Generac Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Generac Holdings'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.
Generac Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart
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Generac Holdings Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Generac Holdings's Beneish M-Score
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Generac Holdings'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.
Generac Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Generac Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Generac Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Generac Holdings 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 Generac Holdings 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 * 1.0668 | + | 0.528 * 0.8754 | + | 0.404 * 0.9642 | + | 0.892 * 1.0679 | + | 0.115 * 1.0318 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.0832 | + | 4.679 * -0.074071 | - | 0.327 * 0.9563 |
| = | -2.78 |
* 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 $612 Mil.
Revenue was 1234.801 + 1173.563 + 998.197 + 889.273 = $4,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 501.417 + 472.269 + 375.561 + 316.379 = $1,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,032 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $858 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $172 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $812 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,033 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,352 Mil.
Net Income was 128.853 + 113.742 + 59.115 + 23.546 = $325 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -33.129 + 1.517 + -1.226 + -4.753 = $-38 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 339.454 + 212.285 + 77.664 + 111.898 = $741 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $537 Mil.
Revenue was 1063.67 + 1070.667 + 1000.42 + 887.91 = $4,023 Mil.
Gross Profit was 388.724 + 375.787 + 328.421 + 272.499 = $1,365 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,998 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,093 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $802 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $702 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $881 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,606 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (612.107 / 4295.834) | / | (537.316 / 4022.667) |
| = | 0.142489 | / | 0.133572 |
| | = | 1.0668 |
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) |
| = | (1365.431 / 4022.667) | / | (1665.626 / 4295.834) |
| = | 0.339434 | / | 0.387731 |
| | = | 0.8754 |
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 - (2032.17 + 858.246) / 5109.331) | / | (1 - (1997.692 + 801.628) / 5093.312) |
| = | 0.434287 | / | 0.450393 |
| | = | 0.9642 |
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 |
| = | 4295.834 | / | 4022.667 |
| | = | 1.0679 |
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)) |
| = | (166.602 / (166.602 + 801.628)) | / | (171.768 / (171.768 + 858.246)) |
| = | 0.172069 | / | 0.166763 |
| | = | 1.0318 |
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) |
| = | (811.541 / 4295.834) | / | (701.595 / 4022.667) |
| = | 0.188913 | / | 0.17441 |
| | = | 1.0832 |
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) |
| = | ((1352.291 + 1033.152) / 5109.331) | / | ((1605.902 + 880.771) / 5093.312) |
| = | 0.46688 | / | 0.488223 |
| | = | 0.9563 |
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 |
| = | (325.256 - -37.591 | - | 741.301) | / | 5109.331 |
| | = | -0.074071 |
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.
Generac Holdings has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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