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Daseke (Daseke) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Daseke 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DSKE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.44   Med: -2.84   Max: -1.35
Current: -3.09

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Daseke was -1.35. The lowest was -3.44. And the median was -2.84.


Daseke Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Daseke Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.27 -3.44 -2.84 -2.78 -3.09

Daseke 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 -2.78 -2.97 -3.10 -2.94 -3.09

Competitive Comparison of Daseke's Beneish M-Score

For the Trucking subindustry, Daseke'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.


Daseke's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Daseke's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Daseke 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 Daseke 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 * 0.9956+0.528 * 1.1428+0.404 * 0.9481+0.892 * 0.885+0.115 * 0.9635
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0602+4.679 * -0.114251-0.327 * 1.0335
=-3.09

* 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 $178 Mil.
Revenue was 360 + 402.3 + 407.3 + 399.8 = $1,569 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.3 + 58.1 + 56 + 47.4 = $200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $282 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,136 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $655 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $107 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $140 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $251 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $639 Mil.
Net Income was -27.1 + 3.2 + 5.7 + 0.5 = $-18 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -15.1 + 2.6 + 1.9 + 4 = $-7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 26.2 + 33.6 + 27.9 + 31 = $119 Mil.
Total Receivables was $202 Mil.
Revenue was 408.2 + 462.8 + 481.3 + 421 = $1,773 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.9 + 70.2 + 78 + 59.9 = $258 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $378 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,195 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $596 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $149 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $244 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $662 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)
=(177.9 / 1569.4) / (201.9 / 1773.3)
=0.113355 / 0.113856
=0.9956

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)
=(258 / 1773.3) / (199.8 / 1569.4)
=0.145491 / 0.12731
=1.1428

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 - (281.7 + 655) / 1136.1) / (1 - (378.2 + 595.9) / 1195.4)
=0.175513 / 0.185126
=0.9481

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
=1569.4 / 1773.3
=0.885

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))
=(92.8 / (92.8 + 595.9)) / (106.5 / (106.5 + 655))
=0.134747 / 0.139856
=0.9635

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)
=(139.9 / 1569.4) / (149.1 / 1773.3)
=0.089142 / 0.084081
=1.0602

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 + 250.6) / 1136.1) / ((661.9 + 243.8) / 1195.4)
=0.78303 / 0.757654
=1.0335

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
=(-17.7 - -6.6 - 118.7) / 1136.1
=-0.114251

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.

Daseke has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Daseke (Daseke) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 550, Addison, TX, USA, 75001
Daseke Inc provides transportation and logistics solutions focused exclusively on flatbed and specialized freight in North America. It has two reportable segments: Flatbed Solutions and Specialized Solutions. The Flatbed Solutions segment focuses on delivering transportation and logistics solutions that principally require the use of flatbed and retractable-sided transportation equipment; and the Specialized Solutions segment focuses on delivering transportation and logistics solutions that require the use of specialized trailering transportation equipment. Daseke derives most of its revenues from its Specialized Solutions segment.
Executives
Aaron Coley officer: EVP and CFO 15455 DALLAS PKWY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Scott Hoppe officer: EVP and COO C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Rick Alan Williams officer: EVP and COO 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Melendy E Lovett director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Bruce Blaise director C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Williams Ena Koschel director 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Catharine D Ellingsen director 18500 N. ALLIED WAY, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Charles F Serianni director 110 S.E. 6TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Jason R. Bates officer: EVP and CFO USA TRUCK, INC., 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Grant Edward Garbers director C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Soumit Roy officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec. DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Jonathan Shepko director 15455 DALLAS PKWY, STE. 440, ADDISON TX 75001
Kevin M. Charlton director 14631 NORTH SCOTTSDALE RD, SUITE 200, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Brian Bonner director 15455 DALLAS PKWY, STE. 440, ADDISON TX 75001
Kimberly Warmbier director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092