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Rocky Brands (Rocky Brands) Beneish M-Score : -3.12 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Rocky Brands 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 -3.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RCKY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.21
Current: -3.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rocky Brands was -1.21. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.56.


Rocky Brands Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rocky Brands'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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Rocky Brands Beneish M-Score Chart

Rocky Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.73 -1.21 -2.61 -3.12

Rocky Brands 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 -2.61 - - - -3.12

Competitive Comparison of Rocky Brands's Beneish M-Score

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Rocky Brands'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.


Rocky Brands's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rocky Brands's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rocky Brands 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 Rocky Brands 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 * 1.128+0.528 * 0.9462+0.404 * 1.1338+0.892 * 0.7504+0.115 * 0.9849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.131731-0.327 * 0.8394
=-3.12

* 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 $81.1 Mil.
Revenue was $461.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $178.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $258.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $479.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $59.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $71.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $175.9 Mil.
Net Income was $10.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $73.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $95.9 Mil.
Revenue was $615.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $225.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $341.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $582.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $68.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $96.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $261.9 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)
=(81.141 / 461.833) / (95.861 / 615.475)
=0.175693 / 0.155751
=1.128

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)
=(225.219 / 615.475) / (178.598 / 461.833)
=0.365927 / 0.386716
=0.9462

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 - (258.173 + 59.785) / 479.385) / (1 - (341.047 + 68.373) / 582.39)
=0.336738 / 0.297
=1.1338

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
=461.833 / 615.475
=0.7504

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))
=(12.331 / (12.331 + 68.373)) / (10.978 / (10.978 + 59.785))
=0.152793 / 0.155138
=0.9849

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)
=(0 / 461.833) / (0 / 615.475)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((175.941 + 71.529) / 479.385) / ((261.862 + 96.294) / 582.39)
=0.516224 / 0.614976
=0.8394

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
=(10.426 - 0 - 73.576) / 479.385
=-0.131731

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.

Rocky Brands has a M-score of -3.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rocky Brands (Rocky Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, OH, USA, 45764
Rocky Brands Inc acts as a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of premium-quality footwear and apparel. The company's family of brands includes Rocky, Georgia Boot, Durango, Lehigh, Creative Recreation, and the licensed brand Michelin footwear. The company operates its business through three business segments: Wholesale, Retail and Contract. It generates majority of the revenue from Wholesale segment.
Executives
Mike Brooks director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 39 E CANAL ST, NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Curtis A Loveland director, officer: Secretary PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, 41 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Moore Robert Burton Jr. director 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Haning G Courtney director 110 N. MAIN ST., NEW LEXINGTON OH 43764
Michael L Finn director 2555 INTERNATIONAL STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43221
Dwight Eric Smith director 518 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Sarah E O'connor officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 39 EAST CANAL STREET, NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Jason Brooks officer: President-US Wholesale Sales 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Thomas D. Robertson officer: Chief Financial Officer 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
James L Stewart director 39 EAST CANAL ST, NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Robyn R. Hahn director 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
William L Jordan director 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Byron Wortham officer: Pres CoreBrndSalesMktg&ProdDev 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Tracie A. Winbigler director 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764
Richard Simms officer: President-Retail Sales 39 E. CANAL ST., NELSONVILLE OH 45764