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Mativ Holdings (Mativ Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Mativ 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MATV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.68
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mativ Holdings was -1.68. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.48.


Mativ Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mativ 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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Mativ Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Mativ Holdings 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 -2.78 -2.67 -1.68 -2.34 -2.39

Mativ 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 -2.34 -2.16 -2.17 -2.90 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Mativ Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Mativ 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.


Mativ Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Mativ 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 Mativ 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 * 0.8708+0.528 * 1.1026+0.404 * 0.8477+0.892 * 1.2036+0.115 * 0.774
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8682+4.679 * 0.002044-0.327 * 0.9214
=-2.39

* 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 $207 Mil.
Revenue was 452.3 + 498.2 + 668.3 + 679 = $2,298 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.9 + 86.7 + 128.5 + 109 = $410 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $713 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $736 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $148 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,155 Mil.
Net Income was 157.7 + -455 + -4.5 + -7.7 = $-310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.2 + -417.6 + -3.9 + 6.2 = $-422 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 54.2 + 32.9 + 40.2 + -20.7 = $107 Mil.
Total Receivables was $198 Mil.
Revenue was 524.4 + 551.5 + 426.4 + 406.8 = $1,909 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.4 + 96.1 + 99.6 + 92.6 = $376 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $975 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,669 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $739 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,699 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)
=(207.1 / 2297.8) / (197.6 / 1909.1)
=0.09013 / 0.103504
=0.8708

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)
=(375.7 / 1909.1) / (410.1 / 2297.8)
=0.196794 / 0.178475
=1.1026

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 - (712.5 + 736.3) / 2642.4) / (1 - (974.7 + 739.4) / 3669.2)
=0.451711 / 0.532841
=0.8477

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
=2297.8 / 1909.1
=1.2036

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))
=(109.9 / (109.9 + 739.4)) / (147.8 / (147.8 + 736.3))
=0.129401 / 0.167176
=0.774

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)
=(339.6 / 2297.8) / (325 / 1909.1)
=0.147794 / 0.170237
=0.8682

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)
=((1155.3 + 281.4) / 2642.4) / ((1699 + 466.2) / 3669.2)
=0.54371 / 0.590101
=0.9214

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
=(-309.5 - -421.5 - 106.6) / 2642.4
=0.002044

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.

Mativ Holdings has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mativ Holdings (Mativ Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 North Point Center East, Suite 600, Alpharetta, GA, USA, 30022
Mativ Holdings Inc is a diversified producer of premium specialty papers and resin-based products. It manufactures and sells paper and reconstituted tobacco products to the tobacco industry as well as specialized paper products. The company operates in two segments namely Advanced Materials and Structures, which manufactures resin-based products used in specialty applications in the filtration, infrastructure and construction, transportation, industrial, and medical end-markets, and Engineered Papers, which produces cigarette papers and reconstituted tobacco products for cigarette and cigar manufacturers, as well as various other non-tobacco paper products.
Executives
Jeffrey Keenan director C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
William M Cook director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Mark W Johnson officer: CLO, GC & Secretary 1600 ROYAL STREET, JASPER IN 47546
Gregory Thomas Weitzel officer: CFO 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Julie Schertell director, officer: President, CEO 3460 PRESTON RIDGE ROAD, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
John Rogers director ONE MIDTOWN PLAZA, 1360 PEACHTREE STREET NE, ATLANTA GA 30309
Anderson Davis Warlick director C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, STE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Shruti Singhal director 4 TESSENEER DRIVE, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Michael W Rickheim officer: CHRO and CAO 3460 PRESTON RIDGE ROAD, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Tony R Thene director ALCOA INC., 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212-5858
Cheryl Allegri officer: Controller C/O SWM, 100 NORTH POINT CENTER E, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Kimberly E Ritrievi director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Jeffrey Kramer director, officer: Co-CEO C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNT'L, INC., SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Tracey Peacock officer: EVP, AMS C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL INC, 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, STE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Mark L Bye director