Atco Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Atco'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.
Atco Beneish M-Score Chart
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Atco Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Atco's Beneish M-Score
For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Atco'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.
Atco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Atco's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Atco's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Atco 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 Atco 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 * 0.9794 | + | 0.528 * 0.9778 | + | 0.404 * 1.1216 | + | 0.892 * 0.9524 | + | 0.115 * 0.9472 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.1289 | + | 4.679 * -0.072837 | - | 0.327 * 1.0039 |
| = | -2.87 |
* 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 C$902 Mil.
Revenue was 1221 + 1058 + 1104 + 1358 = C$4,741 Mil.
Gross Profit was 789 + 670 + 712 + 863 = C$3,034 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,836 Mil.
Total Assets was C$25,358 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$20,971 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$811 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$644 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$1,616 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$10,621 Mil.
Net Income was 95 + 91 + 79 + 167 = C$432 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 246 + 21 + 21 + 26 = C$314 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 566 + 454 + 391 + 554 = C$1,965 Mil.
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Total Receivables was C$967 Mil.
Revenue was 1348 + 1158 + 1161 + 1311 = C$4,978 Mil.
Gross Profit was 822 + 699 + 743 + 851 = C$3,115 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$2,361 Mil.
Total Assets was C$24,139 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$19,613 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$717 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$599 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$1,526 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$10,077 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (902 / 4741) | / | (967 / 4978) |
| = | 0.190255 | / | 0.194255 |
| | = | 0.9794 |
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) |
| = | (3115 / 4978) | / | (3034 / 4741) |
| = | 0.625753 | / | 0.639949 |
| | = | 0.9778 |
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 - (1836 + 20971) / 25358) | / | (1 - (2361 + 19613) / 24139) |
| = | 0.100599 | / | 0.089689 |
| | = | 1.1216 |
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 |
| = | 4741 | / | 4978 |
| | = | 0.9524 |
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)) |
| = | (717 / (717 + 19613)) | / | (811 / (811 + 20971)) |
| = | 0.035268 | / | 0.037233 |
| | = | 0.9472 |
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) |
| = | (644 / 4741) | / | (599 / 4978) |
| = | 0.135836 | / | 0.120329 |
| | = | 1.1289 |
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) |
| = | ((10621 + 1616) / 25358) | / | ((10077 + 1526) / 24139) |
| = | 0.48257 | / | 0.480674 |
| | = | 1.0039 |
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 |
| = | (432 - 314 | - | 1965) | / | 25358 |
| | = | -0.072837 |
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.
Atco has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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