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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Beneish M-Score

: -2.57 (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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Curtiss-Wright was -2.38. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.56.


Curtiss-Wright Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curtiss-Wright'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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Curtiss-Wright 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 -2.56 -2.49 -2.55 -2.41 -2.57

Curtiss-Wright 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 -2.41 -2.43 -2.49 -2.51 -2.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Curtiss-Wright'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.


Curtiss-Wright Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Curtiss-Wright's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Curtiss-Wright 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 Curtiss-Wright 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 * 0.9103+0.528 * 0.9954+0.404 * 0.9602+0.892 * 1.1128+0.115 * 0.9355
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0018+4.679 * -0.026713-0.327 * 0.8788
=-2.57

* 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 $733 Mil.
Revenue was 785.791 + 724.326 + 704.396 + 630.86 = $2,845 Mil.
Gross Profit was 304.729 + 281.468 + 259.573 + 221.408 = $1,067 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,717 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,621 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $497 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $807 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,165 Mil.
Net Income was 119.886 + 96.778 + 80.999 + 56.846 = $355 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.117 + 7.023 + 7.954 + 7.767 = $30 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 282.372 + 146.364 + 110.952 + -91.599 = $448 Mil.
Total Receivables was $723 Mil.
Revenue was 757.665 + 630.542 + 609.357 + 559.461 = $2,557 Mil.
Gross Profit was 292.484 + 232.209 + 228.514 + 201.402 = $955 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,516 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,448 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $497 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $446 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $981 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,178 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)
=(732.678 / 2845.373) / (723.304 / 2557.025)
=0.257498 / 0.282869
=0.9103

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)
=(954.609 / 2557.025) / (1067.178 / 2845.373)
=0.373328 / 0.375057
=0.9954

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 - (1717.08 + 474.231) / 4620.969) / (1 - (1516.014 + 496.563) / 4448.303)
=0.52579 / 0.547563
=0.9602

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
=2845.373 / 2557.025
=1.1128

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))
=(112.027 / (112.027 + 496.563)) / (116.172 / (116.172 + 474.231))
=0.184076 / 0.196767
=0.9355

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)
=(496.812 / 2845.373) / (445.679 / 2557.025)
=0.174603 / 0.174296
=1.0018

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)
=((1164.57 + 806.544) / 4620.969) / ((1178.144 + 981.045) / 4448.303)
=0.426559 / 0.485396
=0.8788

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
=(354.509 - 29.861 - 448.089) / 4620.969
=-0.026713

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.

Curtiss-Wright has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Curtiss-Wright (Curtiss-Wright) Business Description

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Address
130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300, Davidson, NC, USA, 28036
Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivers engineered products and services to commercial, defence, power generation, and other industrial markets. It offers industrial vehicle components, control systems and weapons handling systems, pumps, valves, and other solutions. The diversified global company attempts to deliver products on high-performance platforms that require technical sophistication. It has three operating segments based on the markets serviced: Naval & Power which provides coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, secondary propulsion systems, pumps, pump seals, valves, control rod drive mechanisms, and fastening systems also generate the majority of revenue for the company; Its others segments are Aerospace & Industrial and Defense Electronics.
Executives
K Christopher Farkas officer: Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
John C Watts officer: Vice President Bus Dev & Strat C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Lynn J Bamford director, officer: President and CEO 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Robert J Freda officer: Vice President and Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Paul J Ferdenzi officer: Vice President - HR 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
David Charles Adams officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Gary A Ogilby officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Larry D Wyche director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
William F Moran director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Kevin Rayment officer: Vice President and COO C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Anthony J Moraco director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Tom P Quinly officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Harry Jakubowitz officer: Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
John B Nathman director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Glenda J Minor director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120