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CSX (CSX) Beneish M-Score

: -2.60 (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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CSX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CSX was -1.99. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.66.


CSX Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CSX'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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CSX 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 -2.73 -2.70 -2.35 -2.52 -2.60

CSX 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 -2.52 - - - -2.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, CSX'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.


CSX Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



CSX 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 CSX 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 * 1.0751+0.528 * 1.0329+0.404 * 1.0703+0.892 * 0.9868+0.115 * 0.9516
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.044779-0.327 * 1.0279
=-2.60

* 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 $1,393 Mil.
Revenue was $14,657 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,527 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,384 Mil.
Total Assets was $42,408 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $35,433 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,611 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18,466 Mil.
Net Income was $3,715 Mil.
Gross Profit was $65 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $5,549 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,313 Mil.
Revenue was $14,853 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,785 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,849 Mil.
Total Assets was $41,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $34,747 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,500 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,471 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18,384 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)
=(1393 / 14657) / (1313 / 14853)
=0.09504 / 0.0884
=1.0751

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)
=(5785 / 14853) / (5527 / 14657)
=0.389484 / 0.377089
=1.0329

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 - (3384 + 35433) / 42408) / (1 - (3849 + 34747) / 41912)
=0.084677 / 0.079118
=1.0703

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
=14657 / 14853
=0.9868

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))
=(1500 / (1500 + 34747)) / (1611 / (1611 + 35433))
=0.041383 / 0.043489
=0.9516

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 / 14657) / (0 / 14853)
=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)
=((18466 + 3224) / 42408) / ((18384 + 2471) / 41912)
=0.51146 / 0.49759
=1.0279

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
=(3715 - 65 - 5549) / 42408
=-0.044779

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.

CSX has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


CSX (CSX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32202
Operating in the Eastern United States, Class I railroad CSX generated revenue near $14.8 billion in 2022. On its more than 21,000 miles of track, CSX hauls shipments of coal (16% of consolidated revenue), chemicals (17%), intermodal containers (16%), automotive cargo (7%), and a diverse mix of other bulk and industrial merchandise.
Executives
Michael A. Cory officer: EVP & COO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Joseph R Hinrichs director, officer: President & CEO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
John J Zillmer director ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
James L Wainscott director C/O AK STEEL HOLDING CORP, 9227 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE, WEST CHESTER OH 45069
Stephen Fortune officer: EVP - CD&TO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Nathan D Goldman officer: EVP & CLO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Angela C Williams officer: VP & Controller 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Mark Kenneth Wallace officer: EVP - Corporate Affairs 7550 OGDEN DALE ROAD S.E., CALGARY A0 T2C 4X9
Sean R. Pelkey officer: VP & Acting CFO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
David M Moffett director C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Diana B Sorfleet officer: EVP & CAO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Thomas Bostick director 20374 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY, GERMANTOWN MD 20876
Kevin S. Boone officer: VP & Interim CFO 500 WATER STREET, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
James M Foote officer: EVP & COO GATX CORP, 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Paul C Hilal director MANTLE RIDGE, L.P., 712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 17F, NEW YORK NY 10019

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