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Trip.com Group (Trip.com Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.51 (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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Trip.com Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TCOM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.25   Max: -1.2
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Trip.com Group was -1.20. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.25.


Trip.com Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trip.com Group'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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Trip.com Group 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 -2.08 -2.62 -2.31 -2.51 -

Trip.com Group 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 -2.51 - - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Travel Services subindustry, Trip.com Group'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.


Trip.com Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Trip.com Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Trip.com Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Trip.com Group 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 Trip.com Group 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 * 1.0728+0.528 * 0.9943+0.404 * 1.041+0.892 * 0.9143+0.115 * 1.0364
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.904+4.679 * -0.013746-0.327 * 0.9653
=-2.51

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,635 Mil.
Revenue was $2,874 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,812 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,496 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $864 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,018 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,967 Mil.
Net Income was $201 Mil.
Gross Profit was $200 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $379 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,666 Mil.
Revenue was $3,144 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,422 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10,379 Mil.
Total Assets was $30,122 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $991 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $222 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,232 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,396 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,804 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)
=(1634.608 / 2874.335) / (1666.431 / 3143.674)
=0.568691 / 0.53009
=1.0728

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)
=(2421.773 / 3143.674) / (2227.003 / 2874.335)
=0.770364 / 0.774789
=0.9943

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 - (8812.054 + 863.921) / 27495.589) / (1 - (10379.163 + 990.847) / 30122.462)
=0.64809 / 0.62254
=1.041

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
=2874.335 / 3143.674
=0.9143

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))
=(221.845 / (221.845 + 990.847)) / (185.177 / (185.177 + 863.921))
=0.182936 / 0.176511
=1.0364

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)
=(1017.973 / 2874.335) / (1231.533 / 3143.674)
=0.354159 / 0.39175
=0.904

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)
=((1966.665 + 8783.941) / 27495.589) / ((1804.437 + 10396.433) / 30122.462)
=0.390994 / 0.405042
=0.9653

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
=(201.242 - 200.382 - 378.817) / 27495.589
=-0.013746

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.

Trip.com Group has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Trip.com Group (Trip.com Group) Business Description

Address
968 Jin Zhong Road, Shanghai, CHN, 200335
Trip.com is the largest online travel agent in China and is positioned to benefit from the country's rising demand for higher-margin outbound travel as passport penetration is only 12% in China. The company generated about 78% of sales from accommodation reservations and transportation ticketing in 2020. The rest of revenue comes from package tours and corporate travel. Prior to the pandemic in 2019, the company generated 25% of revenue from international business, which is important to its margin expansion. Most of sales come from websites and mobile platforms, while the rest come from call centers. The competes in a crowded OTA industry in China, including Meituan, Alibaba-backed Fliggy, Tongcheng, and Qunar. The company was founded in 1999 and listed on the Nasdaq in December 2003.