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Aramark (STU:0AK) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Aramark 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:0AK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aramark was -2.28. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.63.


Aramark Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Aramark Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -2.58 -2.63 -2.41 -2.51

Aramark 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 -2.30 -2.37 -2.51 -2.71 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Aramark's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Aramark'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.


Aramark's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Aramark's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aramark 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 Aramark 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 * 0.8638+0.528 * 0.9704+0.404 * 0.9511+0.892 * 1.0759+0.115 * 0.7389
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9384+4.679 * -0.035348-0.327 * 0.9657
=-2.75

* 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 €2,043 Mil.
Revenue was 3863.92 + 4041.921 + 4592.766 + 4383.52 = €16,882 Mil.
Gross Profit was 304.3 + 332.584 + 487.215 + 401.043 = €1,525 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,062 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,953 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €513 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €326 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,631 Mil.
Net Income was 49.173 + 26.168 + 192.49 + 312.421 = €580 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 48.566 + 347.022 = €396 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 203.578 + -602.54 + 971.221 + 20.887 = €593 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2,198 Mil.
Revenue was 3657.69 + 3694.552 + 4434.362 + 3904.5 = €15,691 Mil.
Gross Profit was 275.297 + 303.891 + 437.328 + 359.054 = €1,376 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,359 Mil.
Total Assets was €14,436 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,486 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €452 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €323 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,772 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7,674 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)
=(2042.983 / 16882.127) / (2198.244 / 15691.104)
=0.121015 / 0.140095
=0.8638

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)
=(1375.57 / 15691.104) / (1525.142 / 16882.127)
=0.087666 / 0.090341
=0.9704

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 - (3062.147 + 1953.023) / 11556.028) / (1 - (3359.183 + 2485.862) / 14435.98)
=0.566013 / 0.595106
=0.9511

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
=16882.127 / 15691.104
=1.0759

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))
=(451.87 / (451.87 + 2485.862)) / (513.469 / (513.469 + 1953.023))
=0.153816 / 0.208178
=0.7389

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)
=(326.401 / 16882.127) / (323.302 / 15691.104)
=0.019334 / 0.020604
=0.9384

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)
=((5630.53 + 2445.454) / 11556.028) / ((7674.344 + 2772.19) / 14435.98)
=0.698855 / 0.723646
=0.9657

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
=(580.252 - 395.588 - 593.146) / 11556.028
=-0.035348

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.

Aramark has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aramark (STU:0AK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Aramark provides food, facilities, and uniform services to a variety of clients and institutions. The majority of company revenue comes from its North American food and support services segment. Smaller but substantial segments include food and support services international, food and support services united states and uniform and career apparel. The food and support services segments provide food for school districts; colleges; healthcare facilities; correctional institutions; and business, sports, and entertainment venues. The uniform segment rents, delivers, cleans, and maintains work clothes and ancillary items like towels and mats to customers in North America and Japan. The company has hundreds of service locations and distribution centers across the United States and Canada.

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