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CommScope Holding Co (CommScope Holding Co) Beneish M-Score : -3.47 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is CommScope Holding Co 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COMM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.47   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.85
Current: -3.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CommScope Holding Co was -1.85. The lowest was -3.47. And the median was -2.67.


CommScope Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CommScope Holding 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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CommScope Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

CommScope Holding Co 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 -1.85 -2.89 -2.67 -2.80 -3.47

CommScope Holding 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 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 -2.80 -2.72 -2.87 -3.23 -3.47

Competitive Comparison of CommScope Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, CommScope Holding 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.


CommScope Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, CommScope Holding Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CommScope Holding 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 CommScope Holding 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 * 0.8993+0.528 * 0.929+0.404 * 1.0181+0.892 * 0.7694+0.115 * 1.0154
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0905+4.679 * -0.127978-0.327 * 1.1477
=-3.47

* 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 $815 Mil.
Revenue was 269.8 + 1599.5 + 1918.4 + 2001.5 = $5,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was 293.2 + 546.2 + 617.2 + 691.7 = $2,148 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,863 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,372 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $501 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $561 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $873 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,409 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,247 Mil.
Net Income was -525.2 + -828.7 + -100.4 + 3.4 = $-1,451 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 391 + -909.1 + -33.1 + 9.8 = $-541 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60.4 + 138.8 + 136.8 + -46.1 = $290 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,178 Mil.
Revenue was 614.5 + 2381.4 + 2300.2 + 2228.6 = $7,525 Mil.
Gross Profit was 538.2 + 736.3 + 683.2 + 636.3 = $2,594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,726 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,685 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $601 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $696 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,041 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,108 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,470 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)
=(815.2 / 5789.2) / (1178.2 / 7524.7)
=0.140814 / 0.156578
=0.8993

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)
=(2594 / 7524.7) / (2148.3 / 5789.2)
=0.344731 / 0.371088
=0.929

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 - (2862.7 + 500.6) / 9371.9) / (1 - (3726.1 + 601) / 11685.4)
=0.641129 / 0.6297
=1.0181

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
=5789.2 / 7524.7
=0.7694

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))
=(696.1 / (696.1 + 601)) / (561.2 / (561.2 + 500.6))
=0.536659 / 0.528536
=1.0154

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)
=(873.3 / 5789.2) / (1040.9 / 7524.7)
=0.15085 / 0.138331
=1.0905

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)
=((9246.6 + 1409.4) / 9371.9) / ((9469.6 + 2107.5) / 11685.4)
=1.137016 / 0.990732
=1.1477

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
=(-1450.9 - -541.4 - 289.9) / 9371.9
=-0.127978

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.

CommScope Holding Co has a M-score of -3.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CommScope Holding Co (CommScope Holding Co) Business Description

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Address
1100 CommScope Place, South East, Hickory, NC, USA, 28602
CommScope Holding Co Inc is a provider of infrastructure solutions for communication, data center and entertainment networks. The company provides solutions for wired and wireless networks to enable service providers, including cable, telephone, data center and digital broadcast satellite operators and media programmers, to deliver media, voice, Internet Protocol (IP) data services and Wi-Fi to their subscribers and allow enterprises to experience constant wireless and wired connectivity across complex and varied networking environments. The company is into digital video and IP television (IPTV) distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms and equipment that delivers data and voice networks to homes.
Executives
Linde Koen Ter officer: SVP & President, CCS COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 3642 US 70, CLAREMONT NC 28610
Watts Claudius E. Iv director THE CARLYLE GROUP, 101 S. TRYON STREET, 25TH FLOOR, CHARLOTTE NC 28280
Justin C Choi officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., 2301 PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
Kyle David Lorentzen officer: EVP & CFO 9968 GLASGOW COURT, DUBLIN OH 43017
Timothy T Yates director ONE SYMBOL PLAZA, HOLTSVILLE NY 11742
Charles L. Treadway director, officer: President and CEO 8155 T&B BOULEVARD, MEMPHIS TN 38125
John R. Carlson officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE, SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Bartolomeo Giordano officer: SVP & President, NICS 1100 COMMSCOPE PL SE, C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., HICKORY NC 28602
Joanne M Maguire director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Farid Firouzbakht officer: SVP & President, OWN 3790 VIA DE LA VALLE, SUITE 311, DEL MAR CA 92014
Laurie S. Oracion officer: SVP & CAO C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Frank M Drendel director, officer: Chairman of Board NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
Mindy Mackenzie director 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Markus R. Ogurek officer: SVP & President, NICS C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602
Guy Sucharczuk officer: SVP & President, ANS C/O COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 1100 COMMSCOPE PLACE SE, HICKORY NC 28602