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DXP Enterprises (FRA:DX7) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is DXP Enterprises 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:DX7' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DXP Enterprises was -1.94. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.45.


DXP Enterprises Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DXP Enterprises'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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DXP Enterprises Beneish M-Score Chart

DXP Enterprises 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 -2.46 -2.97 -2.38 -1.94 -2.69

DXP Enterprises 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 -1.94 -2.03 -2.12 -2.38 -2.69

Competitive Comparison of DXP Enterprises's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, DXP Enterprises'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.


DXP Enterprises's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, DXP Enterprises's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DXP Enterprises 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 DXP Enterprises 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 * 0.9042+0.528 * 0.9467+0.404 * 0.8825+0.892 * 1.1025+0.115 * 1.0053
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9973+4.679 * -0.033364-0.327 * 1.0365
=-2.72

* 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 €324 Mil.
Revenue was 373.259 + 392.836 + 395.081 + 396.265 = €1,557 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.641 + 117.652 + 121.699 + 116.788 = €469 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €595 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,080 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €101 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €206 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €509 Mil.
Net Income was 14.678 + 15.153 + 17.587 + 16.42 = €64 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.721 + -1.156 + 0.223 + 0.438 = €1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38.924 + 37.253 + -2.245 + 24.703 = €99 Mil.
Total Receivables was €325 Mil.
Revenue was 383.542 + 391.187 + 347.95 + 290.025 = €1,413 Mil.
Gross Profit was 105.028 + 112.749 + 98.632 + 86.155 = €403 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €487 Mil.
Total Assets was €979 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €98 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €309 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €201 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €424 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)
=(324.154 / 1557.441) / (325.178 / 1412.704)
=0.208132 / 0.230181
=0.9042

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)
=(402.564 / 1412.704) / (468.78 / 1557.441)
=0.28496 / 0.300994
=0.9467

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 - (594.724 + 101.188) / 1079.709) / (1 - (487.212 + 97.578) / 979.192)
=0.355463 / 0.402783
=0.8825

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
=1557.441 / 1412.704
=1.1025

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))
=(27.094 / (27.094 + 97.578)) / (27.909 / (27.909 + 101.188))
=0.217322 / 0.216186
=1.0053

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)
=(340.029 / 1557.441) / (309.26 / 1412.704)
=0.218325 / 0.218914
=0.9973

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)
=((508.965 + 205.559) / 1079.709) / ((424.228 + 200.979) / 979.192)
=0.661775 / 0.638493
=1.0365

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
=(63.838 - 1.226 - 98.635) / 1079.709
=-0.033364

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.

DXP Enterprises has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DXP Enterprises (FRA:DX7) Business Description

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Address
5301 Hollister, Houston, TX, USA, 77040
DXP Enterprises Inc is a distributor of products and services to industrial customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Dubai. The company's reportable segments include Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions and Supply Chain Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Service Centers segment. The company offers pumping solutions, supply chain services and maintenance, repair, operating and production services for rotating equipment, bearings and power transmissions, industrial supplies and safety products. DXP Enterprises serves the oil and gas, general manufacturing, chemical, reseller, transportation, fabrication and construction, food and beverage, aerospace mining, agriculture, power, and refining industries.

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