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Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Compass Minerals International 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CMP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.79   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compass Minerals International was -1.30. The lowest was -3.79. And the median was -2.66.


Compass Minerals International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compass Minerals International'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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Compass Minerals International Beneish M-Score Chart

Compass Minerals International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.92 -2.96 -3.79 - -2.92

Compass Minerals International 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 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 -2.76 -3.15 -2.77 -2.92 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Compass Minerals International's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Compass Minerals International'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.


Compass Minerals International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Compass Minerals International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Compass Minerals International 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 Compass Minerals International 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 * 0.8834+0.528 * 0.8328+0.404 * 1.1995+0.892 * 0.9439+0.115 * 1.1144
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0744+4.679 * -0.016396-0.327 * 1.0354
=-2.73

* 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 $169 Mil.
Revenue was 341.7 + 233.6 + 207.6 + 411.1 = $1,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.6 + 44.1 + 34.6 + 85.2 = $235 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $628 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,805 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $803 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $158 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $204 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $909 Mil.
Net Income was -75.1 + -2.5 + 39.9 + -21.6 = $-59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -77.4 + -0.8 + 10.4 + -2.1 = $-70 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -65.6 + -13.4 + -22.6 + 141.8 = $40 Mil.
Total Receivables was $202 Mil.
Revenue was 352.4 + 249.4 + 214.7 + 448.5 = $1,265 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70 + 38.4 + 33.9 + 64.6 = $207 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $685 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,765 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $775 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $156 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $219 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $832 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)
=(168.6 / 1194) / (202.2 / 1265)
=0.141206 / 0.159842
=0.8834

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)
=(206.9 / 1265) / (234.5 / 1194)
=0.163557 / 0.196399
=0.8328

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 - (627.8 + 802.996) / 1805.3) / (1 - (684.7 + 774.8) / 1764.7)
=0.207447 / 0.172947
=1.1995

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
=1194 / 1265
=0.9439

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))
=(109.3 / (109.3 + 774.8)) / (100.2 / (100.2 + 802.996))
=0.123629 / 0.110939
=1.1144

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)
=(158.4 / 1194) / (156.2 / 1265)
=0.132663 / 0.123478
=1.0744

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)
=((908.7 + 204.3) / 1805.3) / ((832.1 + 218.7) / 1764.7)
=0.616518 / 0.595455
=1.0354

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
=(-59.3 - -69.9 - 40.2) / 1805.3
=-0.016396

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.

Compass Minerals International has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9900 West 109th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66210
Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom and a salt brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash. Compass also sells fire retardants, with its magnesium chloride-based products used to combat forest fires.
Executives
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
James D. Standen officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer 9900 W. 109 STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jill V Gardiner director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Shane T Wagnon director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jon A Chisholm director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Km&t Investment Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 4111 E 37TH ST N, WICHITA KS 67220
Koch Industries Inc director, 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Melissa M Miller director 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Kevin S Crutchfield director, officer: President and CEO ONE ALPHA PLACE, P.O. BOX 2345, ABINGDON VA 24212
Mary L Frontczak officer: Chief Legal Officer 9900 W 109TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Lori A Walker director
Amy Yoder director C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard P Dealy director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Edward C Dowling director 19 NEDS POINT ROAD, MATTAPOISETT MA 02739
Teresa D Cook officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210

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