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Gibraltar Industries (Gibraltar Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Gibraltar Industries 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gibraltar Industries was -1.96. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.49.


Gibraltar Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gibraltar Industries'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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Gibraltar Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Gibraltar Industries 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 -2.64 -2.21 -1.96 -2.56 -2.87

Gibraltar Industries 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 -2.56 -2.72 -2.92 -3.16 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Gibraltar Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Gibraltar Industries'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.


Gibraltar Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Gibraltar Industries 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 Gibraltar Industries 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 * 1.0432+0.528 * 0.8727+0.404 * 0.9503+0.892 * 0.9912+0.115 * 1.0597
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1097+4.679 * -0.083896-0.327 * 0.78
=-2.87

* 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 $225 Mil.
Revenue was 328.811 + 390.744 + 364.914 + 293.267 = $1,378 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.914 + 105.384 + 96.739 + 76.929 = $362 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $462 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $153 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $207 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $226 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36 Mil.
Net Income was 19.434 + 39.277 + 30.723 + 21.099 = $111 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.478 + 1.04 + 0.509 + 0.397 = $-3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.82 + 92.562 + 76.049 + 38.045 = $218 Mil.
Total Receivables was $217 Mil.
Revenue was 313.861 + 391.291 + 366.949 + 317.865 = $1,390 Mil.
Gross Profit was 69.023 + 94.556 + 90.271 + 64.844 = $319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $424 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $189 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $108 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)
=(224.55 / 1377.736) / (217.156 / 1389.966)
=0.162985 / 0.156231
=1.0432

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)
=(318.694 / 1389.966) / (361.966 / 1377.736)
=0.229282 / 0.262725
=0.8727

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 - (462.251 + 152.521) / 1256.451) / (1 - (423.937 + 136.086) / 1210.613)
=0.510708 / 0.537405
=0.9503

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
=1377.736 / 1389.966
=0.9912

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))
=(26.167 / (26.167 + 136.086)) / (27.378 / (27.378 + 152.521))
=0.161273 / 0.152185
=1.0597

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)
=(207.44 / 1377.736) / (188.592 / 1389.966)
=0.150566 / 0.135681
=1.1097

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)
=((35.989 + 225.578) / 1256.451) / ((107.803 + 215.32) / 1210.613)
=0.208179 / 0.266909
=0.78

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
=(110.533 - -2.532 - 218.476) / 1256.451
=-0.083896

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.

Gibraltar Industries has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Gibraltar Industries (Gibraltar Industries) Business Description

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Address
3556 Lake Shore Road, P.O. Box 2028, Buffalo, NY, USA, 14219-0228
Gibraltar Industries Inc is a manufacturer and provider of products and services for the Renewable energy, Residential, Agtech and Infrastructure markets. Renewables Segment is engaged in the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of solar racking and electrical balance of systems. Agtech Segment provides growing and processing solutions including the designing, engineering, manufacturing, full-scope construction, maintenance and support of greenhouses and indoor growing operations, and botanical extraction systems. It derives key revenue from the Residential segment which offers roof and foundation ventilation products, single point and centralized mail systems and electronic package solutions and Retractable awnings and gutter guards, among other products.
Executives
James B Nish director 3556 LAKESHORE RD., BLASDELL NY 14219
Janet Anne Catlett officer: VP, CHRO 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Linda Kristine Myers director 3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, P.O. BOX 2028, BUFFALO NY 14219
Katherine Bolanowski officer: General Counsel, VP, Secretary 3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, BUFFALO NY 14219
Patrick Burns officer: Chief Operating Officer 3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Jeffrey J. Watorek officer: VP, Treasurer, Secretary 3556 LAKESHORE ROAD, BLASDELL NY 14219
Elizabeth Jensen officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 5928 HIGHLAND HILLS CIRCLE, FORT COLLINS CO 80528
Gwendolyn G Mizell director 800 S HANLEY SUITE 8D, CLAYTON MO 63105
Manish H Shah director 9618 BOUCHAINE PASS, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Mark G Barberio director 19 WIK STREET, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Vinod M Khilnani director 905 WEST BLVD NORTH, ELKHART IN 46514
Sharon M Brady director 3600 W. LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026
William P Montague director
Atlee Valentine Pope director 3556 LAKE SHORE ROAD, P.O. BOX 2028, BUFFALO NY 14219
Craig A Hindman director ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 3600 WEST LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026

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