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Adtran Holdings (Adtran Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -3.25 (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 -3.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADTN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.09
Current: -3.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adtran Holdings was -1.09. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.52.


Adtran Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adtran 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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Adtran 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 -3.26 -2.18 -2.46 -1.09 -3.25

Adtran 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 -1.09 -1.03 -1.01 -2.54 -3.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Adtran 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.


Adtran Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Adtran Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Adtran 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 Adtran 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 * 0.6912+0.528 * 1.1009+0.404 * 0.9998+0.892 * 1.1205+0.115 * 0.7917
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1029+4.679 * -0.118639-0.327 * 1.1428
=-3.25

* 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 $242 Mil.
Revenue was 225.479 + 272.331 + 327.378 + 323.912 = $1,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.465 + 74.237 + 92.553 + 87.808 = $333 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $737 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,683 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $123 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $113 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $258 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $280 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $226 Mil.
Net Income was -127.155 + -72.735 + -39.097 + -40.083 = $-279 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.765 + -36.794 + 3.756 + 0.949 = $-34 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.29 + 6.846 + -16.234 + -19.926 = $-46 Mil.
Total Receivables was $312 Mil.
Revenue was 358.271 + 340.709 + 172.038 + 154.518 = $1,026 Mil.
Gross Profit was 107.403 + 103.027 + 62.506 + 54.316 = $327 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $882 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,943 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $209 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $429 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83 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)
=(241.828 / 1149.1) / (312.266 / 1025.536)
=0.21045 / 0.304491
=0.6912

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)
=(327.252 / 1025.536) / (333.063 / 1149.1)
=0.319103 / 0.289847
=1.1009

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 - (736.856 + 123.02) / 1682.512) / (1 - (882.358 + 110.699) / 1943.494)
=0.488933 / 0.489035
=0.9998

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
=1149.1 / 1025.536
=1.1205

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))
=(67.553 / (67.553 + 110.699)) / (112.949 / (112.949 + 123.02))
=0.378975 / 0.47866
=0.7917

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)
=(258.149 / 1149.1) / (208.889 / 1025.536)
=0.224653 / 0.203688
=1.1029

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)
=((226.42 + 279.511) / 1682.512) / ((82.807 + 428.575) / 1943.494)
=0.3007 / 0.263125
=1.1428

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
=(-279.07 - -33.854 - -45.604) / 1682.512
=-0.118639

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.

Adtran Holdings has a M-score of -3.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Adtran Holdings (Adtran Holdings) Business Description

Address
901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, AL, USA, 35806-2807
Adtran Inc is a provider of networking and communications platforms, software, and services focused on the broadband access market. It operates under two reportable segments: Network Solutions, which includes hardware and software products, and Services & Support, which includes a portfolio of network implementation services, support services, and cloud-hosted SaaS applications that complement the product portfolio and can be utilized to support other platforms as well. These two segments span across their three revenue categories: Access & Aggregation, Subscriber Solutions, and Optical Networking Solutions.
Executives
Ulrich Dopfer officer: Chief Financial Officer 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Thomas R Stanton officer: Vice President & Gen. Mgr. C/O ADTRAN, 901 EXPLORER BLVD., HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Gregory James Mccray director 422 HANDEL COURT, WHEATON IL 60187
Wilson James Denson Jr officer: Chief Revenue Officer 901 EXPLORER BLVD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Christoph Glingener officer: CEO of ADVA 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Michael Foliano officer: CFO 901 EXPLORER BLVD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Brian Protiva director, officer: CEO of ADVA 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
James Denson Wilson Jr Chief Revenue Officer
Nikos Theodosopoulos director C/O ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., 5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Johanna Hey director 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Marc Kimpe officer: SVP, Research & Development 131 HERITAGE LANE, MADISON AL 35758
Ray Harris officer: Chief Information Officer 9811 RITCHIE CT, IJAMSVILLE MD 21754
Balan Nair director 901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Robert Conger officer: SVP, Technology & Strategy 901 EXPLORER BLVD, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806
Eduard Scheiterer officer: SVP, Research & Development 901 EXPLORER DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE AL 35806