GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Steel » SunCoke Energy Inc (NYSE:SXC) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

SunCoke Energy (SunCoke Energy) Beneish M-Score : -3.04 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2011. Start your Free Trial

What is SunCoke Energy 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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SXC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.9   Max: -2.23
Current: -3.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SunCoke Energy was -2.23. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.90.


SunCoke Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SunCoke Energy'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.

* Premium members only.

SunCoke Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

SunCoke Energy 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 -3.16 -3.10 -2.49 -2.35 -3.04

SunCoke Energy 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 -2.35 -2.72 -2.77 -3.17 -3.04

Competitive Comparison of SunCoke Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Coking Coal subindustry, SunCoke Energy'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.


SunCoke Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, SunCoke Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SunCoke Energy 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 SunCoke Energy 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 * 0.8183+0.528 * 1.1356+0.404 * 1.0198+0.892 * 1.046+0.115 * 0.9703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9467+4.679 * -0.115334-0.327 * 0.9452
=-3.04

* 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 $90 Mil.
Revenue was 520.6 + 520.4 + 534.4 + 487.8 = $2,063 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.2 + 84.3 + 91.3 + 85.8 = $339 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $417 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,191 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $490 Mil.
Net Income was 13.8 + 7 + 20.4 + 16.3 = $58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 56.4 + 93.7 + 68.7 + 30.2 = $249 Mil.
Total Receivables was $105 Mil.
Revenue was 514 + 516.8 + 501.9 + 439.8 = $1,973 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72.3 + 103.4 + 90.1 + 101.8 = $368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $374 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,229 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $529 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)
=(89.7 / 2063.2) / (104.8 / 1972.5)
=0.043476 / 0.053131
=0.8183

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)
=(367.6 / 1972.5) / (338.6 / 2063.2)
=0.186362 / 0.164114
=1.1356

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 - (416.8 + 1191.1) / 1660.4) / (1 - (374 + 1229.3) / 1654.6)
=0.031619 / 0.031004
=1.0198

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
=2063.2 / 1972.5
=1.046

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))
=(142.5 / (142.5 + 1229.3)) / (142.8 / (142.8 + 1191.1))
=0.103878 / 0.107055
=0.9703

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)
=(70.7 / 2063.2) / (71.4 / 1972.5)
=0.034267 / 0.036198
=0.9467

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)
=((490.3 + 223.8) / 1660.4) / ((528.9 + 224) / 1654.6)
=0.430077 / 0.455034
=0.9452

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
=(57.5 - 0 - 249) / 1660.4
=-0.115334

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.

SunCoke Energy has a M-score of -3.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


SunCoke Energy Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of SunCoke Energy's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


SunCoke Energy (SunCoke Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1011 Warrenville Road, Suite 600, Lisle, IL, USA, 60532
SunCoke Energy Inc operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing-based customers.
Executives
Phillip Michael Hardesty officer: Senior Vice President SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC., 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Andrei Alexander Mikhalevsky director 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Michael Ward Lewis director 2551 GLEN EAGLES DRIVE, OLYMPIA FIELDS IL 60461
Della Ratta Ralph M Jr director 1690 CHAGRIN RIVER ROAD, GATES MILLS OH 44040
Arthur F Anton director 29500 SOLON ROAD, SOLON OH 44139
Martha Z. Carnes director 6316 WINDFERN ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Mark W. Marinko officer: SR VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP., 2122 YORK ROAD, SUITE 200, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Katherine T Gates officer: Sr VP & General Counsel 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Bonnie M Edeus officer: Vice President & Controller 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
James E Sweetnam director DANA HOLDING CORPORATION, 3939 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MAUMEE OH 43537
John W Rowe director
John F Quanci officer: Vice President, Technology and 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD STE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Michael G Rippey director, officer: President and CEO C/O OLYMPIC STEEL, INC., 22901 MILLCREEK BLVD., HIGHLAND HILLS OH 44122
Susan R. Landahl director 24545 S. MOORMAN AVENUE, CHANNAHON IL 60410
Mangrove Partners Fund (cayman), Ltd. 10 percent owner MAPLES CORP. SVCS, PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, S. CHURCH STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104

SunCoke Energy (SunCoke Energy) Headlines

From GuruFocus

SunCoke Energy, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 07-26-2021

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 10-31-2022

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 05-04-2023

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2023 EARNINGS DATE

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 04-18-2023

SunCoke Energy, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 11-01-2021

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 02-02-2023

SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. ISSUES 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

By PRNewswire PRNewswire 03-24-2023