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Encore Wire (Encore Wire) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Encore Wire 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WIRE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.43
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Encore Wire was -1.43. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.44.


Encore Wire Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Wire'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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Encore Wire Beneish M-Score Chart

Encore Wire 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 -1.43 -2.43 -1.72 -2.44 -2.57

Encore Wire Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.62 -3.03 -2.75 -2.57 -

Competitive Comparison of Encore Wire's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Encore Wire'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.


Encore Wire's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Encore Wire's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Encore Wire 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 Encore Wire 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 * 1.0978+0.528 * 1.4432+0.404 * 0.9918+0.892 * 0.8509+0.115 * 1.0044
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2174+4.679 * -0.042079-0.327 * 1.1395
=-2.57

* 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 $480 Mil.
Revenue was 633.778 + 636.991 + 636.46 + 660.492 = $2,568 Mil.
Gross Profit was 136.408 + 148.242 + 166.148 + 205.085 = $656 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,211 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,968 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $757 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $205 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was 66.123 + 82.052 + 104.741 + 119.483 = $372 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 109.817 + 79.353 + 139.099 + 126.937 = $455 Mil.
Total Receivables was $514 Mil.
Revenue was 693.885 + 762.363 + 838.235 + 723.072 = $3,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 248.455 + 299.447 + 320.772 + 243.747 = $1,112 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,402 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,019 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $197 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $144 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(480.06 / 2567.721) / (513.905 / 3017.555)
=0.18696 / 0.170305
=1.0978

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)
=(1112.421 / 3017.555) / (655.883 / 2567.721)
=0.36865 / 0.255434
=1.4432

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 - (1210.575 + 756.863) / 1967.912) / (1 - (1401.641 + 616.601) / 2018.732)
=0.000241 / 0.000243
=0.9918

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
=2567.721 / 3017.555
=0.8509

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))
=(26.232 / (26.232 + 616.601)) / (32.052 / (32.052 + 756.863))
=0.040807 / 0.040628
=1.0044

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)
=(204.51 / 2567.721) / (197.418 / 3017.555)
=0.079647 / 0.065423
=1.2174

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)
=((0 + 160.138) / 1967.912) / ((0 + 144.161) / 2018.732)
=0.081375 / 0.071412
=1.1395

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
=(372.399 - 0 - 455.206) / 1967.912
=-0.042079

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.

Encore Wire has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Encore Wire (Encore Wire) Business Description

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Address
1329 Millwood Road, McKinney, TX, USA, 75069
Encore Wire Corp is engaged in manufacturing electrical building wire and cable. It supplies building wire for interior electrical wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing. The company's principal customers are wholesale electrical distributors, who sell building wire and a variety of other products to electrical contractors. Encore offers an electrical building wire product line that consists primarily of NM-B cable, UF-B cable, THHN/THWN-2, XHHW-2, RHH/RHW-2, and other types of wire products, including tray cable, metal-clad, and armored cable.
Executives
William Kelvin Walker director 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Matthew D. Ford officer: Controller 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Daniel L Jones director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Bret J Eckert officer: Vice President - Finance & CFO P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Gregory J Fisher director 14643 DALLAS PAKWAY, STE 1000, DALLAS TX 75254-8890
Scott D Weaver director C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC., 6500 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE, EL PASO TX 79905
Thomas William R Iii director 12900 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
John H Wilson director 12900 PRESTON RD, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75230
Gina A. Norris director 1329 MILLWOOD ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Frank J Bilban officer: Vice President - Finance & CFO 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Donald Eugene Courtney director
Capital Southwest Corp director 8333 DOUGLAS AVE, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75225
Norman R Medlen officer: Controller 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069
Cunningham Thomas Lee Iii director
Joseph M Brito director 1410 MILLWOOD RD, C/O ENCORE WIRE CORP, MCKINNEY TX 75069

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