installed base across its energy and general industrial end markets. Smiths Detection is a global leading supplier of security and detection scanning equipment to aviation, sea ports, and municipal customers.

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