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Sparton (Sparton) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Sparton 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sparton was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Sparton Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sparton Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 -2.04 -3.26 -3.09 -2.44

Sparton Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 -3.04 -2.46 -2.44 -3.49 -2.97

Competitive Comparison of Sparton's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Sparton'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.


Sparton's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sparton's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sparton 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 Sparton 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 * 0.8486+0.528 * 0.8864+0.404 * 0.8271+0.892 * 1.023+0.115 * 1.0184
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9589+4.679 * -0.053293-0.327 * 0.9952
=-2.97

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $47.3 Mil.
Revenue was 105.248 + 89.462 + 100.47 + 93.938 = $389.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.072 + 17.639 + 26.705 + 17.676 = $85.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $143.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $224.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $32.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $56.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $144.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 1.917 + 0.212 + 3.017 + 0.615 = $5.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.057 + -0.014 + -1.67 + 0 = $-1.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.484 + 12.229 + 14.241 + -17.476 = $19.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $54.5 Mil.
Revenue was 97.819 + 82.763 + 104.386 + 95.41 = $380.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.429 + 14.588 + 21.801 + 16.915 = $73.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $122.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $214.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $34.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $59.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $78.9 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)
=(47.28 / 389.118) / (54.466 / 380.378)
=0.121506 / 0.143189
=0.8486

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)
=(73.733 / 380.378) / (85.092 / 389.118)
=0.193841 / 0.218679
=0.8864

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 - (143.091 + 31.969) / 224.722) / (1 - (122.514 + 34.484) / 214.238)
=0.220993 / 0.267179
=0.8271

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
=389.118 / 380.378
=1.023

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))
=(13.799 / (13.799 + 34.484)) / (12.471 / (12.471 + 31.969))
=0.285794 / 0.280626
=1.0184

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)
=(55.962 / 389.118) / (57.053 / 380.378)
=0.143818 / 0.14999
=0.9589

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)
=((0 + 144.005) / 224.722) / ((78.932 + 59.017) / 214.238)
=0.640814 / 0.643905
=0.9952

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
=(5.761 - -1.741 - 19.478) / 224.722
=-0.053293

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.

Sparton has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sparton (Sparton) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
425 North Martingale Road, Suite 1000, Schaumburg, IL, USA, 60173
Sparton Corp is a provider of design, development, and manufacturing services for complex electromechanical devices and engineered products. The Company serves the medical & biotechnology, military & aerospace and industrial & commercial markets.
Executives
Joseph J Hartnett director, officer: Interim CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Alan Lee Bazaar director 9 BEDFORD ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Charles R. Kummeth director 425 MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
John A. Janitz director 6644 CORNERSTONE LANE, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48306
Michael W Osborne officer: Sr. VP - Corporate Development 105 NORTON STREET NEWARK NY 14513
Cary B Wood director, officer: CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Donald W Pearson officer: Sr. VP & CFO 425 N. MARTINGALE ROAD SUITE 2050 SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
Stephanie A Martin officer: Senior Vice President 105 NORTON ST NEWARK NY 14513