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DHL Group (DHL Group) Beneish M-Score

: -3.04 (As of Today)
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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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHLGY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.45
Current: -3.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DHL Group was -2.45. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.62.


DHL Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DHL 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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DHL 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 -2.64 -2.92 -2.59 -2.57 -3.04

DHL Group 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 -2.57 -2.95 -3.10 -3.07 -3.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, DHL 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.


DHL Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, DHL Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DHL 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 DHL 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 * 0.9289+0.528 * 1.0064+0.404 * 1.0359+0.892 * 0.888+0.115 * 0.9808
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.08249-0.327 * 0.9815
=-3.01

* 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 $12,441 Mil.
Revenue was 23280.262 + 20702.241 + 21770.314 + 22396.146 = $88,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8352.236 + 2062.967 + 2482.124 + 2495.717 = $15,393 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20,952 Mil.
Total Assets was $72,862 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $32,670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,827 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22,161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,195 Mil.
Net Income was 1069.793 + 861.259 + 1059.588 + 975.375 = $3,966 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2704.471 + 2704.376 + 2003.25 + 2564.24 = $9,976 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15,083 Mil.
Revenue was 25186.441 + 23800 + 25400.634 + 24882.159 = $99,269 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8449.153 + 2817.822 + 3085.624 + 3092.511 = $17,445 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23,657 Mil.
Total Assets was $72,538 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $30,390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,392 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23,585 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18,367 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)
=(12440.567 / 88148.963) / (15082.627 / 99269.234)
=0.141131 / 0.151937
=0.9289

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)
=(17445.11 / 99269.234) / (15393.044 / 88148.963)
=0.175735 / 0.174625
=1.0064

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 - (20952.017 + 32669.575) / 72861.505) / (1 - (23656.78 + 30389.831) / 72538.136)
=0.264061 / 0.254921
=1.0359

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
=88148.963 / 99269.234
=0.888

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))
=(4391.715 / (4391.715 + 30389.831)) / (4827.259 / (4827.259 + 32669.575))
=0.126266 / 0.128738
=0.9808

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)
=(0 / 88148.963) / (0 / 99269.234)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((19195.202 + 22161.396) / 72861.505) / ((18366.525 + 23584.746) / 72538.136)
=0.567606 / 0.578334
=0.9815

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
=(3966.015 - 0 - 9976.337) / 72861.505
=-0.08249

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.

DHL Group has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DHL Group (DHL Group) Business Description

Address
Platz der Deutschen Post, Bonn, NW, DEU, 53250
Based in Germany, DHL Group ranks among the largest parcel-shipping and third-party logistics providers globally. Its DHL divisions (international express shipping, air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, and e-commerce solutions) generated 83% of revenue in 2022. Roughly 17% of revenue comes from the Post and Parcel Germany division, which includes the legacy postal business and the German small-package delivery business.

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