GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Banks » Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc (NAS:FMAO) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (Farmers & Merchants Bancorp) Beneish M-Score

: -2.78 (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 2017. Start your Free Trial

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FMAO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.31   Med: -2.4   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp was -2.13. The lowest was -6.31. And the median was -2.40.


Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 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 Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0052+0.892 * 0.9435+0.115 * 0.8853
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2613+4.679 * 0.000195-0.327 * 1.5933
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 23.111 + 22.637 + 23.707 + 25.236 = $94.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.111 + 22.637 + 23.707 + 25.236 = $94.69 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $502.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,283.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $35.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $300.45 Mil.
Net Income was 5.543 + 4.777 + 6.001 + 6.466 = $22.79 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.582 + 4.799 + 3.69 + 3.075 = $22.15 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 26.126 + 25.735 + 24.906 + 23.599 = $100.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.126 + 25.735 + 24.906 + 23.599 = $100.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $478.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,015.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $41.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $172.07 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)
=(0 / 94.691) / (0 / 100.366)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(100.366 / 100.366) / (94.691 / 94.691)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (502.135 + 35.798) / 3283.229) / (1 - (478.316 + 28.659) / 3015.351)
=0.836157 / 0.831869
=1.0052

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
=94.691 / 100.366
=0.9435

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))
=(4.018 / (4.018 + 28.659)) / (5.774 / (5.774 + 35.798))
=0.122961 / 0.138892
=0.8853

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)
=(49.661 / 94.691) / (41.731 / 100.366)
=0.524453 / 0.415788
=1.2613

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)
=((300.452 + 2.974) / 3283.229) / ((172.071 + 2.832) / 3015.351)
=0.092417 / 0.058004
=1.5933

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
=(22.787 - 0 - 22.146) / 3283.229
=0.000195

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.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (Farmers & Merchants Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
307 North Defiance Street, Archbold, OH, USA, 43502
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc is a holding company for Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California. It engages in general commercial banking business. Its activities include commercial, agricultural and residential mortgages as well as consumer and credit card lending activities. The interest received on lending to the commercial and retail market forms the basis of the bank's primary revenue.
Executives
Eugene N Burkholder director 12730 US HIGHWAY 20A, WAUSEON OH 43567
Steven J Planson director 22199 COUNTY ROAD F, STRYKER OH 43557
David P Vernon director 307 N DEFIANCE ST, ARCHBOLD OH 43502
Jo Ellen Hornish director 24880 BANNER SCHOOL RD, DEFIANCE OH 43512
Andrew J Briggs director 307 N DEFIANCE STREET, ARCHBOLD OH 43502
Simon R. Frank director 307 N. DEFIANCE STREET, ARCHBOLD OH 43502
Lori Ann Johnston director 307 N DEFIANCE STREET, ARCHBOLD OH 43502
Lars B Eller officer: President & CEO 214 CALEB STREET, WEST CHESTER PA 19382
Paul S Siebenmorgen officer: Sr. Executive VP
Anthony Rupp director 203 N. DEFIANCE ST., ARCHBOLD OH 43502
Jackson Jack Cornelius director 105 S MAIN STREET, BRYAN OH 43506
Marcia Sloan Latta director 1528 MUIRFIELD DR, BOWLING GREEN OH 43402
Katrina L Degroff officer: Sr. Vice President 6085 COUNTY RD 13, WAUSEON OH 43567
Phillip P Lucas officer: Sr. Vice President 5047 STONESPRING CRT, ANDERSON IN 46012
Benet S Rupp officer: Sr. Vice President 3963 TIMBER VALLEY DR, MAUMEE OH 4337