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Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Armstrong World Industries 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AWI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Armstrong World Industries was -1.73. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.71.


Armstrong World Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World Industries'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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Armstrong World Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Armstrong World Industries 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 -2.18 -2.85 -2.49 -2.57 -2.79

Armstrong World Industries Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.58 -2.79 -2.83 -2.79 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World Industries'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.


Armstrong World Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armstrong World Industries's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Armstrong World Industries 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 Armstrong World Industries 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 * 0.9897+0.528 * 0.9376+0.404 * 1.0154+0.892 * 1.0401+0.115 * 0.9422
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0518+4.679 * -0.055454-0.327 * 0.9255
=-2.73

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $126 Mil.
Revenue was 326.3 + 312.3 + 347.3 + 325.4 = $1,311 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124.3 + 119.5 + 141.4 + 124 = $509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $331 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,692 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $614 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $184 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $606 Mil.
Net Income was 59.9 + 46.8 + 69.5 + 60.2 = $236 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 30 + 13.7 + 25.7 + 27.1 = $97 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 26.4 + 57.1 + 82.5 + 67.7 = $234 Mil.
Total Receivables was $122 Mil.
Revenue was 310.2 + 304.5 + 325 + 321 = $1,261 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.1 + 111.5 + 117.5 + 117.9 = $459 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $362 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,688 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $592 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $237 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $166 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $686 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)
=(125.8 / 1311.3) / (122.2 / 1260.7)
=0.095935 / 0.09693
=0.9897

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)
=(459 / 1260.7) / (509.2 / 1311.3)
=0.364083 / 0.388317
=0.9376

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 - (330.7 + 614.4) / 1691.5) / (1 - (362 + 592.4) / 1687.9)
=0.441265 / 0.434564
=1.0154

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
=1311.3 / 1260.7
=1.0401

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))
=(83.4 / (83.4 + 592.4)) / (92.6 / (92.6 + 614.4))
=0.123409 / 0.130976
=0.9422

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)
=(259.6 / 1311.3) / (237.3 / 1260.7)
=0.197971 / 0.188229
=1.0518

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)
=((605.8 + 184.4) / 1691.5) / ((685.7 + 166.3) / 1687.9)
=0.467159 / 0.504769
=0.9255

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
=(236.4 - 96.5 - 233.7) / 1691.5
=-0.055454

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.

Armstrong World Industries has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603
Armstrong World Industries Inc is engaged in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The products include mineral fiber, fiberglass wool, metal, wood, wood fiber, glass-reinforced-gypsum and felt. The company also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE).
Executives
Victor Grizzle director, officer: CEO 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Monica M. Maheshwari officer: SVP, Human Resources 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Mark A Hershey officer: See Remarks ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Christopher P. Calzaretta officer: SVP & CFO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Richard D Holder director EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
William H Osborne director 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jill A. Crager officer: SVP Sales Operations 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Dawn M. Kirchner-king officer: SVP & CIO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Ellen R. Romano officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Austin So officer: SVP Gen Cnsl, Compliance C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Charles M Chiappone officer: SVP, Ceiling Solutions 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
James T. Burge officer: Vice President & Controller 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Stephen F Mcnamara officer: VP, Controller C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001, LANCASTER PA 17604
Roy W Templin director ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Barbara Loughran director 1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201