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EIDP (CTAPB.PFD) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is EIDP 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CTApB.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.1
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EIDP was -1.10. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.53.


EIDP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

EIDP 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 -2.77 -2.85 -2.21 - -

EIDP Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of EIDP's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, EIDP'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.


EIDP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

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


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EIDP 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 EIDP 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 * 1.0537+0.528 * 0.9718+0.404 * 1.0147+0.892 * 0.9815+0.115 * 0.9561
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0252+4.679 * -0.012247-0.327 * 1.0232
=-2.53

* 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 $5,676.00 Mil.
Revenue was 3978 + 2326 + 6112 + 4492 = $16,908.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1482 + 761 + 3194 + 1942 = $7,379.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15,097.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $40,825.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,099.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,227.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,196.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,386.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,953.00 Mil.
Net Income was -77 + -508 + 1053 + 419 = $887.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -240 + -121 + -230 + -209 = $-800.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5321 + -244 + 85 + -2975 = $2,187.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,488.00 Mil.
Revenue was 3707 + 2590 + 6045 + 4884 = $17,226.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1341 + 944 + 2908 + 2113 = $7,306.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,260.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $42,996.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,287.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,211.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,176.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,409.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,291.00 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)
=(5676 / 16908) / (5488 / 17226)
=0.335699 / 0.318588
=1.0537

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)
=(7306 / 17226) / (7379 / 16908)
=0.424126 / 0.436421
=0.9718

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 - (15097 + 4099) / 40825) / (1 - (16260 + 4287) / 42996)
=0.529798 / 0.522118
=1.0147

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
=16908 / 17226
=0.9815

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))
=(1211 / (1211 + 4287)) / (1227 / (1227 + 4099))
=0.220262 / 0.230379
=0.9561

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)
=(3196 / 16908) / (3176 / 17226)
=0.189023 / 0.184372
=1.0252

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)
=((1953 + 10386) / 40825) / ((2291 + 10409) / 42996)
=0.302241 / 0.295376
=1.0232

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
=(887 - -800 - 2187) / 40825
=-0.012247

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.

EIDP has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


EIDP Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268
EIDP Inc provides Agricultural solutions to the farmers. The company operates in two segments: seed and crop protection. The seed segment develops and supplies commercial seed combining superior germplasm with traits to produce high yield potential for farmers, while the crop protection segment supplies products to protect crop yields against weeds, insects, and disease. Some of its products include Corn, Soybean, oilseeds, Fungicides, Herbicides, and Insecticides. Its geographical segments include United States, EMEA(Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), Canada, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. Nearly half of the revenue comes from United States.
Executives
Gregory R Friedman director, officer: Executive VP, CFO C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Brian Titus officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Collins James C. Jr. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1007 MARKET STREET, D-9058, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Neal Gutterson officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Meghan Cassidy officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Timothy P Glenn officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Fuerer Cornel B officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Rajan Gajaria officer: See Remarks C/O CORTEVA, INC., 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 735, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Christopher Marc Doyle officer: Senior Vice President 974 CENTRE ROAD, CRP 730, WILMINGTON DE 19805
James L Gallogly director 600 NORTH DAIRY ASHFORD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77079
Edward D Breen director C/O TYCO INTERNATIONAL (US) INC, 9 WEST 57TH ST 43RD FL., NEW YORK NY 10019
Douglas W. Muzyka officer: SVP & Chief S&T Officer 1007 MARKET STREET, D9058, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Matthew L. Trerotola officer: Executive Vice President 2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Ulf M. Schneider director 1007 MARKET STREET, D-9000, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Stacy L Fox officer: SVP & General Counsel

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