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Minerals Technologies (FRA:MNK) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Minerals Technologies 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:MNK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Minerals Technologies was -2.25. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.58.


Minerals Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Minerals Technologies'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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Minerals Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Minerals Technologies 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 -2.65 -2.50 -2.25 -2.58 -2.65

Minerals Technologies 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 -2.58 -2.66 -2.70 -2.68 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Minerals Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Minerals Technologies'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.


Minerals Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Minerals Technologies 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 Minerals Technologies 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 * 1.0314+0.528 * 0.9039+0.404 * 0.9958+0.892 * 0.9745+0.115 * 1.0428
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0407+4.679 * -0.018396-0.327 * 0.9781
=-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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €368 Mil.
Revenue was 494.786 + 472.755 + 502.775 + 491.74 = €1,962 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.729 + 121.815 + 133.683 + 125.028 = €507 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,080 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €945 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €194 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €380 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €916 Mil.
Net Income was 51.57 + 42.077 + 18.301 + 42.964 = €155 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.449 + -5.136 + -4.924 + -2.116 = €-5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 67.232 + 54.06 + 46.543 + 51.428 = €219 Mil.
Total Receivables was €366 Mil.
Revenue was 480.966 + 513.289 + 509.035 + 510.057 = €2,013 Mil.
Gross Profit was 114.9 + 124.715 + 118.144 + 112.734 = €470 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,008 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,069 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €905 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €191 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €419 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €835 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)
=(367.866 / 1962.056) / (365.975 / 2013.347)
=0.18749 / 0.181774
=1.0314

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)
=(470.493 / 2013.347) / (507.255 / 1962.056)
=0.233687 / 0.258532
=0.9039

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 - (1080.105 + 945.164) / 3241.175) / (1 - (1007.783 + 904.896) / 3068.832)
=0.375144 / 0.37674
=0.9958

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
=1962.056 / 2013.347
=0.9745

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))
=(88.145 / (88.145 + 904.896)) / (87.936 / (87.936 + 945.164))
=0.088763 / 0.085119
=1.0428

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)
=(193.84 / 1962.056) / (191.119 / 2013.347)
=0.098794 / 0.094926
=1.0407

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)
=((916.418 + 379.804) / 3241.175) / ((835.479 + 419.344) / 3068.832)
=0.399923 / 0.408893
=0.9781

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
=(154.912 - -4.727 - 219.263) / 3241.175
=-0.018396

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.

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


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Minerals Technologies Business Description

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Address
622 Third Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017-6707
Minerals Technologies Inc mines, produces, and sells mineral-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments: The Consumer & Specialties segment that derives maximum revenue, serves consumer end markets directly with mineral-to-market finished products and also provides specialty mineral-based solutions and technologies that are an essential component of our customers' finished products. The Engineered Solutions segment serves industrial end markets with engineered systems, mineral blends, and technologies that are designed to improve our customers' manufacturing processes and projects. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.

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