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GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSX:GDI) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is GDI Integrated Facility Services 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for GDI Integrated Facility Services's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:GDI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GDI Integrated Facility Services was -2.26. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.56.


GDI Integrated Facility Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GDI Integrated Facility Services'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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GDI Integrated Facility Services Beneish M-Score Chart

GDI Integrated Facility Services 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 -2.79 -2.72 -2.47 -2.30 -2.52

GDI Integrated Facility Services 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 -2.30 -2.30 -2.39 -2.47 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of GDI Integrated Facility Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, GDI Integrated Facility Services'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.


GDI Integrated Facility Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GDI Integrated Facility Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GDI Integrated Facility Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



GDI Integrated Facility Services 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 GDI Integrated Facility Services 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 * 0.9769+0.528 * 1.0971+0.404 * 0.9577+0.892 * 1.122+0.115 * 1.0003
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9678+4.679 * -0.03483-0.327 * 1.0181
=-2.52

* 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$582 Mil.
Revenue was 622 + 615 + 609 + 591 = C$2,437 Mil.
Gross Profit was 113 + 117 + 112 + 108 = C$450 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$666 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1,292 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$127 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$316 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$416 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$384 Mil.
Net Income was 6 + 8 + 1 + 4 = C$19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1 + -1 + -1 + 0 = C$-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 44 + 22 + 8 + -9 = C$65 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$531 Mil.
Revenue was 588 + 563 + 526 + 495 = C$2,172 Mil.
Gross Profit was 118 + 110 + 111 + 101 = C$440 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$606 Mil.
Total Assets was C$1,220 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$397 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$345 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)
=(582 / 2437) / (531 / 2172)
=0.238818 / 0.244475
=0.9769

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)
=(440 / 2172) / (450 / 2437)
=0.202578 / 0.184653
=1.0971

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 - (666 + 127) / 1292) / (1 - (606 + 122) / 1220)
=0.386223 / 0.403279
=0.9577

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
=2437 / 2172
=1.122

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))
=(74 / (74 + 122)) / (77 / (77 + 127))
=0.377551 / 0.377451
=1.0003

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)
=(316 / 2437) / (291 / 2172)
=0.129668 / 0.133978
=0.9678

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)
=((384 + 416) / 1292) / ((345 + 397) / 1220)
=0.619195 / 0.608197
=1.0181

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
=(19 - -1 - 65) / 1292
=-0.03483

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.

GDI Integrated Facility Services has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GDI Integrated Facility Services (TSX:GDI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
695, 90th Avenue, LaSalle, Montreal, QC, CAN, H8R 3A4
GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc is engaged in the facility services sector. The company's operating segment includes Janitorial Canada, Janitorial USA, Technical services, and Complementary Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Technical Services segment. The Technical Services segment provides building system controls, mechanical maintenance and services in relation to heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, energy engineering service offering and energy performance optimization, cabling for data transport, high voltage for commercial, industrial, institutional, government and residential building clients.

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