Advantage Solutions (Advantage Solutions) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of May. 02, 2024)

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What is Advantage Solutions 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADVWW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08 Med: -2.24 Max: 0.81
Current: -3.08

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advantage Solutions was 0.81. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.24.

Advantage Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advantage Solutions's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Beneish M-Score

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0.81

-2.13

-2.34

-3.08

Advantage Solutions Quarterly Data
	Dec16	Mar17	Dec18	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															-2.34	-2.56	-2.61	-2.79	-3.08

Competitive Comparison of Advantage Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Advantage Solutions'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.

Advantage Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Advantage Solutions 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 Advantage Solutions for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.7784

0.528 * 1.0288

0.404 * 1.0083

0.892 * 1.0432

0.115 * 0.9484

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.3552

4.679 * -0.080473

0.327 * 1.0224

-3.08

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $717.04 Mil.
Revenue was 1079.749 + 1096.059 + 1037.055 + 1011.983 = $4,224.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 159.632 + 148.513 + 132.294 + 123.943 = $564.38 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,012.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,779.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $109.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $224.70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $265.09 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $541.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,888.23 Mil.
Net Income was 17.429 + -24.338 + -8.762 + -47.587 = $-63.26 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.469 + -0.586 + -0.074 + 0.073 = $1.88 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 58.283 + 75.722 + 61.904 + 43.086 = $239.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $882.99 Mil.
Revenue was 1102.763 + 1051.095 + 981.076 + 914.808 = $4,049.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 145.836 + 142.572 + 139.286 + 128.865 = $556.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,157.01 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,262.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $132.64 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $233.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $187.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $600.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,079.19 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)
	=	(717.039 / 4224.846)	/	(882.989 / 4049.742)
	=	0.16972	/	0.218036
	=	0.7784

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)
	=	(556.559 / 4049.742)	/	(564.382 / 4224.846)
	=	0.137431	/	0.133586
	=	1.0288

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 - (1012.034 + 109.675) / 3779.323)	/	(1 - (1157.008 + 132.642) / 4262.371)
	=	0.703198	/	0.697434
	=	1.0083

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
	=	4224.846	/	4049.742
	=	1.0432

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))
	=	(233.075 / (233.075 + 132.642))	/	(224.697 / (224.697 + 109.675))
	=	0.63731	/	0.671997
	=	0.9484

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)
	=	(265.091 / 4224.846)	/	(187.504 / 4049.742)
	=	0.062746	/	0.0463
	=	1.3552

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)
	=	((1888.225 + 541.297) / 3779.323)	/	((2079.19 + 600.701) / 4262.371)
	=	0.642846	/	0.628732
	=	1.0224

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
	=	(-63.258 - 1.882	-	238.995)	/	3779.323
	=	-0.080473

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.

Advantage Solutions has a M-score of -3.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Advantage Solutions Inc is the provider of outsourced sales and marketing solutions to consumer goods companies and retailers. It has a technology-enabled platform of sales and marketing services like headquarter sales, retail merchandising, in-store sampling, digital commerce, and shopper marketing. For brands and retailers of all sizes, the firm helps to get the right products on the shelf and into the hands of consumers. The company helps its clients to sell more while spending less. Advantage has offices throughout North America and strategic investments in select markets throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe through which it services the global needs of multinational, regional, and local manufacturers. Its services are provided across two segments sales and marketing.