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Thermon Group Holdings (Thermon Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Thermon Group Holdings 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

THR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Thermon Group Holdings was -2.06. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.45.


Thermon Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thermon Group Holdings'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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Thermon Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Thermon Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.23 -3.12 -2.61 -2.22 -2.63

Thermon Group Holdings 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 -2.56 -2.63 -2.48 -2.37 -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Thermon Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Thermon Group Holdings'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.


Thermon Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Thermon Group Holdings 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 Thermon Group Holdings 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 * 1.1025+0.528 * 0.9647+0.404 * 1.0245+0.892 * 1.1635+0.115 * 1.2062
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9979+4.679 * -0.00432-0.327 * 1.1797
=-2.30

* 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 $141.7 Mil.
Revenue was 136.427 + 123.659 + 106.889 + 122.481 = $489.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 57.41 + 54.458 + 47.309 + 51.524 = $210.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $309.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $805.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $82.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $125.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $139.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $177.3 Mil.
Net Income was 15.837 + 14.73 + 10.938 + 7.701 = $49.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.683 + -0.571 + -0.24 + -0.519 = $-2.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.328 + 3.392 + 0.868 + 26.109 = $54.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $110.4 Mil.
Revenue was 122.11 + 100.557 + 95.442 + 102.584 = $420.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.45 + 45.926 + 37.225 + 41.112 = $174.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $253.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $650.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $71.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $108.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $109.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $107.2 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)
=(141.669 / 489.456) / (110.446 / 420.693)
=0.289442 / 0.262533
=1.1025

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)
=(174.713 / 420.693) / (210.701 / 489.456)
=0.415298 / 0.43048
=0.9647

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 - (309.727 + 82.414) / 805.088) / (1 - (253.208 + 71.416) / 650.095)
=0.512922 / 0.500651
=1.0245

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
=489.456 / 420.693
=1.1635

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))
=(19.413 / (19.413 + 71.416)) / (17.749 / (17.749 + 82.414))
=0.213731 / 0.177201
=1.2062

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)
=(125.922 / 489.456) / (108.454 / 420.693)
=0.257269 / 0.257798
=0.9979

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)
=((177.322 + 139.739) / 805.088) / ((107.216 + 109.812) / 650.095)
=0.393822 / 0.33384
=1.1797

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
=(49.206 - -2.013 - 54.697) / 805.088
=-0.00432

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.

Thermon Group Holdings has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Thermon Group Holdings (Thermon Group Holdings) Business Description

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Address
7171 Southwest Parkway, Building 300, Suite 200, Austin, TX, USA, 78735
Thermon Group Holdings Inc is a United States-based company that provides engineered thermal solutions for process industries. The company's product portfolio comprises electric heat tracing cables, steam tracing components, tubing bundles, and instrument and control products, as well as complementary product lines. It also provides turnkey services and design and engineering services. The company's customers include large engineering, procurement, and construction companies; oil and gas companies; commercial subcontractors; electrical component distributors; and others. The company has a presence, with the United States, Canada, and Europe being its top three markets and contributing the majority of its sales.
Executives
Kevin J Mcginty director 6688 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1170, DALLAS TX 75206
Nesser John T Iii director 777 N ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77079
Kevin Fox officer: VP - Corporate Development 7171 SOUTHWEST PKWY, BLD. 300 STE. 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
Candace Harris-peterson officer: VP, Human Resources 7171 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 300, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
Angela Strzelecki director INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bruce Thames officer: Executive VP and COO 100 THERMON DRIVE, SAN MARCOS TX 78666
Kuahara Roberto officer: SVP, Operations 7171 SOUTHWEST PKWY, BLD. 300, STE. 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
Van Der Salm Johannes Rene officer: SVP-Global Operations 100 THERMON DRIVE, SAN MARCOS TX 78666
Michael W Press director P O BOX 327, GATES MILLS OH 44040
James Pribble officer: SVP, Thermon Heating Systems 7171 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 300, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
John U Clarke director PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION, FOUR RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, STE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Roger L Fix director
Tarkington Ryan officer: General Counsel & Corp. Sec. 7171 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 300, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
David Buntin officer: SVP, Thermon Heat Tracing 7171 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 300, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78735
Mark John Roberts officer: SVP, Global Engineering 7171 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 300, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78735