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Eaton (MEX:ETN1) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of Jan. 19, 2025)


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What is Eaton 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:ETN1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eaton was -2.31. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.52.


Eaton Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eaton'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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Eaton Beneish M-Score Chart

Eaton 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 -2.78 -2.83 -2.43 -2.32 -2.53

Eaton Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.46 -2.53 -2.52 -2.50 -2.48

Competitive Comparison of Eaton's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Eaton'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.


Eaton's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Eaton 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 Eaton 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 * 1.1418+0.528 * 0.9373+0.404 * 0.9584+0.892 * 1.0846+0.115 * 1.2647
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0201+4.679 * -0.009546-0.327 * 1.015
=-2.35

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN96,207 Mil.
Revenue was 124934.954 + 116332.654 + 98631.544 + 101285.338 = MXN441,184 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48162.474 + 44151.448 + 36810.494 + 37937.444 = MXN167,062 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN239,277 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN772,569 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN89,158 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN16,441 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN72,185 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN156,361 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN184,282 Mil.
Net Income was 19867.513 + 18191.862 + 13625.525 + 16040.664 = MXN67,726 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 433.187 + 586.243 + 431.503 + 628.047 = MXN2,079 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 25774.603 + 17330.817 + 7883.221 + 22032.574 = MXN73,021 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN77,688 Mil.
Revenue was 102423.114 + 100566.117 + 98831.075 + 104966.464 = MXN406,787 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38251.898 + 36327.924 + 33959.1 + 35833.648 = MXN144,373 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN191,312 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN649,533 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN68,630 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN16,828 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN65,248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN131,739 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN150,430 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)
=(96206.806 / 441184.49) / (77688.281 / 406786.77)
=0.218065 / 0.19098
=1.1418

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)
=(144372.57 / 406786.77) / (167061.86 / 441184.49)
=0.35491 / 0.378667
=0.9373

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 - (239276.526 + 89157.678) / 772568.611) / (1 - (191311.746 + 68630.454) / 649533.25)
=0.57488 / 0.599802
=0.9584

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
=441184.49 / 406786.77
=1.0846

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))
=(16827.734 / (16827.734 + 68630.454)) / (16441.092 / (16441.092 + 89157.678))
=0.196912 / 0.155694
=1.2647

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)
=(72184.995 / 441184.49) / (65247.834 / 406786.77)
=0.163616 / 0.160398
=1.0201

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)
=((184281.518 + 156360.672) / 772568.611) / ((150429.595 + 131739.118) / 649533.25)
=0.440922 / 0.434418
=1.015

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
=(67725.564 - 2078.98 - 73021.215) / 772568.611
=-0.009546

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.

Eaton has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Eaton Business Description

Address
30 Pembroke Road, Eaton House, Dublin, IRL, D04 Y0C2
Founded in 1911 by Joseph Eaton, the eponymous company began by selling truck axles in New Jersey. Eaton has since become an industrial powerhouse largely through acquisitions in various end markets. Eaton's portfolio can broadly be divided into two parts: its electrical and industrial businesses. Its electrical portfolio (representing around 70% of company revenue) sells components within data centers, utilities, and commercial and residential buildings, while its industrial business (30% of revenue) sells components within commercial and passenger vehicles and aircraft. Eaton receives favorable tax treatment as a domiciliary of Ireland, but it generates over half of its revenue within the US.

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