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ALGT (Allegiant Travel Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Jul. 24, 2025)


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What is Allegiant Travel Co 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ALGT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -27.31   Med: -2.67   Max: 4.17
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Allegiant Travel Co was 4.17. The lowest was -27.31. And the median was -2.67.


Allegiant Travel Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allegiant Travel Co'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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Allegiant Travel Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Allegiant Travel Co 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 -27.31 -3.33 -2.24 -3.17 -2.33

Allegiant Travel Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.57 -1.96 -2.11 -2.33 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of Allegiant Travel Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Airlines subindustry, Allegiant Travel Co'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.


Allegiant Travel Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Allegiant Travel Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allegiant Travel Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Allegiant Travel Co 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 Allegiant Travel Co 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 * 1.1625+0.528 * 1.1446+0.404 * 0.879+0.892 * 1.0154+0.115 * 0.804
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8384+4.679 * -0.047452-0.327 * 1.0329
=-2.52

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $86 Mil.
Revenue was 699.074 + 627.705 + 562.196 + 666.283 = $2,555 Mil.
Gross Profit was 123.711 + 115.952 + 47.881 + 114.643 = $402 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,078 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,504 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,179 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $258 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,198 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,806 Mil.
Net Income was 32.102 + -216.23 + -36.789 + 13.699 = $-207 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.853 + -329.411 + -8.82 + -18.181 = $-356 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 191.406 + 84.38 + 17.339 + 68.932 = $362 Mil.
Total Receivables was $72 Mil.
Revenue was 656.406 + 611.002 + 565.359 + 683.81 = $2,517 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.417 + 90.524 + 72.665 + 183.772 = $453 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,007 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,620 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $232 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $118 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,321 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,867 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)
=(85.571 / 2555.258) / (72.494 / 2516.577)
=0.033488 / 0.028807
=1.1625

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)
=(453.378 / 2516.577) / (402.187 / 2555.258)
=0.180157 / 0.157396
=1.1446

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 - (1078.299 + 3178.777) / 4503.862) / (1 - (1007.106 + 3620.389) / 4935.131)
=0.054794 / 0.062336
=0.879

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
=2555.258 / 2516.577
=1.0154

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))
=(232.294 / (232.294 + 3620.389)) / (257.719 / (257.719 + 3178.777))
=0.060294 / 0.074995
=0.804

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)
=(100.537 / 2555.258) / (118.106 / 2516.577)
=0.039345 / 0.046931
=0.8384

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)
=((1806.445 + 1198.452) / 4503.862) / ((1867.096 + 1320.673) / 4935.131)
=0.667182 / 0.645934
=1.0329

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
=(-207.218 - -355.559 - 362.057) / 4503.862
=-0.047452

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.

Allegiant Travel Co has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Allegiant Travel Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1201 North Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89144
Allegiant Travel Co is a leisure travel company focused on providing travel and leisure services and products to residents of under-served cities in the United States. It operates a low-cost, low utilization passenger airline marketed to leisure travelers in under-served cities, allowing it to sell air transportation both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with the sale of air-related and third-party services and products. In addition, it provides air transportation under fixed-fee flight arrangements. In connection with its leisure travel focus, the company has opened Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, equipped with several guestrooms and food and beverage outlets. The company's operating segments are the Airline, which generates maximum revenue, and Sunseeker Resort.
Executives
Sandra Douglass Morgan director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Keny Frank Wilper officer: Interim COO 1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gallagher Maurice J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gary Ellmer director 448 LANG ROAD, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Wilson Robert Paul Iii officer: EVP and CIO 1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Scott Wayne Deangelo officer: EVP, Marketing 1201 N TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gregory Clark Anderson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Drew Allen Wells officer: SVP, Chief Revenue Officer 1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Scott Sheldon officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Robert James Neal officer: CFO 1201 N TOWN CENTER DR, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Rebecca Aretos officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE., LAS VEGAS NV 89144
John Redmond director 1201 N. TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Linda A Marvin officer: CFO and Managing Director 9057 WATERFIELD COURT, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Charles W. Pollard director 50 CRESCENT AVENUE, SECOND CLIFF, SCITUATE MA 02066
Jude Bricker officer: SVP - Planning 1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144