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Emerson Electric Co (Emerson Electric Co) Beneish M-Score

: -1.12 (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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.12 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

EMR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.61   Max: -0.99
Current: -1.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Emerson Electric Co was -0.99. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.61.


Emerson Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Emerson Electric 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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Emerson Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.73 -2.54 -2.55 -0.99

Emerson Electric 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 -2.13 -1.93 -1.22 -0.99 -1.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Emerson Electric 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.


Emerson Electric Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Emerson Electric 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 Emerson Electric 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 * 1.0899+0.528 * 0.9566+0.404 * 1.0956+0.892 * 1.1347+0.115 * 0.957
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0295+4.679 * 0.228904-0.327 * 0.7434
=-1.12

* 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 $2,759 Mil.
Revenue was 4117 + 4090 + 3946 + 3756 = $15,909 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1916 + 2012 + 1994 + 1801 = $7,723 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,666 Mil.
Total Assets was $46,513 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,336 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,213 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,433 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,765 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,097 Mil.
Net Income was 142 + 744 + 9352 + 792 = $11,030 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -213 + 23 + -71 + 10 = $-251 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 415 + -643 + 794 + 68 = $634 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,231 Mil.
Revenue was 3373 + 3892 + 3465 + 3291 = $14,021 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1620 + 1829 + 1586 + 1476 = $6,511 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,000 Mil.
Total Assets was $36,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,697 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $924 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,795 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,465 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)
=(2759 / 15909) / (2231 / 14021)
=0.173424 / 0.159118
=1.0899

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)
=(6511 / 14021) / (7723 / 15909)
=0.464375 / 0.485448
=0.9566

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 - (8666 + 3336) / 46513) / (1 - (9000 + 2697) / 36241)
=0.741965 / 0.677244
=1.0956

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
=15909 / 14021
=1.1347

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))
=(924 / (924 + 2697)) / (1213 / (1213 + 3336))
=0.255178 / 0.266652
=0.957

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)
=(4433 / 15909) / (3795 / 14021)
=0.278647 / 0.270665
=1.0295

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)
=((8097 + 7765) / 46513) / ((8465 + 8160) / 36241)
=0.341023 / 0.458735
=0.7434

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
=(11030 - -251 - 634) / 46513
=0.228904

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.

Emerson Electric Co has a M-score of -1.12 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Emerson Electric Co (Emerson Electric Co) Business Description

Address
8000 West Florissant Avenue, P.O. Box 4100, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63136
Emerson Electric sells automation equipment and services under two segments: intelligent devices and software control. Within software and control, it also holds a majority interest in AspenTech, an industrial software business, and owns a test and measurement business that was formerly National Instruments. Intelligent devices also holds Emerson's tools business, which boasts several household brands, like Ridgid. Emerson's automation business is most known for its process manufacturing solutions, which consists of measurement and analytical instrumentation, as well as control valves and actuators, among other products and services. Nearly half of the firm's geographic sales come from the Americas.
Executives
Ram R. Krishnan officer: Executive Vice Pres & COO C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Surendralal Lanca Karsanbhai officer: Exec Pres Auto Sols C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Mckelvey James Morgan Jr. director 2645 SOUTH BAYSHORE #802, MIAMI FL 33133
Joshua B. Bolten director ROCK CREEK GLOBAL ADVISORS, 1401 I STREET NW, SUITE 1120, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Arthur F Golden director 450 LEXINGTON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Easter William H Iii director 370 17TH ST, STE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Vidya Ramnath officer: Senior VP & CMO C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Nicholas J. Piazza officer: Senior VP & CPO C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Lisa Flavin officer: Sr. VP & CCO 8300 MARYLAND AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Leticia Goncalves Lourenco director C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Peter Zornio officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Sara Yang Bosco officer: Sr. VP, Secy & Gen. Counsel 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Frank J Dellaquila officer: Sr. V. P. and Controller C/O RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO., 16100 N. 71ST STREET, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Mark J Bulanda officer: VP-Acquisitions & Development 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Elizabeth Adefioye officer: Chief People Officer 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154

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