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SITE (SiteOne Landscape Supply) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is SiteOne Landscape Supply 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SITE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.63

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SiteOne Landscape Supply was -1.94. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.39.


SiteOne Landscape Supply Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SiteOne Landscape Supply'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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SiteOne Landscape Supply Beneish M-Score Chart

SiteOne Landscape Supply 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 -2.59 -2.17 -2.25 -2.64

SiteOne Landscape Supply Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.58 -2.64 -2.71 -2.53 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of SiteOne Landscape Supply's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, SiteOne Landscape Supply'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.


SiteOne Landscape Supply's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, SiteOne Landscape Supply's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SiteOne Landscape Supply 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 SiteOne Landscape Supply 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 * 1.0009+0.528 * 1.0068+0.404 * 0.9484+0.892 * 1.063+0.115 * 1.0306
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0365+4.679 * -0.041224-0.327 * 0.9693
=-2.63

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $579 Mil.
Revenue was 1208.8 + 1413.9 + 904.8 + 965 = $4,493 Mil.
Gross Profit was 411 + 510.3 + 301.2 + 326.6 = $1,549 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,641 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,146 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $708 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $138 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,353 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $649 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $844 Mil.
Net Income was 44.4 + 120.2 + -19.3 + -3.4 = $142 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 115.9 + 147.4 + -99.3 + 107.6 = $272 Mil.
Total Receivables was $544 Mil.
Revenue was 1145.1 + 1353.7 + 837.4 + 890 = $4,226 Mil.
Gross Profit was 388.1 + 489.4 + 287.1 + 302.6 = $1,467 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,574 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,990 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $125 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $655 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $809 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)
=(578.9 / 4492.5) / (544.1 / 4226.2)
=0.128859 / 0.128744
=1.0009

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)
=(1467.2 / 4226.2) / (1549.1 / 4492.5)
=0.347168 / 0.344819
=1.0068

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 - (1640.7 + 708.3) / 3146.2) / (1 - (1573.5 + 617.3) / 2989.5)
=0.253385 / 0.267168
=0.9484

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
=4492.5 / 4226.2
=1.063

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))
=(124.7 / (124.7 + 617.3)) / (138 / (138 + 708.3))
=0.168059 / 0.163063
=1.0306

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)
=(1353.4 / 4492.5) / (1228.4 / 4226.2)
=0.301258 / 0.290663
=1.0365

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)
=((844.2 + 649) / 3146.2) / ((809.1 + 654.7) / 2989.5)
=0.474604 / 0.489647
=0.9693

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
=(141.9 - 0 - 271.6) / 3146.2
=-0.041224

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.

SiteOne Landscape Supply has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SiteOne Landscape Supply Business Description

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Address
300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 600, Roswell, GA, USA, 30076
SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc is a supplier of tools and equipment. The company serves various businesses which include wholesale irrigation, outdoor lighting, nursery, landscape supplies, grass seeds, and fertilizers, turf protection products, turf care equipment, and golf course accessories for green industry professionals mainly in the United States and Canada. Its product portfolio includes irrigation supplies, fertilizer and herbicides, landscape accessories, nursery goods, natural stones and blocks, outdoor lighting and ice melt products and other products.
Executives
Joseph Ketter officer: Senior VP, Human Resources. MANSELL OVERLOOK, 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600, ROSWELL GA 30076
Fred M Diaz director 9614 AMALFI CT, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Doug Black director, officer: CEO MANSELL OVERLOOK, 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600, ROSWELL GA 30076
John T Guthrie officer: EVP, CFO and Assistant Sec. MANSELL OVERLOOK, 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600, ROSWELL GA 30076
Brisendine L Briley Jr officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. MANSELL OVERLOOK, 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600, ROSWELL GA 30076
Shannon Versaggi officer: SVP Marketing 1004 SUMMIT VIEW LANE, MILTON GA 30004
Greg Weller officer: Senior VP of Operations MANSELL OVERLOOK, 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600, ROSWELL GA 30076
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Scott Salmon officer: EVP, Strategy & Development 14155 SEABISCUIT, MILTON GA 30004
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