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Avient (Avient) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Avient 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVNT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Avient was -1.99. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.62.


Avient Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Avient 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 -2.20 -1.99 -2.62 -2.07 -2.73

Avient 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 -2.07 -2.46 -2.32 -2.19 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Avient's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Avient'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.


Avient's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Avient's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avient 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 Avient 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 * 0.981+0.528 * 0.915+0.404 * 1.0378+0.892 * 0.9252+0.115 * 0.8709
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.176+4.679 * -0.022066-0.327 * 0.9536
=-2.73

* 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 $400 Mil.
Revenue was 719 + 753.7 + 824.4 + 845.7 = $3,143 Mil.
Gross Profit was 208.9 + 195.3 + 240.7 + 247.6 = $893 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,408 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,969 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,094 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $189 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $696 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $774 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,114 Mil.
Net Income was 28.6 + 5.1 + 22.1 + 19.9 = $76 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.3 + 1 + -0.2 + 0.7 = $6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 154.5 + 71.8 + -2.5 + -22.2 = $202 Mil.
Total Receivables was $441 Mil.
Revenue was 790.4 + 823.3 + 891 + 892.2 = $3,397 Mil.
Gross Profit was 172 + 195.4 + 260.9 + 254.4 = $883 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,570 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,085 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,110 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $163 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $639 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $869 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,218 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)
=(399.9 / 3142.8) / (440.6 / 3396.9)
=0.127243 / 0.129706
=0.981

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)
=(882.7 / 3396.9) / (892.5 / 3142.8)
=0.259855 / 0.283982
=0.915

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 - (1407.6 + 1094.2) / 5968.5) / (1 - (1569.7 + 1109.6) / 6085)
=0.580833 / 0.559688
=1.0378

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
=3142.8 / 3396.9
=0.9252

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))
=(163.1 / (163.1 + 1109.6)) / (188.8 / (188.8 + 1094.2))
=0.128153 / 0.147155
=0.8709

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)
=(695.7 / 3142.8) / (639.4 / 3396.9)
=0.221363 / 0.18823
=1.176

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)
=((2113.7 + 773.6) / 5968.5) / ((2217.6 + 869.4) / 6085)
=0.483756 / 0.507313
=0.9536

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
=(75.7 - 5.8 - 201.6) / 5968.5
=-0.022066

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.

Avient has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Avient (Avient) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, OH, USA, 44012
Avient Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemical and plastic-based products to designers and processors of plastics. The firm operates in three segments: Specialty Engineered Materials; Distribution; and Color, Additives, & Ink. The company's product portfolio includes concentrated color and ink blends, plastic resins, and various specialized polymer materials used in industries such as food packaging, construction, transportation, cosmetics, and healthcare. The color, additives, & ink segment and the distribution segment together generate a vast majority of revenue. More than half of the total revenue is derived from the United States.
Executives
Robert M Patterson director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Joel R. Rathbun officer: SVP, Mergers & Acquisitions 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Kristen Gajewski officer: SVP & CHRO 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Lisa K. Kunkle officer: SVP Gnrl Counsel & Secretary 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Neil Green director 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Ernest Nicolas director 1201 S. 2ND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Michael A Garratt officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Robert Vinod Purayath officer: SVP & Chief Technology Officer 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Jamie A. Beggs officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Cathy Dodd officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
J Scott Horn officer: SVP, President Distribution 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Richard H Fearon director 1239 GERBING ROAD, AMELIA ISLAND FL 32034
Midea M. John Jr. officer: SVP, Glbl Ops & Process Imprv 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Woon Keat Moh officer: SVP, President of CAI 33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Patricia Verduin director ONE CONAGRA DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68102

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