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Sysco (SYY) Beneish M-Score

: -2.61 (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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SYY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sysco was -2.27. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.68.


Sysco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sysco'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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Sysco Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -3.17 -2.45 -2.27 -2.61

Sysco 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.61 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Sysco'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.


Sysco Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sysco's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sysco 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 Sysco 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 * 0.9404+0.528 * 0.9818+0.404 * 0.9894+0.892 * 1.112+0.115 * 1.069
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.038168-0.327 * 0.9723
=-2.61

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5,098 Mil.
Revenue was $76,325 Mil.
Gross Profit was $13,955 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10,608 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,821 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,647 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $889 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,540 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,004 Mil.
Net Income was $1,770 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-226 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $2,868 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,875 Mil.
Revenue was $68,636 Mil.
Gross Profit was $12,321 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10,483 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,086 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $881 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,750 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,703 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)
=(5097.785 / 76324.675) / (4874.846 / 68636.146)
=0.066791 / 0.071024
=0.9404

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)
=(12320.524 / 68636.146) / (13954.997 / 76324.675)
=0.179505 / 0.182837
=0.9818

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 - (10608.364 + 5646.815) / 22821.145) / (1 - (10483.219 + 5179.717) / 22085.688)
=0.287714 / 0.290811
=0.9894

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
=76324.675 / 68636.146
=1.112

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))
=(880.933 / (880.933 + 5179.717)) / (888.677 / (888.677 + 5646.815))
=0.145353 / 0.135977
=1.069

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 / 76324.675) / (0 / 68636.146)
=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)
=((11004.266 + 8540.433) / 22821.145) / ((10703.348 + 8750.054) / 22085.688)
=0.856429 / 0.880815
=0.9723

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
=(1770.124 - -226.442 - 2867.602) / 22821.145
=-0.038168

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.

Sysco has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Sysco (SYY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77077-2099
Sysco is the largest U.S. foodservice distributor with 17% share of the highly fragmented $350 billion domestic market. Sysco distributes roughly 500,000 food and nonfood products to restaurants (62% of fiscal 2023 revenue), education and government buildings (8%), travel and leisure (8%), healthcare facilities (7%) and other locations (15%) where individuals consume away-from-home meals. In fiscal 2023, 70% of the firm's revenue was derived from its U.S. foodservice operations, while its international (18%), quick-service logistics (10%), and other (2%) segments made up the difference.
Executives
Sheila Talton director C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, 300 TOWER PARKWAY, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60201
Jennifer L Johnson officer: SVP and CAO 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Victoria L Gutierrez officer: SVP 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Daniel Purefoy officer: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Off 33 KINGSWAY, LONDON X0 WC2B 6UF
Neil Russell officer: Interim CFO 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Kenny K Cheung officer: EVP and CFO HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., 8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Greg D Bertrand officer: SVP 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Kevin Hourican officer: President and CEO ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Scott B. Stone officer: VP, Finance and interim CAO 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Paulo Peereboom officer: EVP 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Aaron E Alt officer: EVP and CFO 3001 COLORADO BLVD., DENTON TX 76210
Anita A Zielinski officer: SVP & CAO 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
James Chris Jasper officer: SVP 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Jill Golder director 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087
Ali Dibadj director C/O JANUS HENDERSON GROUP, 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206

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