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Hilton Worldwide Holdings (Hilton Worldwide Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.53 (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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HLT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hilton Worldwide Holdings was -2.21. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was -2.48.


Hilton Worldwide Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hilton Worldwide 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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Hilton Worldwide Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -2.63 -2.21 -2.30 -2.53

Hilton Worldwide Holdings 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.30 -2.33 -2.46 -2.49 -2.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Lodging subindustry, Hilton Worldwide 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.


Hilton Worldwide Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hilton Worldwide Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hilton Worldwide 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 Hilton Worldwide 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 * 0.9605+0.528 * 1.0743+0.404 * 1.0147+0.892 * 1.1666+0.115 * 1.145
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9155+4.679 * -0.045322-0.327 * 1.0677
=-2.53

* 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 $1,487 Mil.
Revenue was 2609 + 2673 + 2660 + 2293 = $10,235 Mil.
Gross Profit was 613 + 815 + 855 + 647 = $2,930 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,614 Mil.
Total Assets was $15,401 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,000 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $408 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,722 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,965 Mil.
Net Income was 147 + 377 + 411 + 206 = $1,141 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -40 + 8 + 5 + -80 = $-107 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 465 + 687 + 464 + 330 = $1,946 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,327 Mil.
Revenue was 2444 + 2368 + 2240 + 1721 = $8,773 Mil.
Gross Profit was 663 + 768 + 752 + 515 = $2,698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,870 Mil.
Total Assets was $15,512 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $942 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $162 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $382 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,540 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)
=(1487 / 10235) / (1327 / 8773)
=0.145286 / 0.15126
=0.9605

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)
=(2698 / 8773) / (2930 / 10235)
=0.307534 / 0.286273
=1.0743

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 - (2614 + 1000) / 15401) / (1 - (2870 + 942) / 15512)
=0.76534 / 0.754255
=1.0147

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
=10235 / 8773
=1.1666

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))
=(162 / (162 + 942)) / (147 / (147 + 1000))
=0.146739 / 0.12816
=1.145

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)
=(408 / 10235) / (382 / 8773)
=0.039863 / 0.043543
=0.9155

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)
=((9965 + 3722) / 15401) / ((9540 + 3372) / 15512)
=0.888709 / 0.832388
=1.0677

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
=(1141 - -107 - 1946) / 15401
=-0.045322

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.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hilton Worldwide Holdings (Hilton Worldwide Holdings) Business Description

Address
7930 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Hilton Worldwide Holdings operates 1,127,430 rooms across its 20 plus brands addressing the premium economy scale through luxury segments as of Dec. 31, 2022. Hampton and Hilton are the two largest brands by total room count at 28% and 13%, respectively, as of Dec. 31, 2022. Recent brands launched over the last few years include Home2, Curio, Canopy, Spark, Tru, Tempo, and Project H3. Managed and franchised represent the vast majority of adjusted EBITDA, predominantly from the Americas regions.
Executives
Michael W Duffy officer: See Remarks 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Anne-marie W D'angelo officer: See Remarks 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Kristin Ann Campbell officer: See Remarks 500 STAPLES DRIVE, FRAMINGHAM MA 01702
Laura Fuentes officer: See Remarks 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Douglas M Steenland director 2700 LONE OAK PARKWAY, EAGAN MN 55121
Matthew W Schuyler officer: See Remarks 1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Raymond E Mabus director C/O DANA INCORPORATED, 3939 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MAUMEE OH 43537
Kevin J Jacobs officer: See Remarks 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Martin Rinck officer: See Remarks 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Christopher W Silcock officer: See Remarks 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Chris Carr director 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Jonathan W. Witter officer: See Remarks 1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Ian Russell Carter officer: See Remarks HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION, 9336 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Hna Tourism Group Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner HNA BUILDING, NO. 7 GUOXING ROAD, HAIKOU F4 570203
Blackstone Real Estate Associates Vi L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154

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