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Clorox Co (Clorox Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.68 (As of Today)
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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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CLX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Clorox Co was -2.46. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.69.


Clorox Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clorox Co'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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Clorox Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.98 -2.77 -2.47 -2.99

Clorox Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.96 -2.99 -3.01 -2.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co'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.


Clorox Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clorox Co 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 Clorox Co 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 * 1.0937+0.528 * 0.8666+0.404 * 0.9057+0.892 * 1.0347+0.115 * 0.9545
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1425+4.679 * -0.035037-0.327 * 1.0538
=-2.68

* 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 $679 Mil.
Revenue was 1990 + 1386 + 2019 + 1915 = $7,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was 866 + 532 + 862 + 800 = $3,060 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,804 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,908 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,668 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $240 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,006 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,022 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,790 Mil.
Net Income was 93 + 22 + 176 + -211 = $80 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -164 + -12 + -12 + -469 = $-657 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 153 + 20 + 430 + 341 = $944 Mil.
Total Receivables was $600 Mil.
Revenue was 1715 + 1740 + 1801 + 1809 = $7,065 Mil.
Gross Profit was 620 + 626 + 668 + 649 = $2,563 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,622 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,045 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,671 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $228 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,878 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,794 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)
=(679 / 7310) / (600 / 7065)
=0.092886 / 0.084926
=1.0937

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)
=(2563 / 7065) / (3060 / 7310)
=0.362774 / 0.418605
=0.8666

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 - (1804 + 1668) / 5908) / (1 - (1622 + 1671) / 6045)
=0.412322 / 0.455252
=0.9057

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
=7310 / 7065
=1.0347

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))
=(228 / (228 + 1671)) / (240 / (240 + 1668))
=0.120063 / 0.125786
=0.9545

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)
=(2006 / 7310) / (1697 / 7065)
=0.274419 / 0.240198
=1.1425

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)
=((2790 + 2022) / 5908) / ((2794 + 1878) / 6045)
=0.814489 / 0.77287
=1.0538

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
=(80 - -657 - 944) / 5908
=-0.035037

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.

Clorox Co has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Clorox Co (Clorox Co) Business Description

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Address
1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612-1888
Since its inception more than 100 years ago, Clorox has grown to play in a variety of categories across the consumer products space, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal-care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt's Bees. Just shy of 85% of Clorox's sales stem from its home turf.
Executives
Kevin B Jacobsen officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Shanique Bonelli-moore officer: VP - Chief Diversity & Soc Imp 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Mackay A D David director
Michael M Ott officer: SVP - Chief Research & Dev Off 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Stephanie Plaines director 200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Julia Charter director 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Eric H Reynolds officer: SVP-Chief Marketing Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Rebecca Dunphey officer: SVP & GM - Specialty Division 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Eric Sean Schwartz officer: SVP - Chief Marketing Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Diego J Barral officer: SVP - GM, International 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Matthew Gregory officer: SVP - Chief Customer Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Chris T Hyder officer: SVP, Cleaning & Prof Prod Div 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Laurene E Peck officer: VP - CAO & Corp Controller 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Angela C Hilt officer: SVP - Chief Legal Officer 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Richard T Mcdonald officer: SVP - Chief Product Supply Off 1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612

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