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Steris (Steris) Beneish M-Score

: -2.45 (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 -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.9
Current: -2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Steris was -1.90. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.60.


Steris Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steris'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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Steris Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.61 -2.64 -2.40 -2.41

Steris 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 -2.59 -2.41 -2.41 -2.40 -2.45

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Steris'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.


Steris Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Steris's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Steris 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 Steris 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 * 1.0366+0.528 * 1.0276+0.404 * 0.9731+0.892 * 1.1304+0.115 * 1.1742
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8969+4.679 * -0.0321-0.327 * 1.0289
=-2.45

* 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 $964 Mil.
Revenue was 1395.645 + 1342.36 + 1284.542 + 1384.837 = $5,407 Mil.
Gross Profit was 602.593 + 593.529 + 573.461 + 588.062 = $2,358 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,219 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,435 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,040 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $573 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,436 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,394 Mil.
Net Income was 140.743 + 115.319 + 123.554 + 187.225 = $567 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.006 + 0.023 + -0.019 + -0.358 = $-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 291.243 + 146.095 + 281.129 + 215.799 = $934 Mil.
Total Receivables was $823 Mil.
Revenue was 1215.994 + 1200.517 + 1156.491 + 1210.686 = $4,784 Mil.
Gross Profit was 521.497 + 532.335 + 517.798 + 571.622 = $2,143 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,977 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,800 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,858 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $645 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,417 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,158 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)
=(964.022 / 5407.384) / (822.758 / 4783.688)
=0.178279 / 0.171992
=1.0366

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)
=(2143.252 / 4783.688) / (2357.645 / 5407.384)
=0.448033 / 0.436005
=1.0276

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 - (2218.953 + 2039.897) / 11435.155) / (1 - (1976.626 + 1858.477) / 10799.924)
=0.627565 / 0.644895
=0.9731

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
=5407.384 / 4783.688
=1.1304

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))
=(644.524 / (644.524 + 1858.477)) / (573.01 / (573.01 + 2039.897))
=0.2575 / 0.2193
=1.1742

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)
=(1436.141 / 5407.384) / (1416.598 / 4783.688)
=0.265589 / 0.296131
=0.8969

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)
=((3393.902 + 913.694) / 11435.155) / ((3157.553 + 796.457) / 10799.924)
=0.376698 / 0.366115
=1.0289

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
=(566.841 - -0.36 - 934.266) / 11435.155
=-0.0321

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.

Steris has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Steris (Steris) Business Description

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Address
5960 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH, USA, 44060
Steris is an Ireland-domiciled medical device company focused on sterilization services and infection prevention. The company is the global leader in contract sterilization services, ensuring the safe delivery of single-use and implantable medical equipment to hospitals around the world. Additionally, Steris sells sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, and other decontamination equipment and supplies for use by care provider facilities and in biopharma manufacturing sites. Domiciled in the United States before its 2015 inversion to Ireland, the firm continues to derive roughly 70% of revenue from its U.S. operations, 10% from the United Kingdom, and the remaining 20% from other international regions.
Executives
Richard C Breeden director 100 SOUTH WACKER, SUITE 1800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Cynthia L Feldmann director 17 WINTHROP ROAD, WAYLAND MA 01778
Jacqueline B Kosecoff director 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Mohsen Sohi director C/O STERIS CORPORATION, 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Esther M. Alegria director 2642 MICHELLE DRIVE, SUITE 200, TUSTIN CA 92780
Cary L Majors officer: VP, N America Com Operations 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
John Adam Zangerle director, officer: Sr. VP, Gen Counsel, and Sec. 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Michael J Tokich director, officer: Sr. Vice Pres., CFO C/O STERIS CORP, 5960 HEISLEY RD, MENTOR OH 44060
Karen L Burton officer: VP, Controller & CAO 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Renato Tamaro officer: V.P. & Corporate Treasurer 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Andrew Xilas officer: SVP and GM, Dental 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Paul Edward Martin director C/O UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Julia Madsen officer: Senior VP, Life Sciences 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
David B Lewis director
Rosebrough Walter M Jr officer: President & CEO 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060