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Worthington Enterprises (STU:WTH) Beneish M-Score : -3.56 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Worthington Enterprises 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 -3.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:WTH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.76   Max: -1.47
Current: -3.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Worthington Enterprises was -1.47. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.76.


Worthington Enterprises Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Worthington Enterprises'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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Worthington Enterprises Beneish M-Score Chart

Worthington Enterprises Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -3.41 -2.25 -1.57 -3.12

Worthington Enterprises Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -3.05 -3.12 -3.18 -3.19 -3.56

Competitive Comparison of Worthington Enterprises's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Worthington Enterprises'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.


Worthington Enterprises's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Worthington Enterprises 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 Worthington Enterprises 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 * 0.2178+0.528 * 0.9124+0.404 * 1.4821+0.892 * 1.3819+0.115 * 0.5181
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8973+4.679 * -0.202071-0.327 * 0.7306
=-3.61

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €206 Mil.
Revenue was 293.632 + 1004.312 + 1094.216 + 3557.362 = €5,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.775 + 114.312 + 181.097 + 399.173 = €762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €641 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,580 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €269 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €463 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €188 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €290 Mil.
Net Income was 20.394 + 22.455 + 88.129 + 119.511 = €250 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 30.167 + 19.873 + 42.569 + 40.373 = €133 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 46.462 + 124.731 + 54.741 + 210.895 = €437 Mil.
Total Receivables was €683 Mil.
Revenue was 323.458 + 1153.206 + 1390.352 + 1438.209 = €4,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.759 + 103.754 + 167.172 + 158.666 = €503 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,598 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,267 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €733 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €108 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €374 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €621 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €730 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)
=(205.597 / 5949.522) / (683.238 / 4305.225)
=0.034557 / 0.1587
=0.2178

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)
=(503.351 / 4305.225) / (762.357 / 5949.522)
=0.116916 / 0.128138
=0.9124

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 - (640.66 + 268.521) / 1580.247) / (1 - (1597.855 + 732.913) / 3266.826)
=0.424659 / 0.286534
=1.4821

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
=5949.522 / 4305.225
=1.3819

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))
=(108.47 / (108.47 + 732.913)) / (88.958 / (88.958 + 268.521))
=0.128919 / 0.248848
=0.5181

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)
=(463.157 / 5949.522) / (373.508 / 4305.225)
=0.077848 / 0.086757
=0.8973

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)
=((289.964 + 187.521) / 1580.247) / ((730.22 + 620.932) / 3266.826)
=0.302158 / 0.413598
=0.7306

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
=(250.489 - 132.982 - 436.829) / 1580.247
=-0.202071

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.

Worthington Enterprises has a M-score of -3.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Worthington Enterprises (STU:WTH) Business Description

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Address
200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43085
Worthington Enterprises Inc formerly Worthington Industries Inc is a diversified metals manufacturing company, focused on value-added steel processing and manufactured metal products. Its manufactured metal products include pressure cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, oxygen, refrigerant, and other industrial gas storage; cylinders; helium-filled balloon kits; steel and fiberglass tanks and processing equipment primarily for the oil and gas industry; cryogenic pressure vessels for liquefied natural gas and other gas storage applications; light gauge steel framing for commercial and residential construction; and several other products. The firm's operating segments are Steel Processing, Consumer Products, Building Products and Sustainable Energy Solutions.

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