Investors 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 Investors 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 * 0.9365 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 1.0202 | + | 0.892 * 1.0535 | + | 0.115 * 0.894 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.9748 | + | 4.679 * -0.006525 | - | 0.327 * 1.0089 |
| = | -2.52 |
* 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 (Dec21) TTM: | Last Year (Dec20) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $78.6 Mil.
Revenue was 216.402 + 210.554 + 207.784 + 200.738 = $835.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.402 + 210.554 + 207.784 + 200.738 = $835.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,760.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,806.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $328.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $48.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $310.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,298.6 Mil.
Net Income was 94.317 + 66.934 + 79.807 + 72.275 = $313.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 133.616 + 94.627 + 79.63 + 186.907 = $494.8 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $79.7 Mil.
Revenue was 211.457 + 201.548 + 192.127 + 187.943 = $793.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 211.457 + 201.548 + 192.127 + 187.943 = $793.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,008.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $26,023.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $339.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $302.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,059.8 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (78.636 / 835.478) | / | (79.705 / 793.075) |
| = | 0.094121 | / | 0.100501 |
| | = | 0.9365 |
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) |
| = | (793.075 / 793.075) | / | (835.478 / 835.478) |
| = | 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 - (2760.166 + 328.891) / 27806.618) | / | (1 - (3008.574 + 339.644) / 26023.159) |
| = | 0.888909 | / | 0.871337 |
| | = | 1.0202 |
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 |
| = | 835.478 | / | 793.075 |
| | = | 1.0535 |
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)) |
| = | (44.372 / (44.372 + 339.644)) | / | (48.818 / (48.818 + 328.891)) |
| = | 0.115547 | / | 0.129248 |
| | = | 0.894 |
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) |
| = | (310.794 / 835.478) | / | (302.632 / 793.075) |
| = | 0.371995 | / | 0.381593 |
| | = | 0.9748 |
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) |
| = | ((3298.599 + 0) / 27806.618) | / | ((3059.835 + 0) / 26023.159) |
| = | 0.118626 | / | 0.117581 |
| | = | 1.0089 |
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 |
| = | (313.333 - 0 | - | 494.78) | / | 27806.618 |
| | = | -0.006525 |
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.
Investors Bancorp has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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