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EEFT (Euronet Worldwide) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Euronet Worldwide 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EEFT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Euronet Worldwide was -2.22. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.65.


Euronet Worldwide Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Euronet Worldwide'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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Euronet Worldwide Beneish M-Score Chart

Euronet Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -2.22 -2.64 -2.48 -2.99

Euronet Worldwide Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.48 -1.98 -2.13 -2.92 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of Euronet Worldwide's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Euronet Worldwide'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.


Euronet Worldwide's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Euronet Worldwide's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Euronet Worldwide 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 Euronet Worldwide 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 * 0.7106+0.528 * 0.9904+0.404 * 1.0739+0.892 * 1.0818+0.115 * 0.9851
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.992+4.679 * -0.073562-0.327 * 0.9959
=-2.99

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $285 Mil.
Revenue was 1047.3 + 1099.3 + 986.2 + 857 = $3,990 Mil.
Gross Profit was 406.5 + 465.3 + 405.4 + 323.3 = $1,601 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,037 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,835 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $462 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $966 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,226 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,222 Mil.
Net Income was 45.2 + 151.5 + 83.1 + 26.2 = $306 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -31.2 + 43.9 + 2.3 + -12.6 = $2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 80.3 + 440.3 + 182.2 + 30 = $733 Mil.
Total Receivables was $371 Mil.
Revenue was 957.7 + 1004 + 939.1 + 787.2 = $3,688 Mil.
Gross Profit was 361.3 + 427.3 + 381 + 295.6 = $1,465 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,163 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,894 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $475 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $900 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,701 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,811 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)
=(284.9 / 3989.8) / (370.6 / 3688)
=0.071407 / 0.100488
=0.7106

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)
=(1465.2 / 3688) / (1600.5 / 3989.8)
=0.397289 / 0.401148
=0.9904

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 - (4036.5 + 461.8) / 5834.5) / (1 - (4162.7 + 474.7) / 5894.4)
=0.229017 / 0.213253
=1.0739

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
=3989.8 / 3688
=1.0818

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))
=(132.9 / (132.9 + 474.7)) / (131.8 / (131.8 + 461.8))
=0.218729 / 0.222035
=0.9851

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)
=(965.5 / 3989.8) / (899.7 / 3688)
=0.241992 / 0.243953
=0.992

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)
=((1221.8 + 3226) / 5834.5) / ((1811.2 + 2700.6) / 5894.4)
=0.762328 / 0.765438
=0.9959

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
=(306 - 2.4 - 732.8) / 5834.5
=-0.073562

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.

Euronet Worldwide has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Euronet Worldwide Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 300, Leawood, KS, USA, 66211
Euronet Worldwide Inc is a provider of electronic financial transaction solutions. It offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers. The company's product offerings include comprehensive ATM, POS, card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services, software solutions, money transfer services, etc. Its reportable operating segments are EFT Processing, epay, and Money Transfer. Maximum revenue is derived from its Money Transfer segment, which provides money transfer services across the world under the brand names Ria, AFEX, IME, and xe. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Germany, India, France, Greece, and other regions.
Executives
Michael J Brown director, officer: CEO & President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Nikos Fountas officer: Managing Director EMEA EFT Div C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Martin L. Bruckner officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Kevin J Caponecchi officer: President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC, 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Juan Bianchi officer: Executive Vice President C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell director C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Fentanes Ligia Torres director 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
M Jeannine Strandjord director
Andrej Olechowski director WIERETNICZA 51, WARSAW POLAND R9 92200
Rick Weller officer: Chief Financial Officer/ EVP C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC, 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEADWOOD KS 66211
Michael N Frumkin director C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Scott Claassen officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Jeffrey B Newman officer: Exec VP and General Counsel C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 3500 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Eriberto R Scocimara director C/O QUAKER FABRIC CORP, 941 GRINNELL ST, FALL RIVER MA 02726
Mark R Callegari director C/O EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 300, LEAWOOD KS 66211