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International Speedway (International Speedway) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is International Speedway 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 International Speedway's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

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


International Speedway Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Speedway'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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International Speedway Beneish M-Score Chart

International Speedway Annual Data
Trend Nov09 Nov10 Nov11 Nov12 Nov13 Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.30 -3.04 -2.62 -2.30

International Speedway Quarterly Data
Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19
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 -2.26 -2.30 -2.88 -2.90 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of International Speedway's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, International Speedway'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.


International Speedway's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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

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



International Speedway 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 International Speedway 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 * 1.166+0.528 * 1.0014+0.404 * 0.9996+0.892 * 0.9615+0.115 * 0.9253
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.102+4.679 * -0.060965-0.327 * 0.9637
=-2.66

* 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 (Aug19) TTM:Last Year (Aug18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $66.6 Mil.
Revenue was 165.063 + 168.084 + 150.551 + 195.204 = $678.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 69.701 + 75.694 + 86.685 + 90.632 = $322.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $423.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,335.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,502.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $113.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $115.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $129.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $250.5 Mil.
Net Income was 13.106 + 15.073 + 21.555 + 27.237 = $77.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.701 + 5.785 + 5.131 + 4.415 = $22.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 39.547 + 84.628 + 37.278 + 35.881 = $197.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $59.4 Mil.
Revenue was 159.278 + 171.679 + 148.875 + 226.264 = $706.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.793 + 71.694 + 87.346 + 109.292 = $336.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $358.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,294.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,534.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $106.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $108.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $131.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $255.1 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)
=(66.619 / 678.902) / (59.422 / 706.096)
=0.098128 / 0.084156
=1.166

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)
=(336.125 / 706.096) / (322.712 / 678.902)
=0.476033 / 0.475344
=1.0014

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 - (423.9 + 1502.432) / 2335.667) / (1 - (358.176 + 1534.213) / 2294.726)
=0.175254 / 0.175331
=0.9996

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
=678.902 / 706.096
=0.9615

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))
=(106.775 / (106.775 + 1534.213)) / (113.648 / (113.648 + 1502.432))
=0.065068 / 0.070323
=0.9253

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)
=(115.284 / 678.902) / (108.807 / 706.096)
=0.169809 / 0.154097
=1.102

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)
=((250.477 + 129.147) / 2335.667) / ((255.069 + 131.936) / 2294.726)
=0.162533 / 0.16865
=0.9637

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
=(76.971 - 22.032 - 197.334) / 2335.667
=-0.060965

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.

International Speedway has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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International Speedway (International Speedway) Business Description

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Address
One Daytona Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL, USA, 32114
International Speedway operates 13 motorsports stadiums that host more than 100 motorsports events during the racing season, including the famed Daytona 500 and Talladega Superspeedway races. The company has built a casino at its Kansas Speedway in a joint venture with Penn National Gaming. International Speedway is majority-owned by the France family, which also owns privately held NASCAR. About 70% of revenue comes from the motorsports segment, which includes lucrative broadcasting rights.
Executives
Larree M Renda director
Hyatt J Brown director 300 N. BEACH STREET, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Larry Aiello director ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Ford Edsel B Ii director C/O FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Edward H Rensi director 8400 KEARNEY ROAD, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60516
Gregory W Penske director 3534 NORTH PECK ROAD, EL MONTE CA 91731

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