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Morgan Advanced Materials (Morgan Advanced Materials) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Morgan Advanced 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MCRUF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.72   Max: -2
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Morgan Advanced Materials was -2.00. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.72.


Morgan Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Advanced 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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Morgan Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Morgan Advanced Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -3.32 -2.51 -2.00 -2.69

Morgan Advanced Materials Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.51 - -2.00 - -2.69

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Advanced Materials's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Morgan Advanced 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.


Morgan Advanced Materials's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Morgan Advanced Materials's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Morgan Advanced 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 Morgan Advanced 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 * 0.944+0.528 * 0.9974+0.404 * 0.9856+0.892 * 1.0417+0.115 * 1.0239
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.030448-0.327 * 1.0501
=-2.66

* 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 $243 Mil.
Revenue was $1,411 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,028 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $625 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,297 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $412 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $303 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $437 Mil.
Net Income was $60 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $99 Mil.
Total Receivables was $247 Mil.
Revenue was $1,355 Mil.
Gross Profit was $984 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $604 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $386 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $345 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $330 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)
=(242.532 / 1411.013) / (246.65 / 1354.568)
=0.171885 / 0.182088
=0.944

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)
=(984.166 / 1354.568) / (1027.848 / 1411.013)
=0.726553 / 0.728447
=0.9974

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 - (625.19 + 411.899) / 1297.089) / (1 - (604.141 + 385.871) / 1242.753)
=0.200449 / 0.203372
=0.9856

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
=1411.013 / 1354.568
=1.0417

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))
=(52.132 / (52.132 + 385.871)) / (54.177 / (54.177 + 411.899))
=0.119022 / 0.116241
=1.0239

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)
=(0 / 1411.013) / (0 / 1354.568)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((437.089 + 303.165) / 1297.089) / ((330.207 + 345.189) / 1242.753)
=0.570704 / 0.543468
=1.0501

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
=(59.873 - 0 - 99.367) / 1297.089
=-0.030448

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.

Morgan Advanced Materials has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Morgan Advanced Materials (Morgan Advanced Materials) Business Description

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Morgan Advanced Materials PLC is a U.K.-based company that manufactures a wide array of specialized and high-specification materials. The company's product line includes high-temperature insulation products used to reduce energy consumption, electrical carbon, linear and rotary transfer systems used for transferring electrical energy in motor and generator applications, seals and bearings, ceramic cores, piezoelectric sensors and transducers, crucibles, and others. The company's customers come from sectors including healthcare, petrochemical, transportation, electronics, energy, security and defense, and other industrial applications. Morgan Advanced Materials has a global presence, with the United States being the largest markets for the company.