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Fathom Digital Manufacturing (Fathom Digital Manufacturing) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Fathom Digital Manufacturing 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FATH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: 0.56   Max: 4.02
Current: -2.9

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fathom Digital Manufacturing was 4.02. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was 0.56.


Fathom Digital Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fathom Digital Manufacturing'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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Fathom Digital Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Chart

Fathom Digital Manufacturing Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 4.02 -2.90

Fathom Digital Manufacturing Quarterly Data
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 4.02 3.89 4.07 -2.18 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Fathom Digital Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Fathom Digital Manufacturing'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.


Fathom Digital Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Fathom Digital Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fathom Digital Manufacturing 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 Fathom Digital Manufacturing 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 * 0.9221+0.528 * 1.0627+0.404 * 1.0329+0.892 * 0.8148+0.115 * 0.9577
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.923+4.679 * -0.044405-0.327 * 1.0964
=-2.90

* 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 $21.5 Mil.
Revenue was 30.353 + 31.458 + 34.474 + 35.007 = $131.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.941 + 8.264 + 10.534 + 11.945 = $37.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $329.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $37.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $179.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.2 Mil.
Net Income was 21.431 + -4.362 + -3.125 + 2.115 = $16.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 26.545 + -0.104 + 0.313 + 5.595 = $32.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.897 + 0.127 + 1.623 + 0.5 = $-1.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.6 Mil.
Revenue was 38.404 + 40.21 + 41.985 + 40.541 = $161.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.539 + 15.066 + 15.548 + 11.997 = $49.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $55.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $367.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $60.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $66.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $125.4 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)
=(21.518 / 131.292) / (28.641 / 161.14)
=0.163894 / 0.17774
=0.9221

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)
=(49.15 / 161.14) / (37.684 / 131.292)
=0.305014 / 0.287024
=1.0627

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 - (39.131 + 57.218) / 329.763) / (1 - (55.292 + 60.268) / 367.147)
=0.707823 / 0.685249
=1.0329

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
=131.292 / 161.14
=0.8148

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))
=(24.896 / (24.896 + 60.268)) / (25.137 / (25.137 + 57.218))
=0.29233 / 0.305227
=0.9577

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)
=(37.501 / 131.292) / (49.868 / 161.14)
=0.285631 / 0.30947
=0.923

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)
=((9.199 + 179.404) / 329.763) / ((125.41 + 66.104) / 367.147)
=0.571935 / 0.521628
=1.0964

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
=(16.059 - 32.349 - -1.647) / 329.763
=-0.044405

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.

Fathom Digital Manufacturing has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fathom Digital Manufacturing (Fathom Digital Manufacturing) Business Description

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1050 Walnut Ridge Drive, Hartland, WI, USA, 53029
Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corp is an on-demand digital manufacturing platform in North America, serving comprehensive product development and low- to mid-volume manufacturing needs. The company blends in-house capabilities across plastic and metal additive technologies, CNC machining, injection molding & tooling, sheet metal fabrication, and design and engineering.