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Education Management (Education Management) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Education Management 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Education Management was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Education Management Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Education Management'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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Education Management Beneish M-Score Chart

Education Management Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.25 -2.68 -4.96 -3.28 -4.54

Education Management Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 -3.28 -1.32 -1.60 -0.99 -4.54

Competitive Comparison of Education Management's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Education Management'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.


Education Management's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Education Management's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Education Management 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 Education Management 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 * 1.2334+0.528 * 1.0639+0.404 * 0.6553+0.892 * 0.9096+0.115 * 0.9105
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0649+4.679 * -0.088622-0.327 * 1.3994
=-3.02

* 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 (Jun14) TTM:Last Year (Jun13) TTM:
Total Receivables was $268 Mil.
Revenue was 503.481 + 595.202 + 593.673 + 580.38 = $2,273 Mil.
Gross Profit was 189.856 + 238.344 + 248.086 + 222.692 = $899 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $876 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,877 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $429 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $153 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $668 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $635 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,272 Mil.
Net Income was -187.845 + -467.646 + 1.089 + -9.514 = $-664 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -55.121 + -509.248 + -3.847 + 0 = $-568 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -101.529 + 132.485 + -87.517 + 127.207 = $71 Mil.
Total Receivables was $239 Mil.
Revenue was 595.236 + 638.903 + 654.895 + 609.564 = $2,499 Mil.
Gross Profit was 239.947 + 288.769 + 294.518 + 228.268 = $1,052 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $772 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,423 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $526 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $165 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $689 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $486 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,273 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)
=(268.09 / 2272.736) / (238.953 / 2498.598)
=0.117959 / 0.095635
=1.2334

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)
=(1051.502 / 2498.598) / (898.978 / 2272.736)
=0.420837 / 0.395549
=1.0639

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 - (875.966 + 429.457) / 1877.036) / (1 - (771.619 + 525.625) / 2423.356)
=0.30453 / 0.464691
=0.6553

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
=2272.736 / 2498.598
=0.9096

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))
=(164.712 / (164.712 + 525.625)) / (152.501 / (152.501 + 429.457))
=0.238597 / 0.262048
=0.9105

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)
=(667.507 / 2272.736) / (689.143 / 2498.598)
=0.293702 / 0.275812
=1.0649

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)
=((1271.586 + 635.325) / 1877.036) / ((1273.164 + 486.098) / 2423.356)
=1.015916 / 0.725961
=1.3994

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
=(-663.916 - -568.216 - 70.646) / 1877.036
=-0.088622

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.

Education Management has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Education Management (Education Management) Business Description

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Address
210 Sixth Avenue, 33rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222
Education Management Corp provides post-secondary education in North America. It offers academic programs to students through campus-based and online instruction, or through a combination of both. The company operates in four segments including The Art Institutes; Argosy University; Brown Mackie Colleges and South University. The Art Institutes focus on applied arts in creative professions such as graphic design, media arts, and animation, culinary arts. Brown Mackie Colleges offer flexible Associate's and non-degree diploma programs that enable students to develop skills for entry-level positions in high-demand vocational specialties. South University offers academic programs in health profession and business disciplines, health sciences, nursing, criminal justice, psychology, and IT.
Executives
Carol Dibattiste officer: See Remarks 1155 W FREDERICK SMALL RD, JUPITER FL 33458
Mick J Beekhuizen officer: See Remarks C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Edward H West director, officer: See Remarks 3250 BRIARPARK DR, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Citigroup Inc 10 percent owner 388 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
James Hobby officer: See Remarks 400 N ASHLEY DRIVE SUITE 2800 TAMPA FL 33602
John Robert Kline officer: See Remarks PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORPORATION, 1750 E. GOLF ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Jonathan M Nelson 10 percent owner C/O PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS, L.L.C., 50 KENNEDY PLAZA, 18TH FL, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Robert G. Hrivnak officer: See Remarks C/O ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS S.A., 4501 MAGNOLIA COVE DRIVE, SUITE 106, HOUSTON TX 77345
Jeffrey T Leeds director 660 MADISON AVE 15TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10021
Samuel C Cowley director 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Brian A. Napack director C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Providence Equity Gp Iv L.p. 10 percent owner 50 KENNEDY PLAZA, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Providence Equity Partners Iv, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 50 KENNEDY PLAZA, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Providence Equity Partners Iv Lp 10 percent owner
William R Johnson director UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328

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