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Badger Infrastructure Solutions (TSX:BDGI) Beneish M-Score : -3.01 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Badger Infrastructure Solutions 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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:BDGI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4   Med: -3.01   Max: -1.83
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Badger Infrastructure Solutions was -1.83. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -3.01.


Badger Infrastructure Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Badger Infrastructure Solutions'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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Badger Infrastructure Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.50 -2.84 -2.85 -3.18 -3.10

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -3.20 -3.18 -3.13 -3.10 -3.01

Competitive Comparison of Badger Infrastructure Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Badger Infrastructure Solutions'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.


Badger Infrastructure Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Badger Infrastructure Solutions's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Badger Infrastructure Solutions's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Badger Infrastructure Solutions 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 Badger Infrastructure Solutions 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 * 1.0077+0.528 * 0.9632+0.404 * 0.8088+0.892 * 1.1168+0.115 * 0.9962
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6548+4.679 * -0.130149-0.327 * 0.9928
=-3.01

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$241 Mil.
Revenue was 247.832 + 266.67 + 283.621 + 256.061 = C$1,054 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.237 + 78.692 + 92.283 + 74.855 = C$309 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$277 Mil.
Total Assets was C$954 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$641 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$180 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$321 Mil.
Net Income was 4.673 + 15.485 + 31.581 + 16.323 = C$68 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.43 + -1.382 + -4.263 + -9.35 = C$-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.498 + 89.713 + 51.217 + 50.419 = C$204 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$214 Mil.
Revenue was 218.69 + 232.293 + 264.6 + 228.368 = C$944 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.182 + 60.832 + 85.032 + 66.53 = C$267 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$264 Mil.
Total Assets was C$870 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$153 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$306 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)
=(240.861 / 1054.184) / (214.022 / 943.951)
=0.228481 / 0.22673
=1.0077

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)
=(266.576 / 943.951) / (309.067 / 1054.184)
=0.282404 / 0.293181
=0.9632

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 - (277.369 + 641.459) / 954.447) / (1 - (264.171 + 565.618) / 869.93)
=0.037319 / 0.046143
=0.8088

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
=1054.184 / 943.951
=1.1168

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))
=(98.063 / (98.063 + 565.618)) / (111.706 / (111.706 + 641.459))
=0.147756 / 0.148315
=0.9962

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)
=(65.948 / 1054.184) / (90.183 / 943.951)
=0.062558 / 0.095538
=0.6548

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)
=((321.221 + 179.683) / 954.447) / ((306.404 + 153.437) / 869.93)
=0.524811 / 0.528595
=0.9928

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
=(68.062 - -11.565 - 203.847) / 954.447
=-0.130149

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.

Badger Infrastructure Solutions has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Badger Infrastructure Solutions Business Description

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919 - 11th Avenue SW, Suite 400, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 1P3
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd is North America's provider of non-destructive excavating and related services, with operations in both the United States and Canada. Its key technology is the Badger Hydrovac, which is used predominantly for safe excavation around critical infrastructure and in congested underground conditions. The Badger Hydrovac uses a pressurized water stream to liquefy the soil cover, which is then removed with a powerful vacuum system and deposited into a storage tank. The company manufactures and designs its truck-mounted hydrovac units into its existing and future design and manufacturing processes. Badger's two reportable segments are Canada and the United States, which is the key revenue generating market.
Executives
George Allen Williams Director
Mary Jordan Director
Robert George Blackadar Director, Senior Officer
Stephanie Cuskley Director
Pramod Bhatia Senior Officer
Pradeep Atluri Senior Officer
Patricia Warfield Director
Juan Francisco Brondo Garcia Senior Officer
Robert Dawson Director
Stephen James Jones Director
Joseph Patrick Wieneke Senior Officer
Julie Lee Senior Officer
Leon Joseph Steven Walsh Senior Officer
Glen Dawson Roane Director
Reid Emerson Michael Yester Senior Officer

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