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Olympic Steel (Olympic Steel) Beneish M-Score

: -2.71 (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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ZEUS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.78   Med: -2.58   Max: -0.67
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Olympic Steel was -0.67. The lowest was -3.78. And the median was -2.58.


Olympic Steel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Olympic Steel'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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Olympic Steel 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 -3.36 -2.74 -0.67 -2.93 -2.71

Olympic Steel 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 -2.93 -2.72 -2.82 -2.80 -2.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Olympic Steel'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.


Olympic Steel Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Olympic Steel's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Olympic Steel 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 Olympic Steel 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 * 1.0316+0.528 * 0.8654+0.404 * 2.5616+0.892 * 0.843+0.115 * 0.9359
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2865+4.679 * -0.132562-0.327 * 1.0199
=-2.71

* 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 $191 Mil.
Revenue was 489.408 + 526.411 + 569.268 + 573.076 = $2,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was 113.733 + 111.931 + 127.396 + 120.44 = $474 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $603 Mil.
Total Assets was $985 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $247 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $180 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $217 Mil.
Net Income was 7.408 + 12.23 + 15.019 + 9.872 = $45 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.011 + -0.028 + -0.028 + -0.011 = $-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 54.16 + 41.803 + 26.756 + 52.44 = $175 Mil.
Total Receivables was $220 Mil.
Revenue was 520.044 + 634.437 + 709.176 + 696.333 = $2,560 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.233 + 106.971 + 148.63 + 141.226 = $486 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $658 Mil.
Total Assets was $892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $177 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $165 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $188 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)
=(191.149 / 2158.163) / (219.789 / 2559.99)
=0.08857 / 0.085855
=1.0316

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)
=(486.06 / 2559.99) / (473.5 / 2158.163)
=0.189868 / 0.2194
=0.8654

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 - (603.169 + 220.488) / 984.835) / (1 - (658.106 + 176.556) / 891.627)
=0.16366 / 0.063889
=2.5616

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
=2158.163 / 2559.99
=0.843

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))
=(20.206 / (20.206 + 176.556)) / (27.176 / (27.176 + 220.488))
=0.102693 / 0.109729
=0.9359

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)
=(247.174 / 2158.163) / (227.907 / 2559.99)
=0.11453 / 0.089027
=1.2865

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)
=((217.459 + 180.237) / 984.835) / ((188.313 + 164.702) / 891.627)
=0.40382 / 0.395922
=1.0199

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
=(44.529 - -0.078 - 175.159) / 984.835
=-0.132562

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.

Olympic Steel has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Olympic Steel (Olympic Steel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22901 Millcreek Boulevard, Suite 650, Highland Hills, OH, USA, 44122
Olympic Steel Inc provides metals processing and distribution services in the United States. The company operates in three reportable segments; specialty metals flat products, carbon flat products, and tubular and pipe products. It specializes in the processing and distribution of large volumes of carbon, aluminum, and stainless steel flat-rolled sheet, coils, plates, bars, and fabricated parts. The group serves various industries such as industrial machinery and equipment manufacturers, automobile manufacturers and suppliers, and transportation equipment manufacturers. The company generates majority of the revenue from carbon flat products.
Executives
Dirk A Kempthorne director 1735 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael D Siegal director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO 5080 RICHMOND ROAD, CLEVELAND OH 44146-1392
David A Wolfort director, officer: President and COO
Richard T Marabito officer: Chief Financial Officer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Andrew S Greiff officer: EVP and COO 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Richard P Stovsky director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Arthur F Anton director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Richard A Manson officer: Vice President and Treasurer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Lisa K Christen officer: See Remarks C/O/ OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREED BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Vanessa Whiting director C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., SUITE 650, HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Della Ratta Ralph M Jr director 1690 CHAGRIN RIVER ROAD, GATES MILLS OH 44040
Idalene Fay Kesner director 101 OAKLEY STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47710
Michael G Rippey director C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Howard Goldstein director 5096 RICHMOND RD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146
Mcneeley Donald R. Jr. director, officer: Subsidiary Officer 5096 RICHMOND ROAD, BEDFORD HEIGHTS OH 44146