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Rollins (Rollins) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Rollins 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.53
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rollins was -2.53. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.68.


Rollins Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rollins'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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Rollins Beneish M-Score Chart

Rollins 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 -2.65 -2.82 -2.55 -2.53 -2.70

Rollins Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.47 -2.55 -2.61 -2.70 -

Competitive Comparison of Rollins's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Rollins'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.


Rollins's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rollins's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rollins 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 Rollins 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 * 0.9841+0.528 * 0.9846+0.404 * 1.035+0.892 * 1.1449+0.115 * 1.0163
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0028+4.679 * -0.047402-0.327 * 1.4982
=-2.74

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $213 Mil.
Revenue was 748.349 + 754.086 + 840.427 + 820.75 = $3,164 Mil.
Gross Profit was 382.791 + 383.781 + 451.894 + 436.559 = $1,655 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $424 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,659 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $469 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $105 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $942 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $592 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $758 Mil.
Net Income was 94.394 + 108.803 + 127.777 + 110.143 = $441 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.061 + 15.86 + -4.703 + 1.019 = $12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 127.433 + 152.825 + 127.355 + 147.413 = $555 Mil.
Total Receivables was $189 Mil.
Revenue was 658.015 + 661.39 + 729.704 + 714.049 = $2,763 Mil.
Gross Profit was 331.173 + 333.307 + 381.546 + 377.269 = $1,423 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $368 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,139 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $399 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $820 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $467 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $257 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)
=(212.971 / 3163.612) / (189.025 / 2763.158)
=0.067319 / 0.068409
=0.9841

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)
=(1423.295 / 2763.158) / (1655.025 / 3163.612)
=0.515097 / 0.523144
=0.9846

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 - (424.353 + 468.755) / 2658.619) / (1 - (367.866 + 398.657) / 2138.886)
=0.664071 / 0.641625
=1.035

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
=3163.612 / 2763.158
=1.1449

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))
=(90.701 / (90.701 + 398.657)) / (104.56 / (104.56 + 468.755))
=0.185347 / 0.182378
=1.0163

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)
=(941.859 / 3163.612) / (820.356 / 2763.158)
=0.297716 / 0.296891
=1.0028

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)
=((757.523 + 591.936) / 2658.619) / ((257.292 + 467.356) / 2138.886)
=0.507579 / 0.338797
=1.4982

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
=(441.117 - 12.115 - 555.026) / 2658.619
=-0.047402

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.

Rollins has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rollins (Rollins) Business Description

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Address
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA, USA, 30324
Rollins is a global leader in route-based pest-control services, with operations spanning North, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Australia. Its portfolio of pest-control brands includes the prominent Orkin brand, market leader in the U.S., where it boasts near national coverage, and in Canada. Residential pest and termite prevention dominates the services provided by Rollins, owing to the group's ongoing focus on U.S. and Canadian markets.
Executives
Jerry Jr. Gahlhoff director, officer: PRESIDENT & CEO 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD N.E., ATLANTA GA 30324
Paul Russell Hardin director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Gary W. Rollins Voting Trust U/a Dated September 14, 1994 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Lor Inc 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
R. Randall Rollins Voting Trust U/a Dated August 25, 1994 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Kenneth D. Krause officer: EXEC. VP, CFO AND TREASURER 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Timothy Curtis Rollins 10 percent owner 2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY, NE, SUITE 520, ATLANTA GA 30329
Jerry W Nix director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Louise S Sams director C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Gregory B Morrison director 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225
Donald P Carson director C/O VSI LIQUIDATION CORP., 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30324
Susan R. Bell director 852 CASTLE FALLS DR., ATLANTA GA 30329
Patrick J. Gunning director 1958 CALDER COURT, DUNWOODY GA 30338
John F Wilson director, officer: President and COO 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Thomas D Tesh officer: Chief Admin. Officer and CIO 2170 N PIEDMONT ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30324

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