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Crane NXT Co (Crane NXT Co) Beneish M-Score : -3.21 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Crane NXT Co 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 -3.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CXT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.54   Max: 0.14
Current: -3.21

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crane NXT Co was 0.14. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.54.


Crane NXT Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crane NXT Co'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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Crane NXT Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Crane NXT Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.54

Crane NXT Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 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 - - 0.14 -2.54 -3.21

Competitive Comparison of Crane NXT Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Crane NXT Co'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.


Crane NXT Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Crane NXT Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Crane NXT Co 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 Crane NXT Co 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 * 0.3555+0.528 * 0.9909+0.404 * 1.1772+0.892 * 1.0295+0.115 * 0.5153
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0929+4.679 * -0.031639-0.327 * 1.0429
=-3.21

* 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 $183 Mil.
Revenue was 313.6 + 356.9 + 352.9 + 352.4 = $1,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 152.4 + 165.5 + 165.5 + 168.4 = $652 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $629 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,099 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $372 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $297 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $640 Mil.
Net Income was 37.8 + 49.5 + 51.9 + 43.2 = $182 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.1 + -1.1 + 0.7 + 1 = $-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.5 + 78.5 + 102.8 + 59.5 = $250 Mil.
Total Receivables was $500 Mil.
Revenue was 329.1 + 338.2 + 335.1 + 334 = $1,336 Mil.
Gross Profit was 154.7 + 161.3 + 160.2 + 151.2 = $627 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,696 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,336 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $508 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $331 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $975 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $881 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)
=(182.8 / 1375.8) / (499.5 / 1336.4)
=0.132868 / 0.373765
=0.3555

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)
=(627.4 / 1336.4) / (651.8 / 1375.8)
=0.46947 / 0.473761
=0.9909

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 - (629.1 + 254.7) / 2098.7) / (1 - (1695.8 + 508) / 4336)
=0.578882 / 0.491744
=1.1772

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
=1375.8 / 1336.4
=1.0295

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))
=(69.1 / (69.1 + 508)) / (77.1 / (77.1 + 254.7))
=0.119737 / 0.232369
=0.5153

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)
=(372.3 / 1375.8) / (330.9 / 1336.4)
=0.270606 / 0.247606
=1.0929

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)
=((639.6 + 296.9) / 2098.7) / ((880.7 + 974.5) / 4336)
=0.446229 / 0.42786
=1.0429

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
=(182.4 - -1.5 - 250.3) / 2098.7
=-0.031639

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.

Crane NXT Co has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Crane NXT Co (Crane NXT Co) Business Description

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Address
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Crane NXT Co is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. It is a pioneer in advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies.
Executives
Kurt F. Gallo officer: Sr. VP, Payment & Merch. Tech. 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Max H Mitchell officer: VICE PRESIDENT - OP EX CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Cristen L Kogl director 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
David D Petratis director 1415 ROSELLE ROAD, PALATINE IL 60067
Marijane V. Papanikolaou officer: V.P, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jennifer Kartono officer: SVP, CHRO 950 WINTER STREET 4TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Bianca B. Shardelow officer: VP, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
William K Grogan director 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Sanjay Kapoor director C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER STREET, WICHITA KS 67210
Paul Gerard Igoe officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. LYDALL, INC., ONE COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Crane Holdings, Co. 10 percent owner CRANE NXT, CO., 950 WINTER STREET, 4TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Aaron W Saak officer: CEO, Crane NXT C/O VONTIER CORPORATION, 5438 WADE PARK BLVD., SUITE 600, RALEIGH NC 27607
Scott A. Grisham officer: SVP Bus. Dev. & Strategy 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Tamara S. Polmanteer officer: Senior Vice President, CHRO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
John S Stroup director 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 1500, ST. LOUIS MO 63105