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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Summit Materials 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SUM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Summit Materials was -2.01. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.65.


Summit Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summit Materials'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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Summit Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Summit Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -2.84 -2.65 -2.77 -2.85

Summit Materials 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 -2.77 -2.70 -2.60 -2.73 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Summit Materials's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Summit Materials'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.


Summit Materials's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Summit Materials 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 Summit Materials 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 * 1.0412+0.528 * 0.9313+0.404 * 0.8374+0.892 * 1.0858+0.115 * 1.0176
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0364+4.679 * -0.065061-0.327 * 1.2255
=-2.85

* 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 $298 Mil.
Revenue was 660.133 + 794.797 + 729.15 + 435.388 = $2,619 Mil.
Gross Profit was 187.324 + 251.638 + 236.747 + 81.351 = $757 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,732 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,150 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,013 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $227 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $212 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,317 Mil.
Net Income was 2.978 + 230.045 + 83.637 + -30.804 = $286 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 25.839 + 141.355 + 8.701 + 6.14 = $182 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 195.236 + 149.582 + 93.707 + 0.335 = $439 Mil.
Total Receivables was $263 Mil.
Revenue was 552.274 + 752.747 + 686.554 + 420.947 = $2,413 Mil.
Gross Profit was 161.618 + 217.811 + 202.349 + 67.567 = $649 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,018 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,852 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $213 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $189 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $256 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,524 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)
=(297.541 / 2619.468) / (263.179 / 2412.522)
=0.113588 / 0.109089
=1.0412

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)
=(649.345 / 2412.522) / (757.06 / 2619.468)
=0.269156 / 0.289013
=0.9313

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 - (1732.124 + 2013.373) / 5149.582) / (1 - (1018.376 + 1851.591) / 4255.692)
=0.27266 / 0.325617
=0.8374

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
=2619.468 / 2412.522
=1.0858

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))
=(212.501 / (212.501 + 1851.591)) / (226.614 / (226.614 + 2013.373))
=0.102951 / 0.101168
=1.0176

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)
=(212.433 / 2619.468) / (188.77 / 2412.522)
=0.081098 / 0.078246
=1.0364

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)
=((2316.869 + 322.965) / 5149.582) / ((1524.306 + 255.847) / 4255.692)
=0.512631 / 0.418299
=1.2255

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
=(285.856 - 182.035 - 438.86) / 5149.582
=-0.065061

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.

Summit Materials has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Business Description

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Address
1801 California Street, Suite 3500, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Summit Materials Inc is an aggregates supplier and cement producer in the United States. The company sells products that include aggregates, which it supplies across the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada, and cement, which it supplies to surrounding states along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana. In addition to supplying aggregates to customers, the company uses a portion of its materials internally to produce ready-mix concrete and asphalt paving mix, which may be sold externally or used in its paving and related services businesses. The company operates in 22 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada and has assets in 21 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada through their platforms.
Executives
Craig Scott Anderson officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3500, DENVER CO 80202
Christopher Burke Gaskill officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Kekin Ghelani officer: Chief Strategy&Growth Officer 1550 WYNKOOP, DENVER CO 80202
Anne K. Wade director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
John Raymond Murphy director 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Anne P Noonan director, officer: President & CEO 25435 HARVARD RD, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Tamla Oates-forney director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Deon Macmillan officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Karli S. Anderson officer: See Remarks 1660 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Howard L Lance director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Joseph S Cantie director C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Anne Lee Benedict officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Brian James Harris officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Mikel Shane Evans officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust 10 percent owner C/O SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, 6410 POPLAR AVE, SUITE 900, MEMPHIS TN 38119