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TNC (Tennant Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Tennant Co 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TNC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.57
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tennant Co was -1.57. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.55.


Tennant Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tennant Co'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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Tennant Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tennant Co 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 -2.57 -2.96 -2.47 -1.91 -2.79

Tennant Co 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 -2.54 -2.79 -2.59 -2.52 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Tennant Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Tennant Co'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.


Tennant Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Tennant Co 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 Tennant Co 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 * 1.0367+0.528 * 0.9755+0.404 * 1.1594+0.892 * 1.0376+0.115 * 1.0043
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0644+4.679 * -0.006743-0.327 * 0.9388
=-2.38

* 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 $260 Mil.
Revenue was 315.8 + 331 + 311 + 311.4 = $1,269 Mil.
Gross Profit was 133.8 + 142.7 + 137.5 + 130.8 = $545 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $594 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,216 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $236 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $371 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $274 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $244 Mil.
Net Income was 20.8 + 27.9 + 28.4 + 31 = $108 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.4 + 0.8 + -0.1 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.7 + 18.6 + 2.9 + 63.8 = $116 Mil.
Total Receivables was $242 Mil.
Revenue was 304.7 + 321.7 + 305.8 + 291 = $1,223 Mil.
Gross Profit was 132 + 139.5 + 125.5 + 115.2 = $512 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $555 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,059 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $245 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $235 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)
=(260.2 / 1269.2) / (241.9 / 1223.2)
=0.205011 / 0.19776
=1.0367

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)
=(512.2 / 1223.2) / (544.8 / 1269.2)
=0.418738 / 0.429247
=0.9755

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 - (593.9 + 235.8) / 1216.1) / (1 - (554.6 + 214.4) / 1059.3)
=0.317737 / 0.274049
=1.1594

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
=1269.2 / 1223.2
=1.0376

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))
=(50 / (50 + 214.4)) / (54.7 / (54.7 + 235.8))
=0.189107 / 0.188296
=1.0043

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)
=(371.2 / 1269.2) / (336.1 / 1223.2)
=0.292468 / 0.274771
=1.0644

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)
=((243.8 + 273.5) / 1216.1) / ((235.2 + 244.8) / 1059.3)
=0.425376 / 0.453129
=0.9388

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
=(108.1 - 0.3 - 116) / 1216.1
=-0.006743

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.

Tennant Co has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tennant Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10400 Clean Street, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
Tennant Co is a manufacturer of floor cleaning equipment, wood flooring, and wood products. It operates in four geographic business units including North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company offers products and solutions consisting of mechanized cleaning equipment, detergent-free, and other sustainable cleaning technologies, aftermarket parts and consumables, equipment maintenance and repair service, specialty surface coatings, and business solutions such as financing, rental and leasing programs, and machine-to-machine asset management solutions.
Executives
Barb Balinski officer: SVP, Innovation & Technology 10400 CLEAN STREET, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Kristin A. Stokes officer: Interim General Counsel 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Carol S Eicher director ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Donal L Mulligan director ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Richard H. Zay officer: Senior VP, The Americas 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
David Windley director 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Steven Alan Sonnenberg director EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT - ROSEMOUNT, 8200 MARKET BOULEVARD, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
David W. Huml officer: Sr. VP, Global Marketing 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Carol E. Mcknight officer: Senior VP and CAO 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Azita Arvani director 1522 LOMA DRIVE, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Andrew P. Hider director 10400 CLEAN STREET, EDEN PRARIE MN 55344
Chris Killingstad director, officer: President and CEO C/O TENNANT COMPANY, 701 N. LILAC DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Fay West officer: Senior VP, CFO 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Timothy R. Morse director C/O YAHOO! INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
David S Wichmann director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752