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Titan Machinery (Titan Machinery) Beneish M-Score : -1.55 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Titan Machinery 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.55 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TITN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.72   Max: -1.55
Current: -1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Titan Machinery was -1.55. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.72.


Titan Machinery Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Titan Machinery'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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Titan Machinery Beneish M-Score Chart

Titan Machinery Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -3.22 -2.49 -1.72 -1.55

Titan Machinery Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -1.72 - - - -1.55

Competitive Comparison of Titan Machinery's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Titan Machinery'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.


Titan Machinery's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

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

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



Titan Machinery 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 Titan Machinery 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 * 1.284+0.528 * 1.0335+0.404 * 1.3888+0.892 * 1.2486+0.115 * 1.051
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.072642-0.327 * 1.2276
=-1.55

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $154 Mil.
Revenue was $2,758 Mil.
Gross Profit was $531 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,519 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,992 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,152 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $157 Mil.
Net Income was $112 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-32 Mil.
Total Receivables was $96 Mil.
Revenue was $2,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was $440 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $869 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,189 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $498 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $138 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)
=(153.657 / 2758.445) / (95.844 / 2209.306)
=0.055704 / 0.043382
=1.284

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)
=(439.839 / 2209.306) / (531.354 / 2758.445)
=0.199085 / 0.192628
=1.0335

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 - (1519.015 + 353.473) / 1992.261) / (1 - (869.25 + 267.988) / 1188.695)
=0.060119 / 0.043289
=1.3888

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
=2758.445 / 2209.306
=1.2486

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))
=(25.197 / (25.197 + 267.988)) / (31.479 / (31.479 + 353.473))
=0.085942 / 0.081774
=1.051

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 / 2758.445) / (0 / 2209.306)
=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)
=((157.371 + 1152.401) / 1992.261) / ((138.463 + 498.151) / 1188.695)
=0.65743 / 0.535557
=1.2276

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
=(112.441 - 0 - -32.28) / 1992.261
=0.072642

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.

Titan Machinery has a M-score of -1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Titan Machinery (Titan Machinery) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
644 East Beaton Drive, West Fargo, ND, USA, 58078-2648
Titan Machinery Inc owns and operates a network of full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores. The company sells and repairs agricultural equipment, including machinery and attachments for large-scale farming and home and gardening purposes, as well as construction equipment. It operates through the following segments: The Agriculture segment sells, services, and rents machinery and related parts and attachments, for uses ranging from large-scale farming to home and garden use, The construction segment sells, services, and rents machinery, and related parts and attachments, for uses ranging from heavy construction to light industrial machinery use, and the International segment sells services, rents machinery, and related parts.
Executives
Stan K. Erickson director 10380 28TH AVENUE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441
Robert Larsen officer: Chief Financial Officer 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Frank Anglin director 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Tony Christianson director
David Joseph Meyer director, officer: Chairman and CEO 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Bryan J Knutson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O TITAN MACHINERY INC., 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Mark P. Kalvoda officer: Chief Financial Officer 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Bradley Crews director 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Christine E Hamilton director 225 S MAIN AVE, P O BOX 5000, SIOUX FALLS SD 57117
John W Henderson director 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Jody L Horner director C/O TITAN MACHINERY, 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Richard L Mack director 9590 SKY LANE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Theodore M Crosbie director 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
Peter J. Christianson director, officer: President and CFO 644 EAST BEATON DRIVE, WEST FARGO ND 58078
James Irwin director 10543 EAST MARK LANE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85262