Rayonier Advanced Materials (STU:RYQ) Beneish M-Score: -3.79 (As of Jul. 04, 2026)


STU:RYQ Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc STU:RYQ
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What is Rayonier Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score?

Rayonier Advanced Materials STU:RYQ -0.78% 54 Beneish M-Score is -3.79 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:RYQ with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of €4.26 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,527 Chemicals companies, Rayonier Advanced Materials ranks better than 96.07% on this metric.

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 -3.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:RYQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.53   Med: -2.71   Max: 1.55
Current: -3.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rayonier Advanced Materials was 1.55. The lowest was -4.53. And the median was -2.71.


Rayonier Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Rayonier Advanced 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.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Rayonier Advanced Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.07 -2.74 -2.60 -3.23 -3.91

Rayonier Advanced Materials Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.48 -4.53 -3.96 -3.91 -3.79

STU:RYQ vs ASIX, VHI, ASPI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Rayonier Advanced 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.


Rayonier Advanced Materials Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Rayonier Advanced 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 Rayonier Advanced 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 * 1.17+0.528 * 1.576+0.404 * 0.4271+0.892 * 0.8296+0.115 * 0.9454
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9428+4.679 * -0.288206-0.327 * 1.2801
=-3.84

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €150 Mil.
Revenue was 275.991 + 356.583 + 300.617 + 294.822 = €1,228 Mil.
Gross Profit was -6.568 + 31.614 + 29.028 + 20.497 = €75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €458 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,442 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €835 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €69 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €333 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €636 Mil.
Net Income was -70.566 + -18.389 + -4.182 + -314.892 = €-408 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.991 + -4.548 + 1.741 + -4.395 = €-6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 27.626 + 27.55 + -15.155 + -26.164 = €14 Mil.
Total Receivables was €155 Mil.
Revenue was 326.14 + 403.491 + 361.394 + 389.293 = €1,480 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.25 + 35.281 + 39.256 + 44.879 = €142 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €530 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €953 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €125 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €374 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €654 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)
=(150.159 / 1228.013) / (154.716 / 1480.318)
=0.122278 / 0.104515
=1.17

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)
=(141.666 / 1480.318) / (74.571 / 1228.013)
=0.0957 / 0.060725
=1.576

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 - (457.786 + 834.883) / 1442.285) / (1 - (529.564 + 953.438) / 1958.716)
=0.103735 / 0.24287
=0.4271

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
=1228.013 / 1480.318
=0.8296

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))
=(125.351 / (125.351 + 953.438)) / (116.988 / (116.988 + 834.883))
=0.116196 / 0.122903
=0.9454

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)
=(68.593 / 1228.013) / (87.703 / 1480.318)
=0.055857 / 0.059246
=0.9428

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)
=((636.173 + 333.208) / 1442.285) / ((653.985 + 374.446) / 1958.716)
=0.672115 / 0.525054
=1.2801

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
=(-408.029 - -6.211 - 13.857) / 1442.285
=-0.288206

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.

Rayonier Advanced Materials has a M-score of -3.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.79 mean?
Rayonier Advanced Materials (STU:RYQ) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.79 as of Jul. 04, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Rayonier Advanced Materials and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Rayonier Advanced Materials ranks #60 out of 1527 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 3.9%.
Is Rayonier Advanced Materials' Beneish M-Score too high?
Rayonier Advanced Materials' current Beneish M-Score is -3.79. Based on the distribution chart, Rayonier Advanced Materials ranks #60 out of 1527 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Rayonier Advanced Materials has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rayonier Advanced Materials' Beneish M-Score compare to ASIX and VHI?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Rayonier Advanced Materials ranks #60 out of 1527 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Rayonier Advanced Materials in the top 4% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Rayonier Advanced Materials and its competitors. Rayonier Advanced Materials's current Beneish M-Score is -3.79. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rayonier Advanced Materials stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rayonier Advanced Materials (STU:RYQ) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.26, compared to a current price of €6.40 — trading 50.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.79. Rayonier Advanced Materials' overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Rayonier Advanced Materials (STU:RYQ), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.79 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Rayonier Advanced Materials (STU:RYQ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rayonier Advanced Materials stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €6.40 is trading 50.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €4.26. GuruFocus considers Rayonier Advanced Materials to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:RYQ:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.79
  • GF Value™: €4.26 vs. price of €6.40 (50.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:RYQ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Rayonier Advanced Materials Business Description

Other Exchanges RYAM:USA
Address 1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Suite 2300, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32207
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc engaged in the production and sale of high-purity cellulose and other cellulose-based materials derived from renewable wood fiber. The company operates through five segments: Cellulose Specialties, which produces purified cellulose used in products such as filters, pharmaceuticals, food additives and electronics; Biomaterials, which produces products including biofuels, lignosulfonates and other bio-based chemicals; Cellulose Commodities, which manufactures absorbent and viscose pulp used in textiles and hygiene products; Paperboard, which produces coated paperboard used for packaging and printing applications; and High-Yield Pulp, which produces pulp used in paperboard, packaging and printing paper products.
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