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Flexsteel Industries (Flexsteel Industries) Beneish M-Score : 0.59 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Flexsteel 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FLXS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.41   Max: 0.59
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Flexsteel Industries was 0.59. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.41.


Flexsteel Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flexsteel 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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Flexsteel Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Flexsteel Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.07 -3.59 -1.55 -2.34 -0.68

Flexsteel Industries 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 -3.88 -3.30 -0.68 -0.06 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Flexsteel Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Flexsteel 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.


Flexsteel Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Flexsteel Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flexsteel 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 Flexsteel 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 * 1.0916+0.528 * 0.7796+0.404 * 9.003+0.892 * 0.8806+0.115 * 1.114
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2764+4.679 * -0.000341-0.327 * 0.9537
=0.59

* 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 $31.4 Mil.
Revenue was 100.108 + 94.603 + 105.819 + 99.052 = $399.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.95 + 18.41 + 21.115 + 18.645 = $80.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $149.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $272.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $105.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $67.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $48.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $79.7 Mil.
Net Income was 3.051 + 0.752 + 10.161 + 1.475 = $15.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.007 + 0.012 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.947 + -1.781 + -7.473 + 5.82 = $15.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $32.7 Mil.
Revenue was 93.137 + 95.684 + 124.517 + 140.408 = $453.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.838 + 15.349 + 17.672 + 22.071 = $70.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $152.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $262.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $107.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $59.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $45.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83.7 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)
=(31.401 / 399.582) / (32.665 / 453.746)
=0.078585 / 0.07199
=1.0916

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)
=(70.93 / 453.746) / (80.12 / 399.582)
=0.156321 / 0.20051
=0.7796

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 - (149.112 + 105.189) / 272.476) / (1 - (152.788 + 107.266) / 261.995)
=0.066703 / 0.007409
=9.003

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
=399.582 / 453.746
=0.8806

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))
=(4.786 / (4.786 + 107.266)) / (4.194 / (4.194 + 105.189))
=0.042712 / 0.038342
=1.114

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)
=(67.266 / 399.582) / (59.845 / 453.746)
=0.168341 / 0.131891
=1.2764

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)
=((79.711 + 48.589) / 272.476) / ((83.653 + 45.702) / 261.995)
=0.470867 / 0.493731
=0.9537

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
=(15.439 - 0.019 - 15.513) / 272.476
=-0.000341

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.

Flexsteel Industries has a M-score of 0.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Flexsteel Industries (Flexsteel Industries) Business Description

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Address
385 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA, USA, 52001-0877
Flexsteel Industries Inc is a United States-based company that manufactures, imports, and markets residential upholstered wooden furniture products. The products offering include sofas, loveseats, chairs, rockers, desks, tables, convertible bedding units, and bedroom furniture. The company's products are intended for use in home, office, hotel, healthcare, and other contract applications. A featured component in the company's upholstered furniture is the durable Blue Steel Spring. It operates in the business segment of Furniture products. The company's furniture products business involves the distribution of manufactured and imported products for residential and contract markets, of which key revenue is derived from the residential market.
Executives
Timothy Patrick Newlin officer: VP - Home Furnishings P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Derek P Schmidt officer: CFO & COO 385 BELL STREET, DUBUQUE IA 52001
Jeanne Mcgovern director 10003 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Gilbert Alejandro Huerta officer: CFO P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Thomas M Levine director P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Kathryn P Dickson director 1245 CEDAR LAKE ROAD S., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Michael Scott Culbreth director 3102 SHAWNEE DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22601
William S. Creekmuir director SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300-A, ATLANTA GA 30328
Matthew Kaness director P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Michael Joseph Mcclaflin officer: Chief Information Officer P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Jerald K Dittmer officer: President & CEO P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Mary C Bottie director P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004
Terrence Heath Willis officer: VP - Direct Commerce P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Hayden Carl Anthony Jr. officer: VP - Manufacturing P.O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004-0877
Marcus D Hamilton officer: Chief Financial Officer P. O. BOX 877, DUBUQUE IA 52004