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Eagle Materials (FRA:E5M) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Eagle Materials 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:E5M' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.85   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eagle Materials was -2.27. The lowest was -3.85. And the median was -2.69.


Eagle Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eagle Materials'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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Eagle Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Eagle Materials Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.23 -2.27 -3.39 -2.61 -2.56

Eagle Materials 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 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 -2.80 -2.56 -2.64 -2.61 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Eagle Materials's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Eagle Materials'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.


Eagle Materials's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Eagle Materials 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 Eagle Materials 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 * 1.0232+0.528 * 0.9299+0.404 * 1.0059+0.892 * 1.0448+0.115 * 0.9472
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0484+4.679 * -0.034909-0.327 * 0.9305
=-2.61

* 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 €180 Mil.
Revenue was 512.45 + 583.035 + 555.204 + 439.099 = €2,090 Mil.
Gross Profit was 165.636 + 195.85 + 162.443 + 126.455 = €650 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €539 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,650 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,548 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €136 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €957 Mil.
Net Income was 118.42 + 141.068 + 111.544 + 93.733 = €465 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 9.449 + 11.198 + 3.112 + 12.689 = €36 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 172.13 + 161.494 + 129.67 + 57.548 = €521 Mil.
Total Receivables was €168 Mil.
Revenue was 482.844 + 611.119 + 531.072 + 375.11 = €2,000 Mil.
Gross Profit was 149.879 + 196.181 + 142.719 + 90.052 = €579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €464 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,569 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €197 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,019 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)
=(179.639 / 2089.788) / (168.04 / 2000.145)
=0.08596 / 0.084014
=1.0232

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)
=(578.831 / 2000.145) / (650.384 / 2089.788)
=0.289395 / 0.31122
=0.9299

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 - (538.949 + 1548.432) / 2650.442) / (1 - (463.766 + 1569.201) / 2577.28)
=0.21244 / 0.211197
=1.0059

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
=2089.788 / 2000.145
=1.0448

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))
=(129.595 / (129.595 + 1569.201)) / (135.633 / (135.633 + 1548.432))
=0.076286 / 0.080539
=0.9472

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)
=(53.985 / 2089.788) / (49.286 / 2000.145)
=0.025833 / 0.024641
=1.0484

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)
=((956.584 + 206.795) / 2650.442) / ((1019.155 + 196.635) / 2577.28)
=0.438938 / 0.471734
=0.9305

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
=(464.765 - 36.448 - 520.842) / 2650.442
=-0.034909

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.

Eagle Materials has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eagle Materials (FRA:E5M) Business Description

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5960 Berkshire Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Eagle Materials Inc produces and sells construction products and building materials. Construction products include cement, slag, concrete, and aggregates and building materials include gypsum wallboard, and are sold to the construction and building industries. Basic materials used for oil and natural gas extraction include frac sand and oil well cement. The firm organizes itself into two sectors: Heavy Materials, which includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments, and Light Materials, which includes the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments.

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