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Itron (ITRI) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Itron 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ITRI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Itron was -2.29. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.64.


Itron Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Itron'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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Itron Beneish M-Score Chart

Itron 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 -2.54 -2.71 -2.79 -2.55 -2.40

Itron 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 -2.46 -2.29 -2.29 -2.40 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Itron's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Itron'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.


Itron's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Itron's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Itron 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 Itron 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 * 0.8854+0.528 * 0.8957+0.404 * 0.9509+0.892 * 1.2577+0.115 * 1.0488
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8875+4.679 * 0.001639-0.327 * 0.9453
=-2.38

* 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 $340 Mil.
Revenue was 603.442 + 577.173 + 560.772 + 541.07 = $2,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 205.379 + 196.39 + 187.203 + 173.947 = $763 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,097 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,677 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $323 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $578 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487 Mil.
Net Income was 51.721 + 44.386 + 40.172 + 24.201 = $160 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.242 + -8.397 + 1.216 + -1.819 = $-9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 41.308 + 47.895 + 34.087 + 41.56 = $165 Mil.
Total Receivables was $305 Mil.
Revenue was 494.618 + 467.491 + 420.86 + 431.882 = $1,815 Mil.
Gross Profit was 156.368 + 140.798 + 120.062 + 126.105 = $543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $902 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,446 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $186 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $290 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $537 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $493 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)
=(339.948 / 2282.457) / (305.275 / 1814.851)
=0.148939 / 0.168209
=0.8854

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)
=(543.333 / 1814.851) / (762.919 / 2282.457)
=0.299382 / 0.334253
=0.8957

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 - (1097.097 + 165.977) / 2676.563) / (1 - (902.056 + 185.544) / 2445.915)
=0.528099 / 0.55534
=0.9509

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
=2282.457 / 1814.851
=1.2577

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))
=(64.389 / (64.389 + 185.544)) / (54.044 / (54.044 + 165.977))
=0.257625 / 0.245631
=1.0488

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)
=(323.229 / 2282.457) / (289.573 / 1814.851)
=0.141614 / 0.159557
=0.8875

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)
=((487.102 + 578.317) / 2676.563) / ((493.388 + 536.555) / 2445.915)
=0.398055 / 0.421087
=0.9453

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
=(160.48 - -8.758 - 164.85) / 2676.563
=0.001639

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.

Itron has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Itron (ITRI) Business Description

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Address
2111 North Molter Road, Liberty Lake, WA, USA, 99019
Itron Inc provides solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water use. It operates under the Itron brand and manages and reports under three operating segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, and Outcomes. The device Solutions segment includes hardware products used for measurement, control, or sense that do not have communications capability embedded for use with broader Itron systems.The networked Solutions segment includes a combination of communicating devices, network infrastructure, and associated application software designed and sold as a complete solution. The outcome segment includes their value-added, enhanced software and services which manage, organize, analyze, and interpret data to improve decision making, maximize operational profitability.
Executives
John F. Marcolini officer: SVP, Networked Solutions C/O ITRON, INC., 2111 N MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Reeves Donald L. Iii officer: SVP Outcomes 555 BROADWAY STREET, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Sanjay Mirchandani director 188 MINNA STREET, #29C, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher E. Ware officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 2111 N MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Laurie Ann Pulatie-hahn officer: SVP, HR 2111 N MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Michel Cadieux officer: SVP, HR 2111 NORTH MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Thomas Deitrich officer: EVP, COO C/O FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DR WEST, TX30/OE19, AUSTIN TX 78735
Joan S Hooper officer: SVP & CFO ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Justin K Patrick officer: SVP, Device Solutions 1157 CANARY LANE, GRAFTON WI 53024
Mary C. Hemmingsen director 2111 N MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Sarah E. Hlavinka officer: SVP. Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec 2111 N MOLTER RD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Lynda L. Ziegler director, officer: Chair of the Board C/O ITRON, INC., 2111 NORTH MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Thomas S Glanville director 2818 N SULLIVAN ROAD, SPOLANE WA 99216
Santiago Perez director 2111 N MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Sharelynn Faye Moore officer: SVP, Networks 424 W. HIGH DRIVE, SPOKANE WA 99203