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Applied Industrial Technologies (Applied Industrial Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Applied Industrial 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.43   Max: -2
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Applied Industrial Technologies was -2.00. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.43.


Applied Industrial Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applied Industrial 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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Applied Industrial Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Applied Industrial Technologies 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 -2.52 -2.93 -2.43 -2.08 -2.39

Applied Industrial Technologies 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 -2.03 -2.10 -2.39 -2.47 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Applied Industrial Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Applied Industrial 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.


Applied Industrial Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

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

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



Applied Industrial 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 Applied Industrial 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 * 0.94+0.528 * 0.9862+0.404 * 0.9071+0.892 * 1.0715+0.115 * 1.0003
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.982+4.679 * -0.018932-0.327 * 0.8641
=-2.56

* 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 $659 Mil.
Revenue was 1077.153 + 1095.188 + 1158.074 + 1132.035 = $4,462 Mil.
Gross Profit was 317.09 + 325.082 + 338.559 + 333.118 = $1,314 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,682 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,783 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $218 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $826 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $449 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $572 Mil.
Net Income was 91.228 + 93.826 + 92.215 + 97.187 = $374 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.924 + -0.431 + 1.393 + 0.142 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 101.758 + 66.209 + 179.939 + 75.204 = $423 Mil.
Total Receivables was $655 Mil.
Revenue was 1060.28 + 1062.405 + 1061.459 + 980.662 = $4,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 308.505 + 306.783 + 306.627 + 287.324 = $1,209 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,422 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,523 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $219 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $447 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $624 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)
=(659.196 / 4462.45) / (654.51 / 4164.806)
=0.147721 / 0.157153
=0.94

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)
=(1209.239 / 4164.806) / (1313.849 / 4462.45)
=0.290347 / 0.294423
=0.9862

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 - (1681.992 + 218.223) / 2782.765) / (1 - (1422.252 + 218.587) / 2522.904)
=0.317149 / 0.349623
=0.9071

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
=4462.45 / 4164.806
=1.0715

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))
=(53.039 / (53.039 + 218.587)) / (52.934 / (52.934 + 218.223))
=0.195265 / 0.195215
=1.0003

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)
=(826.319 / 4462.45) / (785.357 / 4164.806)
=0.185172 / 0.18857
=0.982

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)
=((571.854 + 449.126) / 2782.765) / ((624.052 + 447.205) / 2522.904)
=0.366894 / 0.424613
=0.8641

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
=(374.456 - 4.028 - 423.11) / 2782.765
=-0.018932

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.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Applied Industrial Technologies (Applied Industrial Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Applied Plaza, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44115
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc is a distributor of industrial products to the maintenance, repair, and operations market and the original equipment manufacturing industry. Further, the company provides engineering and design services for industrial and fluid power applications. The products include bearings, power transmission components, fluid power components and systems, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies. Fluid products include hydraulic, pneumatic, lubrication, and filtration systems and components. Applied Industrial Technologies operates primarily in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Executives
Neil A Schrimsher director, officer: President and CEO ONE APPLIED PLAZA, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Peter C Wallace director C/O ROBBINS & MYERS, INC., 51 PLUM STREET, SUITE 260, DAYTON OH 45440
Hoffner Warren E Iii officer: VP-General Mgr, Fluid Power ONE APPLIED PLAZA, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Kurt W. Loring officer: VP-Chief HR Officer ONE APPLIED PLAZA, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Mary Dean Hall director 4920 O'HEAR AVENUE, SUITE 400, NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29405
Jon S Ploetz officer: VP-General Counsel & Secretary ONE APPLIED PLAZA, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Fred D Bauer officer: VP-General Counsel & Secretary ONE APPLIED PLZ, CLEVELAND OH 44115-5056
Vincent K Petrella director
Shelly Marie Chadwick director 6070 PARKLAND BLVD, MAYFIELD HTS. OH 44124
Christopher Macey other: Corporate Controller 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Peter A Dorsman director
Jason W Vasquez officer: VP-Sales & Marketing-USSC ONE APPLIED PLAZA, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Jerry Sue Thornton director C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Madhuri A Andrews director 2525 STEMMONS FRWY, DALLAS TX 75207
Green Edith Kelly director 3131 DEMOCRAT ROAD BLDG B206, MEMPHIS TN 38118