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Omnicom Group (Omnicom Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Omnicom Group 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OMC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Omnicom Group was -1.74. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.52.


Omnicom Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Omnicom 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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Omnicom Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Omnicom 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 -2.37 -2.55 -2.55 -2.42 -2.43

Omnicom Group 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 -2.39 -2.31 -2.23 -2.43 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Omnicom Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Omnicom 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.


Omnicom Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Omnicom Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Omnicom 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 Omnicom 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 * 1.0775+0.528 * 0.974+0.404 * 1.0275+0.892 * 1.0389+0.115 * 0.9685
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0113+4.679 * 0.003058-0.327 * 0.9863
=-2.36

* 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 $7,906 Mil.
Revenue was 3630.5 + 4060.9 + 3578.1 + 3609.9 = $14,879 Mil.
Gross Profit was 623.8 + 816 + 703 + 700.9 = $2,844 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,866 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,276 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,881 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $217 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $390 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14,954 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,328 Mil.
Net Income was 318.6 + 337.6 + 371.9 + 366.3 = $1,394 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -14.5 + 0 + 0 = $-15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -618.5 + 1801 + 405.5 + -262.5 = $1,326 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7,062 Mil.
Revenue was 3443.3 + 3868.2 + 3443.4 + 3567.2 = $14,322 Mil.
Gross Profit was 489.6 + 781.8 + 686.3 + 708.2 = $2,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,895 Mil.
Total Assets was $25,238 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,961 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $218 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $371 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13,465 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,500 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)
=(7905.8 / 14879.4) / (7062.2 / 14322.1)
=0.531325 / 0.493098
=1.0775

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)
=(2665.9 / 14322.1) / (2843.7 / 14879.4)
=0.186139 / 0.191117
=0.974

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 - (13866.3 + 1881.3) / 27275.6) / (1 - (12895.2 + 1961.2) / 25237.6)
=0.422649 / 0.411339
=1.0275

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
=14879.4 / 14322.1
=1.0389

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))
=(218.1 / (218.1 + 1961.2)) / (216.8 / (216.8 + 1881.3))
=0.100078 / 0.103332
=0.9685

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)
=(389.8 / 14879.4) / (371 / 14322.1)
=0.026197 / 0.025904
=1.0113

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)
=((6328.2 + 14953.8) / 27275.6) / ((6500.1 + 13465.1) / 25237.6)
=0.780258 / 0.791089
=0.9863

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
=(1394.4 - -14.5 - 1325.5) / 27275.6
=0.003058

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.

Omnicom Group has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Omnicom Group (Omnicom Group) Business Description

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Address
280 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Omnicom is the world's second-largest ad holding company, based on annual revenue. The firm's services, which include traditional and digital advertising and public relations, are provided worldwide, with over 80% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America and Europe.
Executives
Linda Johnson Rice director
Andrew Castellaneta officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark D Gerstein director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rochelle M. Tarlowe officer: Senior VP and Treasurer C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan B. Nelson officer: CEO, Omnicom Digital C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John Wren director, officer: President and CEO
Louis F Januzzi officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. C/O OMNICOMGROUP, 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael J Obrien officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC, 437 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Coleman Leonard S Jr director C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
Dennis E. Hewitt officer: Treasurer 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ronnie S. Hawkins director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter K. Sherman officer: Executive Vice President C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gracia C Martore director C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 437 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bruce Crawford director, officer: Chairman

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