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TROX (Tronox Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Tronox 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TROX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.6   Max: 18.03
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tronox Holdings was 18.03. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.60.


Tronox Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Tronox 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 -2.00 -1.49 -2.55 -2.74 -2.92

Tronox Holdings 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 -3.37 -2.92 -2.85 -2.54 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of Tronox Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Tronox 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.


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

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

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



Tronox 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 Tronox 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 * 1.2057+0.528 * 1.1263+0.404 * 0.9099+0.892 * 1.0963+0.115 * 1.0243
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9309+4.679 * -0.065094-0.327 * 1.0173
=-2.47

* 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 $382 Mil.
Revenue was 804 + 820 + 774 + 686 = $3,084 Mil.
Gross Profit was 128 + 150 + 120 + 78 = $476 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,219 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,191 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,711 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $283 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $297 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $817 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,869 Mil.
Net Income was -25 + 16 + -9 + -56 = $-74 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -14 + 19 + -1 + -3 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 87 + 160 + -29 + 110 = $328 Mil.
Total Receivables was $289 Mil.
Revenue was 662 + 794 + 708 + 649 = $2,813 Mil.
Gross Profit was 94 + 157 + 133 + 105 = $489 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,132 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,040 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,556 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $274 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,892 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)
=(382 / 3084) / (289 / 2813)
=0.123865 / 0.102737
=1.2057

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)
=(489 / 2813) / (476 / 3084)
=0.173836 / 0.154345
=1.1263

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 - (2219 + 2711) / 6191) / (1 - (2132 + 2556) / 6040)
=0.203683 / 0.223841
=0.9099

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
=3084 / 2813
=1.0963

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))
=(274 / (274 + 2556)) / (283 / (283 + 2711))
=0.09682 / 0.094522
=1.0243

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)
=(297 / 3084) / (291 / 2813)
=0.096304 / 0.103448
=0.9309

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)
=((2869 + 817) / 6191) / ((2892 + 643) / 6040)
=0.59538 / 0.585265
=1.0173

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
=(-74 - 1 - 328) / 6191
=-0.065094

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.

Tronox Holdings has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tronox Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
263 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1100, Stamford, CT, USA, 06901
Tronox Holdings PLC is a vertically integrated manufacturer of TiO2 pigment. It operates titanium-bearing mineral sand mines and beneficiation and smelting operations in Australia & South Africa to produce feedstock materials that can be processed into TiO2 for pigment, high-purity titanium chemicals, including titanium tetrachloride, and ultrafine TiO2 used in certain specialty applications. TiO2 and titanium feedstock, are used to produce paints and coatings, as well as plastics, paper, and printing ink. It has three pigment production facilities in the United States, the Netherlands, and Western Australia and three mining operations in Western Australia and South Africa. North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe the Middle East, and Africa regions contribute the vast majority of revenue.
Executives
Jonathan Flood officer: Principal Accounting Officer 263 TRESSER BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Jean Francois Turgeon officer: Executive Vice President 263 TRESSER BOULEVARD, STAMFORD CT 06901
John D Romano officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer P. O. BOX 268859, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73126
Jeffrey N Neuman officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. 115 TABOR ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS NJ 07950
John Srivisal officer: SVP, Business Dev. and Finance C/O TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC, 263 TRESSER BOULEVARD, SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Vanessa Ann Guthrie director 263 TRESSER BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Stephen J Jones director 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Mutlaq Hamad Al-morished director 263 TRESSER BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Moazzam A. Khan director 263 TRESSER BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Timothy C Carlson officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 263 TRESSER BOULEVARD, SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Sipho Abednego Nkosi director EXXARO RESOURCES LTD, P.O. BOX 9229, PRETORIA T3 0001
Raoul Charles Mancini officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 410 PARK AVE.; SUITE 1400, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ilan Kaufthal director 143 E LINDEN AVE, ENGLEWOOD NJ 07631
Wayne A Hinman director TRONOX LIMITED, ONE STAMFORD PLAZA, 263 TRESSER BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Jeffry N Quinn director 12935 NORTH FORTY DRIVE, SUITE 201, ST. LOUIS MO 63141