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Traeger (Traeger) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Traeger 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COOK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.86   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.85

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Traeger was -2.33. The lowest was -3.86. And the median was -2.85.


Traeger Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Traeger Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.33 -3.86 -2.85

Traeger Quarterly Data
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 -3.86 -3.80 -3.90 -2.74 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Traeger's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Traeger'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.


Traeger's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Traeger's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Traeger 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 Traeger 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 * 1.5431+0.528 * 0.9453+0.404 * 1.0096+0.892 * 0.9237+0.115 * 1.1547
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8679+4.679 * -0.171739-0.327 * 1.0447
=-2.85

* 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 $59.9 Mil.
Revenue was 163.479 + 117.73 + 171.512 + 153.161 = $605.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.137 + 44.666 + 63.331 + 55.423 = $223.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $216.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $860.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $90.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $238.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $134.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $426.4 Mil.
Net Income was -24.045 + -19.261 + -30.166 + -10.93 = $-84.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7.905 + 4.067 + 3.685 + -0.465 = $-0.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.683 + 18.503 + 49.446 + -23.59 = $64.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42.1 Mil.
Revenue was 138.133 + 93.788 + 200.27 + 223.71 = $655.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47.609 + 25.078 + 73.441 + 82.644 = $228.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $274.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $946.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $69.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $297.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $112.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $477.1 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)
=(59.938 / 605.882) / (42.05 / 655.901)
=0.098927 / 0.06411
=1.5431

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)
=(228.772 / 655.901) / (223.557 / 605.882)
=0.34879 / 0.368978
=0.9453

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 - (216.38 + 90.779) / 860.759) / (1 - (274.238 + 69.364) / 946.715)
=0.643153 / 0.637059
=1.0096

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
=605.882 / 655.901
=0.9237

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))
=(56.547 / (56.547 + 69.364)) / (57.781 / (57.781 + 90.779))
=0.449103 / 0.38894
=1.1547

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)
=(238.527 / 605.882) / (297.512 / 655.901)
=0.393686 / 0.453593
=0.8679

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)
=((426.442 + 133.974) / 860.759) / ((477.109 + 112.907) / 946.715)
=0.651072 / 0.623225
=1.0447

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
=(-84.402 - -0.618 - 64.042) / 860.759
=-0.171739

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.

Traeger has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Traeger (Traeger) Business Description

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Address
1215 E Wilmington Avenue, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84106
Traeger Inc designs, sources, sells, and supports wood pellet fueled barbeque grills sold to retailers, distributors, and direct to consumers. It produces and sells the pellets used to fire the grills and also sells Traeger-branded rubs, spices, and sauces, as well as grill accessories including covers, barbeque tools, trays, liners, and merchandise. The company's geographical segments include North America and the Rest of the world, of which majority of revenue is from North America.
Executives
Hardy James H Jr officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer C/O TRAEGER, 1215 E. WILMINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Dominic Blosil officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TAEGER, 1215 E WILMINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Jeremy Andrus director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TRAEGER, 1215 E. WILMINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Steven Philip Richman director C/O TRAEGER INC., 1215 E WILMINGTON AVE, SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board 10 percent owner 5650 YONGE STREET, TORONTO A6 M2M 4H5
Trilantic Capital Management L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 399 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wendy A. Beck director C/O NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD., 7665 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Elizabeth Cahill Lempres director TWO COMMERCE SQUARE, 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Wayne Marino director C/O TRAEGER, INC., 1215 E WILMINGTON AVE., SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Aea Investors Fund Vi Lp 10 percent owner 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Ralph Alvarez director ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Aea Investors Executive Partners Vi Llc 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aea Investors Partners Vi Lp 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aea Investors Executive Fund Vi Lp 10 percent owner 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Aea Fund Vi Stockholder Representative Corp. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022