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Bluegreen Vacations Holding (Bluegreen Vacations Holding) Beneish M-Score : -1.69 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Bluegreen Vacations Holding 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.69 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BVH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.69
Current: -1.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bluegreen Vacations Holding was -1.69. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.59.


Bluegreen Vacations Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluegreen Vacations Holding'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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Bluegreen Vacations Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.85 -2.92 -2.15 -2.14

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.30 -2.14 -1.94 -1.71 -1.69

Competitive Comparison of Bluegreen Vacations Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Bluegreen Vacations Holding'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.


Bluegreen Vacations Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bluegreen Vacations Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bluegreen Vacations Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Bluegreen Vacations Holding 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 Bluegreen Vacations Holding 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 * 1.1885+0.528 * 1.0358+0.404 * 0.8549+0.892 * 1.0891+0.115 * 0.9616
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9857+4.679 * 0.129345-0.327 * 1.0758
=-1.69

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $676.3 Mil.
Revenue was 234.961 + 226.587 + 189.974 + 208.493 = $860.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 176.463 + 166.233 + 138.692 + 155.538 = $636.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,334.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,539.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $108.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $589.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $167.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $941.1 Mil.
Net Income was 20.657 + 21.913 + 11.499 + 7.649 = $61.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.063 + 3.078 + 0.265 + 1.24 = $4.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.489 + -26.12 + -23.748 + -81.627 = $-142.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $522.4 Mil.
Revenue was 224.737 + 212.064 + 172.383 + 180.444 = $789.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 173.836 + 164.083 + 129.713 + 138.096 = $605.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,070.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,278.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $113.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $548.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $148.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $706.5 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)
=(676.252 / 860.015) / (522.41 / 789.628)
=0.786326 / 0.66159
=1.1885

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)
=(605.728 / 789.628) / (636.926 / 860.015)
=0.767106 / 0.740599
=1.0358

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 - (1334.043 + 108.897) / 1539.932) / (1 - (1070.383 + 113.836) / 1278.405)
=0.062985 / 0.073675
=0.8549

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
=860.015 / 789.628
=1.0891

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))
=(20.466 / (20.466 + 113.836)) / (20.507 / (20.507 + 108.897))
=0.152388 / 0.158473
=0.9616

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)
=(589.265 / 860.015) / (548.901 / 789.628)
=0.68518 / 0.695139
=0.9857

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)
=((941.071 + 167.125) / 1539.932) / ((706.537 + 148.671) / 1278.405)
=0.71964 / 0.668965
=1.0758

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
=(61.718 - 4.52 - -141.984) / 1539.932
=0.129345

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.

Bluegreen Vacations Holding has a M-score of -1.69 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bluegreen Vacations Holding (Bluegreen Vacations Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4960 Conference Way North, Suite 100, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33431
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp is a vacation ownership company that markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOIs) & manages resorts in popular leisure and urban destinations. The firm operates in two segments: Sales of VOIs and financing & Resort Operations and Club Management. The majority is from the Sales of VOIs and financing segment. The Sales of VOIs and Financing segment includes the Company's marketing and sales activities related to the VOIs that are owned by the Company, VOIs acquired under just-in-time and secondary market inventory arrangements, or sales of VOIs through fee-for-service arrangements with third-party developers, as well as consumer financing activities in connection with sales of VOIs owned by the Company, and title services operations.
Executives
John E Abdo director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman of the Board P. O. BOX 39000, FT LAUDERDALE FL 33303
Alan B Levan director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Bd/President P. O. BOX 39000, FT LAUDERDALE FL 33303
De La Osa Jorge officer: EVP, Chief Legal 4960 CONFERENCE WAY NORTH, SUITE 100, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Dusty Tonkin officer: EVP, Chief Sales Officer 4960 CONFERENCE WAY NORTH, SUITE 100, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Mark Nerenhausen director 1221 MT CURVE AVE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
Ahmad M Wardak officer: EVP, Chief Brand Officer 4960 CONFERENCE WAY NORTH, SUITE 100, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Chanse W Rivera officer: EVP and CIO 4960 CONFERENCE WAY NORTH, SUITE 100, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Arnold Sevell director 4960 CONFERENCE WAY N, SUITE 100, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Allmand James R Iii director PO BOX 267068, WESTON FL 33326
Orlando Sharpe director C/O SHARPE PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS, INC., 1212 S. ANDREWS AVE., STE. 203, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Lawrence A Cirillo director 755 SATURN STREET, APT I 104, JUPITER FL 33477
Gregory Adam Haile director 401 EAST LAS OLAS BLVD SUITE 800, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Cagnetta Andrew R. Jr. director 401 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Brett Sheppard officer: Chief Accounting Officer 201 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1900, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Winningham Charlie C Ii director P. O. BOX 39001, FT LAUDERDALE FL 33303