Equifax Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Equifax'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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Equifax Annual Data
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-2.60 |
-2.65 |
-2.97 |
-2.59 |
-2.47 |
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Equifax Quarterly Data
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-2.56 |
-2.47 |
-2.35 |
-2.26 |
-2.21 |
Competitive Comparison
For the Consulting Services subindustry, Equifax'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.
Equifax Beneish M-Score Distribution
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Equifax's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Equifax's Beneish M-Score falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Beneish M-Score's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Equifax 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 Equifax 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 * 1.1253 | + | 0.528 * 1.0234 | + | 0.404 * 1.2041 | + | 0.892 * 1.0811 | + | 0.115 * 0.9816 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.9138 | + | 4.679 * -0.006 | - | 0.327 * 0.9775 |
| = | -2.21 |
* 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 (Sep22) TTM: | Last Year (Sep21) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $845 Mil.
Revenue was 1244.3 + 1316.7 + 1363.2 + 1253.2 = $5,177 Mil.
Gross Profit was 701.8 + 774.6 + 809.8 + 727.6 = $3,014 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,295 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,308 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,487 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $559 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,819 Mil.
Net Income was 165.7 + 200.6 + 221.8 + 122.1 = $710 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 23.9 + 1.8 + 11.1 + -75.5 = $-39 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 354.9 + 275.3 + -198.5 + 385.3 = $817 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $695 Mil.
Revenue was 1222.9 + 1234.8 + 1213 + 1118.4 = $4,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was 733.9 + 751.8 + 729.7 + 637.5 = $2,853 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,890 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,083 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,253 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,348 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,887 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,969 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (845 / 5177.4) | / | (694.6 / 4789.1) |
| = | 0.16320933 | / | 0.14503769 |
| | = | 1.1253 |
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) |
| = | (2852.9 / 4789.1) | / | (3013.8 / 5177.4) |
| = | 0.59570692 | / | 0.58210685 |
| | = | 1.0234 |
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 - (1294.9 + 1487) / 11308) | / | (1 - (2890.3 + 1252.9) / 11083.3) |
| = | 0.75398833 | / | 0.62617632 |
| | = | 1.2041 |
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 |
| = | 5177.4 | / | 4789.1 |
| | = | 1.0811 |
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)) |
| = | (459 / (459 + 1252.9)) | / | (558.8 / (558.8 + 1487)) |
| = | 0.26812314 | / | 0.27314498 |
| | = | 0.9816 |
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) |
| = | (1331.7 / 5177.4) | / | (1348 / 4789.1) |
| = | 0.25721405 | / | 0.28147251 |
| | = | 0.9138 |
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) |
| = | ((4819.2 + 2018.7) / 11308) | / | ((4969.4 + 1886.9) / 11083.3) |
| = | 0.60469579 | / | 0.61861539 |
| | = | 0.9775 |
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 |
| = | (710.2 - -38.7 | - | 817) | / | 11308 |
| | = | -0.006 |
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.
Equifax has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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