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Expeditors International of Washington (Expeditors International of Washington) Beneish M-Score

: -2.82 (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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EXPD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.52
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Expeditors International of Washington was -1.52. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.44.


Expeditors International of Washington Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Expeditors International of Washington'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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Expeditors International of Washington Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -2.11 -1.52 -2.70 -2.82

Expeditors International of Washington 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 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 -2.70 -3.22 -3.49 -3.27 -2.82

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Expeditors International of Washington'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.


Expeditors International of Washington Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Expeditors International of Washington's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Expeditors International of Washington's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Expeditors International of Washington 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 Expeditors International of Washington 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 * 1.3348+0.528 * 0.9497+0.404 * 1.8264+0.892 * 0.5448+0.115 * 0.8434
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1089+4.679 * -0.068472-0.327 * 1.0639
=-2.82

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,533 Mil.
Revenue was 2277.768 + 2190.001 + 2239.752 + 2592.589 = $9,300 Mil.
Gross Profit was 275.039 + 301.391 + 318.3 + 350.746 = $1,245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,435 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,524 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,704 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $428 Mil.
Net Income was 158.719 + 171.353 + 196.8 + 226.011 = $753 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.409 + 0.267 + 0.289 + 8.479 = $9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 158.353 + 189.98 + 158.446 + 546.412 = $1,053 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,108 Mil.
Revenue was 3441.528 + 4362.146 + 4603.312 + 4664.298 = $17,071 Mil.
Gross Profit was 436.866 + 600.63 + 588.29 + 545.344 = $2,171 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,518 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,590 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,009 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,054 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $423 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)
=(1532.599 / 9300.11) / (2107.645 / 17071.284)
=0.164794 / 0.123461
=1.3348

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)
=(2171.13 / 17071.284) / (1245.476 / 9300.11)
=0.12718 / 0.133921
=0.9497

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 - (3435.196 + 995.505) / 4523.809) / (1 - (4518.017 + 1009.419) / 5590.434)
=0.020582 / 0.011269
=1.8264

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
=9300.11 / 17071.284
=0.5448

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))
=(57.338 / (57.338 + 1009.419)) / (67.76 / (67.76 + 995.505))
=0.05375 / 0.063728
=0.8434

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)
=(27.913 / 9300.11) / (24.293 / 17071.284)
=0.003001 / 0.001423
=2.1089

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)
=((427.984 + 1704.412) / 4523.809) / ((422.844 + 2054.055) / 5590.434)
=0.471372 / 0.44306
=1.0639

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
=(752.883 - 9.444 - 1053.191) / 4523.809
=-0.068472

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.

Expeditors International of Washington has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Expeditors International of Washington (Expeditors International of Washington) Business Description

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Address
1015 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104
Expeditors International of Washington is a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider, mainly focused on international freight forwarding. Its offers freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, and numerous other value-added logistics services. It employs sophisticated IT systems and contracts with airlines and ocean carriers to move customers' freight across the globe. The firm operates more than 200 full-service office locations worldwide, in addition to numerous satellite locations. In 2022, Expeditors derived 34% of consolidated net revenue from airfreight, 30% from ocean freight, and 36% from customs brokerage and other services.
Executives
Jeffrey S Musser officer: Senior VP and CIO C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Jeffrey F Dickerman officer: Senior VP - General Counsel 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Benjamin G. Clark officer: Senior VP - General Counsel 1015 THIRD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98110
Bradley S Powell officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Blake R Bell officer: President, Global Products 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Eugene K Alger officer: Executive VP-North America 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Brandon Pedersen director EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Robert R Wright director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Olivia D Polius director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Christopher J. Mcclincy officer: Senior VP - CIO 1015 THIRD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98104-1190
Glenn M Alger director 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Daniel R Wall officer: SVP - Ocean Services C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Richard H Rostan officer: President - Global Geographies C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98104
Mark A Emmert director C/O EXPEDITORS, 1015 THIRD AVE, SEATTLE WA 981041190
Philip M Coughlin officer: Executive VP-North America 1015 THIRD AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 981041190

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