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Hillenbrand (Hillenbrand) Beneish M-Score : -2.04 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Hillenbrand 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 -2.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.61
Current: -2.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hillenbrand was -1.61. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.58.


Hillenbrand Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hillenbrand'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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Hillenbrand Beneish M-Score Chart

Hillenbrand Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.55 -2.57 -2.28 -1.78

Hillenbrand 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 -2.09 -1.69 -1.83 -1.78 -2.04

Competitive Comparison of Hillenbrand's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Hillenbrand'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.


Hillenbrand's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Hillenbrand 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 Hillenbrand 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 * 0.8756+0.528 * 0.9715+0.404 * 1.1342+0.892 * 1.2239+0.115 * 0.9238
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.062615-0.327 * 0.904
=-2.04

* 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 $640 Mil.
Revenue was 773.3 + 762.8 + 716.6 + 690.9 = $2,944 Mil.
Gross Profit was 251 + 267.5 + 246.9 + 229.3 = $995 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,578 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,585 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $453 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,231 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,114 Mil.
Net Income was 17.2 + 18.2 + 43.3 + 462.7 = $541 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 1.2 + 1.9 = $3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -24 + 73.4 + 88.9 + 50.3 = $189 Mil.
Total Receivables was $597 Mil.
Revenue was 655.7 + 603.9 + 579.8 + 565.7 = $2,405 Mil.
Gross Profit was 207.6 + 202.3 + 191 + 188.7 = $790 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,753 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,886 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $391 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,264 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,973 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)
=(639.7 / 2943.6) / (596.9 / 2405.1)
=0.217319 / 0.248181
=0.8756

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)
=(789.6 / 2405.1) / (994.7 / 2943.6)
=0.328302 / 0.33792
=0.9715

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 - (1577.5 + 453.4) / 5584.9) / (1 - (1753.3 + 391.2) / 4885.9)
=0.636359 / 0.561084
=1.1342

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
=2943.6 / 2405.1
=1.2239

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))
=(104 / (104 + 391.2)) / (133.4 / (133.4 + 453.4))
=0.210016 / 0.227335
=0.9238

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)
=(8.3 / 2943.6) / (0 / 2405.1)
=0.00282 / 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)
=((2113.5 + 1230.8) / 5584.9) / ((1972.7 + 1263.9) / 4885.9)
=0.598811 / 0.662437
=0.904

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
=(541.4 - 3.1 - 188.6) / 5584.9
=0.062615

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.

Hillenbrand has a M-score of -2.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hillenbrand (Hillenbrand) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Batesville Boulevard, Batesville, IN, USA, 47006
Hillenbrand Inc is a U.S.-based company that operates through three segments. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, develops, manufactures, and services engineered industrial equipment. The Molding Technology Solutions segment offers engineered and customized systems in plastic technology and processing. Batesville designs provides, and markets funeral services and solutions.
Executives
Daniel C. Hillenbrand director ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Robert M Vanhimbergen officer: Sr VP, Chief Financial Officer ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Kimberly K Ryan officer: Senior Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Helen W Cornell director 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY, QUINCY IL 62305
Tamara Morytko officer: Sr. VP and President MTS 1250 NE LOOP 410, SUITE 1000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Carole Anne Phillips officer: See Remarks 6365 BIRDIE CIRCLE, GRAYLING MI 49738
J Michael Whitted officer: Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Ling An-heid officer: Senior Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BLVD., BATESVILLE IN 47006
Megan A Walke officer: VP, CAO ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Ulrich Bartel officer: Senior Vice President HILLENBRAND, INC., 1 BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Christopher H Trainor officer: Sr. Vice President ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Inderpreet Sawhney director HILLENBRAND, INC., 1 BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Neil S Novich director RYERSON LTULL INC, 2621 W 15TH PLACE, CHICAGO IL 60603
Bhavik N. Soni officer: VP & Chief Information Officer ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Michael D Prado officer: VP, Global Supply Management ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD, BATESVILLE IN 47006