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John Bean Technologies (John Bean Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -1.77 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is John Bean Technologies 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 -1.77 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

JBT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.5
Current: -1.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of John Bean Technologies was -1.50. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.39.


John Bean Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Bean Technologies'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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John Bean Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

John Bean Technologies 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 -2.28 -2.93 -2.52 -2.56 -1.50

John Bean Technologies 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 -2.29 -2.58 -1.81 -1.50 -1.77

Competitive Comparison of John Bean Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, John Bean Technologies'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.


John Bean Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, John Bean Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



John Bean Technologies 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 John Bean Technologies 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 * 0.7585+0.528 * 0.939+0.404 * 0.893+0.892 * 1.0282+0.115 * 0.8346
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0218+4.679 * 0.192626-0.327 * 0.6776
=-1.77

* 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 $299 Mil.
Revenue was 392.3 + 444.6 + 403.6 + 427.7 = $1,668 Mil.
Gross Profit was 140.3 + 163.5 + 143.9 + 146.3 = $594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,102 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,691 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $247 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $418 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $647 Mil.
Net Income was 22.8 + 58.4 + 467.6 + 31 = $580 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.1 + -1.7 + -6.4 + -2.5 = $-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.4 + -21.4 + 33 + 51.2 = $73 Mil.
Total Receivables was $384 Mil.
Revenue was 388.5 + 441.2 + 398.8 + 394 = $1,623 Mil.
Gross Profit was 132.9 + 145.4 + 135.5 + 128.7 = $543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $866 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,580 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $273 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $397 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $618 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $957 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)
=(299.3 / 1668.2) / (383.8 / 1622.5)
=0.179415 / 0.236549
=0.7585

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)
=(542.5 / 1622.5) / (594 / 1668.2)
=0.334361 / 0.356072
=0.939

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 - (1102.4 + 246.7) / 2690.7) / (1 - (866.2 + 273.1) / 2579.6)
=0.498606 / 0.558342
=0.893

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
=1668.2 / 1622.5
=1.0282

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))
=(79 / (79 + 273.1)) / (90.7 / (90.7 + 246.7))
=0.224368 / 0.26882
=0.8346

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)
=(417.5 / 1668.2) / (397.4 / 1622.5)
=0.25027 / 0.244931
=1.0218

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)
=((647 + 466.1) / 2690.7) / ((956.5 + 618.3) / 2579.6)
=0.413684 / 0.610482
=0.6776

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
=(579.8 - -11.7 - 73.2) / 2690.7
=0.192626

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.

John Bean Technologies has a M-score of -1.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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John Bean Technologies (John Bean Technologies) Business Description

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Address
70 West Madison Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60602
John Bean Technologies spun out of FMC Technologies in August 2008. Over half of JBT's sales are made in the United States. Its FoodTech business provides both customized and turnkey industrial solutions for the food and beverage industry, including a large variety of protein processing and packaging solutions, as well as fruit and juice extraction and ready-to-eat solutions.
Executives
Caroline Maury Devine director ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES INC, 45200 BUSINESS COURT, DULLES VA 20166
Polly B Kawalek director 1600 ROYAL STREET, JASPER IN 47549
Brian A Deck officer: VP & CFO 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, CHICAGO IL 60602
Luiz Augusto Rizzolo officer: EVP & President of DF&H 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Jack Martin officer: EVP & CSC Officer 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Charles L. Harrington director 5875 TRINITY PKWY #300, CENTREVILLE VA 20120
James M Ringler director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Carlos Fernandez officer: EVP & President, Liquid Foods 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
James L Marvin officer: VP, Gen Counsel, and Secretary 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, CHICAGO IL 60602
Robert James Petrie officer: EVP & President, Protein 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Shelley Rae Bridarolli officer: EVP, Human Resources 70 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Paul Sternlieb officer: EVP & President, Protein 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
David C Burdakin officer: Vice President 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Kristina L Paschall officer: EVP, CIO & CDO 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602
Matthew J Meister officer: Interim CFO 70 WEST MADISON SUITE 4400, CHICAGO IL 60602

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