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Roper Technologies (Roper Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -2.48 (As of Today)
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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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.61
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Roper Technologies was -1.61. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.53.


Roper Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Roper Technologies'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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Roper Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.83 -2.68 -1.61 -2.48

Roper Technologies 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.61 -2.11 -1.95 -1.99 -2.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Roper Technologies'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.


Roper Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Roper Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Roper Technologies 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 Roper Technologies 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 * 0.9756+0.528 * 1.002+0.404 * 1.0194+0.892 * 1.15+0.115 * 1.024
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9998+4.679 * -0.028881-0.327 * 0.9513
=-2.48

* 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 $984 Mil.
Revenue was 1613.5 + 1563.4 + 1531.2 + 1469.7 = $6,178 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1125.2 + 1096.3 + 1067.1 + 1018.6 = $4,307 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,481 Mil.
Total Assets was $28,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $120 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $755 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,562 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,963 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,831 Mil.
Net Income was 389 + 347.2 + 364.9 + 283.1 = $1,384 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 64 + 38.9 + 63.2 + -3.5 = $163 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 621.8 + 630 + 319.6 + 463.7 = $2,035 Mil.
Total Receivables was $877 Mil.
Revenue was 1430.9 + 1350.3 + 1310.8 + 1279.8 = $5,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1002.3 + 941.8 + 911.5 + 897.2 = $3,753 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,932 Mil.
Total Assets was $26,981 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $650 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,893 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,963 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)
=(984 / 6177.8) / (877 / 5371.8)
=0.15928 / 0.16326
=0.9756

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)
=(3752.8 / 5371.8) / (4307.2 / 6177.8)
=0.698611 / 0.697206
=1.002

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 - (1481.4 + 119.6) / 28167.5) / (1 - (1932.4 + 85.3) / 26980.8)
=0.943161 / 0.925217
=1.0194

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
=6177.8 / 5371.8
=1.15

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))
=(650.1 / (650.1 + 85.3)) / (755.2 / (755.2 + 119.6))
=0.884009 / 0.863283
=1.024

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)
=(2562 / 6177.8) / (2228.3 / 5371.8)
=0.414711 / 0.414814
=0.9998

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)
=((5830.6 + 2963.2) / 28167.5) / ((5962.5 + 2892.5) / 26980.8)
=0.312197 / 0.328196
=0.9513

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
=(1384.2 - 162.6 - 2035.1) / 28167.5
=-0.028881

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.

Roper Technologies has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Roper Technologies (Roper Technologies) Business Description

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6901 Professional Parkway East, Suite 200, Sarasota, FL, USA, 34240
Roper is a diversified technology company that operates through three segments: application software; network software and systems; and technology enabled products. The firm's culture emphasizes acquiring asset-light, cash-generative businesses. Roper then reinvests this excess cash in businesses that yield incrementally higher rates of return. While the businesses are managed in a decentralized manner, Roper does not passively manage its portfolio. Instead, Roper manages its businesses through the Socratic method and empowers decision-makers through group executive coaching. Roper has now rotated a clear majority of its business from legacy industrial products into technology software in mature, niche markets with large quantities of deferred revenue.
Executives
Robert D Johnson director HONEYWELL, 1944 E SKY HARBOR CIRCLE, PHOENIX AZ 85034
Christopher Wright director C/O GENAISSANCE PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 5 SCIENCE PARK, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Laurence Neil Hunn officer: Executive Vice President 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Shellye L Archambeau director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jason Conley officer: Vice President and Controller C/O ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6901 PROFESSIONAL PARKWAY, SARASOTA FL 34240
Richard F Wallman director HONEYWELL, 101 COLUMBIA ROAD, MORRISTOWN NJ 07962
Brandon L Cross officer: VP and Corporate Controller 6901 PROFESSIONAL PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SARASOTA FL 34240
Robert Crisci officer: Vice President and CFO C/O ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6901 PROFESSIONAL PARKWAY, SARASOTA FL 34240
John K Stipancich officer: VP, GC & Secretary C/O ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6901 PROFESSIONAL PARKWAY E, STE. 200, SARASOTA FL 34240
Joyce Thomas Patrick Jr director 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 22207
Irene M Esteves director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Amy Woods Brinkley director BANK OF AMERICA CORP, 100 NORTH TRYON ST NC1-007-58-04, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Fort John F Iii director C/O ROPER INDUSTRIES INC, 2160 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH GA 30097
Wilbur J Prezzano director 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Knowling Robert E Jr director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD CO, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304

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