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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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Shyft Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Shyft Group was -1.10. The lowest was -3.59. And the median was -2.57.
The historical data trend for The Shyft Group'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.
The Shyft Group Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Beneish M-Score | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | -2.88 | -2.95 | -2.06 | -1.38 | -3.17 |
The Shyft Group Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | Mar24 | Jun24 | Sep24 | |
Beneish M-Score | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | -3.02 | -3.17 | -3.08 | -2.57 | -2.71 |
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, The Shyft Group'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.
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, The Shyft Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Shyft Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.
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 The Shyft Group 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 * 1.1895 | + | 0.528 * 1.0295 | + | 0.404 * 1.2578 | + | 0.892 * 0.8099 | + | 0.115 * 0.8901 | |
- | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI | |||||||
- | 0.172 * 1.2764 | + | 4.679 * -0.057982 | - | 0.327 * 1.0733 | |||||||
= | -2.71 |
* 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 (Sep24) TTM: | Last Year (Sep23) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $163.1 Mil. Revenue was 194.075 + 192.78 + 197.889 + 202.333 = $787.1 Mil. Gross Profit was 39.607 + 40.587 + 34.062 + 27.912 = $142.2 Mil. Total Current Assets was $299.8 Mil. Total Assets was $569.4 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $124.3 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.1 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $123.1 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was $165.1 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $142.6 Mil. Net Income was 3.123 + 2.164 + -4.669 + -4.417 = $-3.8 Mil. Non Operating Income was 0.138 + 0.08 + 0.097 + 0.261 = $0.6 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 20.043 + 1.13 + -3.957 + 11.426 = $28.6 Mil. |
Total Receivables was $169.3 Mil. Revenue was 201.325 + 225.101 + 243.439 + 302.011 = $971.9 Mil. Gross Profit was 36.768 + 42.754 + 42.924 + 58.288 = $180.7 Mil. Total Current Assets was $299.7 Mil. Total Assets was $535.5 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $127.1 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.1 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $119.1 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was $175.9 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $93.7 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) |
= | (163.084 / 787.077) | / | (169.29 / 971.876) | |
= | 0.207202 | / | 0.174189 | |
= | 1.1895 |
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) | |
= | (180.734 / 971.876) | / | (142.168 / 787.077) | |
= | 0.185964 | / | 0.180628 | |
= | 1.0295 |
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 - (299.819 + 124.297) / 569.434) | / | (1 - (299.716 + 127.106) / 535.461) | |
= | 0.255197 | / | 0.202889 | |
= | 1.2578 |
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 | |
= | 787.077 | / | 971.876 | |
= | 0.8099 |
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)) |
= | (17.079 / (17.079 + 127.106)) | / | (19.081 / (19.081 + 124.297)) | |
= | 0.118452 | / | 0.133082 | |
= | 0.8901 |
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) |
= | (123.146 / 787.077) | / | (119.133 / 971.876) | |
= | 0.15646 | / | 0.12258 | |
= | 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) |
= | ((142.611 + 165.132) / 569.434) | / | ((93.672 + 175.945) / 535.461) | |
= | 0.540437 | / | 0.503523 | |
= | 1.0733 |
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 | |
= | (-3.799 - 0.576 | - | 28.642) | / | 569.434 | |
= | -0.057982 |
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.
The Shyft Group has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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John Albert Dunn | officer: President Fleet Vehicles & Svc | C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375 |
Joshua A Sherbin | officer: Chief Legal Officer | 38505 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 200, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304 |
Jonathan C Douyard | officer: Chief Financial Officer | C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375 |
Michael Dinkins | director | 6166 NW 85TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067 |
Terri Pizzuto | director | 3050 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, STE 100, DOWNERS GROVA IL 60515 |
Pamela L Kermisch | director | C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375 |
Mark B. Rourke | director | 3101 PACKERLAND DRIVE, GREEN BAY WI 54313 |
James A. Sharman | director | C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813 |
Jacob Owen Farmer | officer: President, Specialty Vehicles | C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375 |
Stephen K Guillaume | officer: President, Specialty Chassis | C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813 |
Hindman Colin E | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | 3130 STONEY CREEK ROAD, OAKLAND MI 48363 |
Scott Matthew Ocholik | officer: Chief Accounting Officer | C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375 |
Carl A. Esposito | director | 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033 |
Thomas R Clevinger | director | C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813 |
Daryl M Adams | officer: Chief Operating Officer | C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813 |
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