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The Middleby (The Middleby) Beneish M-Score

: -2.53 (As of Today)
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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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIDD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.36   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Middleby was -2.11. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.36.


The Middleby Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Middleby'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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The Middleby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.86 -2.11 -2.28 -2.53

The Middleby 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.39 -2.38 -2.43 -2.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, The Middleby'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.


The Middleby Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



The Middleby 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 The Middleby 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 * 1.0204+0.528 * 0.9438+0.404 * 0.9964+0.892 * 1.0009+0.115 * 1.152
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0112+4.679 * -0.019032-0.327 * 0.8776
=-2.53

* 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 $645 Mil.
Revenue was 1008.576 + 980.651 + 1039.982 + 1007.396 = $4,037 Mil.
Gross Profit was 386.769 + 375.322 + 393.236 + 378.735 = $1,534 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,966 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,907 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $511 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $807 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $851 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,380 Mil.
Net Income was 76.293 + 108.65 + 116.85 + 99.089 = $401 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -82.121 + -5.52 + -4.618 + -4.202 = $-96 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 255.687 + 219.153 + 61.948 + 92.002 = $629 Mil.
Total Receivables was $631 Mil.
Revenue was 1031.705 + 992.871 + 1013.601 + 994.676 = $4,033 Mil.
Gross Profit was 390.07 + 365.232 + 360.742 + 330.51 = $1,447 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,006 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,875 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $444 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $138 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $797 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $988 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,677 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)
=(644.576 / 4036.605) / (631.134 / 4032.853)
=0.159683 / 0.156498
=1.0204

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)
=(1446.554 / 4032.853) / (1534.062 / 4036.605)
=0.358692 / 0.380038
=0.9438

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 - (1965.859 + 510.898) / 6906.692) / (1 - (2005.996 + 443.528) / 6874.866)
=0.641398 / 0.643699
=0.9964

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
=4036.605 / 4032.853
=1.0009

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))
=(138.061 / (138.061 + 443.528)) / (132.604 / (132.604 + 510.898))
=0.237386 / 0.206066
=1.152

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)
=(806.946 / 4036.605) / (797.234 / 4032.853)
=0.199907 / 0.197685
=1.0112

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)
=((2380.373 + 851.094) / 6906.692) / ((2676.741 + 988.284) / 6874.866)
=0.467875 / 0.533105
=0.8776

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
=(400.882 - -96.461 - 628.79) / 6906.692
=-0.019032

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.

The Middleby has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Middleby (The Middleby) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, IL, USA, 60120
The Middleby Corp is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and service of a broad line of foodservice equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and premium kitchen equipment including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation, dishwashers and outdoor cooking equipment primarily used in the residential market. The company conducts its business through three principal business segments namely the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, the Food Processing Equipment Group and the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. The firm derives majority revenue from Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment.
Executives
Chapin Sarah Palisi director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Pool Iii James K officer: Chief Technology and* 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert A Nerbonne director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Miller John R Iii director C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Matthew R Fuchsen officer: Chief Development Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Brittany C Cerwin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Cathy L Mccarthy director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Nassem Ziyad director C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Timothy John Fitzgerald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MIDDLEBY CORPORATON, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Steve Spittle officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Bryan E. Mittelman officer: Chief Accounting Officer THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Martin M Lindsay officer: Treasurer C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Gordon Obrien director 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 60120
Robert B Lamb director C/O THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION, 1400 TOASTMASTER DR, ELGIN IL 60120
Selim A Bassoul director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MIDDLEBY CORP, 1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE, ELGIN IL 8477413300