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VTech Holdings (VTech Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is VTech Holdings 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VTKLF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.45   Max: 0.23
Current: -3.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VTech Holdings was 0.23. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.45.


VTech Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VTech Holdings'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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VTech Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

VTech Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.81 -2.49 -2.22 -3.02

VTech Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -2.22 - -3.02 -

Competitive Comparison of VTech Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, VTech Holdings'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.


VTech Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, VTech Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



VTech Holdings 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 VTech Holdings 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 * 0.7712+0.528 * 0.9985+0.404 * 1.0612+0.892 * 0.9457+0.115 * 1.0111
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0327+4.679 * -0.067961-0.327 * 0.9538
=-3.02

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $277 Mil.
Revenue was $2,242 Mil.
Gross Profit was $634 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,009 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,318 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $238 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $372 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $517 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $163 Mil.
Net Income was $149 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $239 Mil.
Total Receivables was $380 Mil.
Revenue was $2,371 Mil.
Gross Profit was $669 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,142 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,487 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $381 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $177 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)
=(277.2 / 2241.7) / (380.1 / 2370.5)
=0.123656 / 0.160346
=0.7712

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)
=(669.1 / 2370.5) / (633.7 / 2241.7)
=0.282261 / 0.282687
=0.9985

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 - (1008.8 + 237.7) / 1318.4) / (1 - (1142.2 + 268.1) / 1486.7)
=0.054536 / 0.051389
=1.0612

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
=2241.7 / 2370.5
=0.9457

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))
=(64.6 / (64.6 + 268.1)) / (56.5 / (56.5 + 237.7))
=0.194169 / 0.192046
=1.0111

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)
=(371.6 / 2241.7) / (380.5 / 2370.5)
=0.165767 / 0.160515
=1.0327

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)
=((163.3 + 517.2) / 1318.4) / ((176.5 + 628) / 1486.7)
=0.516156 / 0.541131
=0.9538

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
=(149.2 - 0 - 238.8) / 1318.4
=-0.067961

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.

VTech Holdings has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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VTech Holdings (VTech Holdings) Business Description

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Block 1, 57 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, 23rd Floor, Tai Ping Industrial Centre, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
VTech Holdings Ltd is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and distribution of consumer electronic products. It also provides contract manufacturing services. VTech's diverse collection of products include Telephone Products, Business Phones, Electronic Learning Toys, Baby Monitors and Hospitality Products. It offers turnkey services to customers in a number of product categories. The company operates through four geographical segments, North America including the United States and Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific and Others, which covers sales of electronic products to the rest of the world. VTech generates a majority of its revenue from North America and Europe.

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