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EVO Payments (EVO Payments) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is EVO Payments 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EVOP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.92   Max: -2.56
Current: -2.56

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EVO Payments was -2.56. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.92.


EVO Payments Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EVO Payments'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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EVO Payments Beneish M-Score Chart

EVO Payments Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.14 -3.02 -2.92 -2.78 -2.56

EVO Payments Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -2.78 -2.56 5.68 6.66 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of EVO Payments's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, EVO Payments'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.


EVO Payments's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, EVO Payments's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



EVO Payments 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 EVO Payments 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 * 1.171+0.528 * 1.0144+0.404 * 0.9818+0.892 * 1.0935+0.115 * 1.0361
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0637+4.679 * -0.064989-0.327 * 1.0183
=-2.56

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $43.7 Mil.
Revenue was 139.822 + 138.663 + 137.671 + 126.926 = $543.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116.73 + 116.832 + 115.24 + 104.91 = $453.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,167.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,490.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $110.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $309.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,053.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $657.7 Mil.
Net Income was -1.863 + 0.206 + 4.353 + 2.583 = $5.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.623 + 4.653 + -3.45 + 0.261 = $4.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 37.63 + 29.861 + 62.723 + 32.854 = $163.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $34.2 Mil.
Revenue was 133.189 + 135.041 + 122.235 + 106.18 = $496.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 111.7 + 115.92 + 104.207 + 89.053 = $420.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $780.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,753.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $103.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $83.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $266.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $585.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $597.6 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)
=(43.731 / 543.082) / (34.152 / 496.645)
=0.080524 / 0.068765
=1.171

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)
=(420.88 / 496.645) / (453.712 / 543.082)
=0.847446 / 0.835439
=1.0144

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 - (1167.462 + 110.937) / 2490.815) / (1 - (780.925 + 103.21) / 1753.385)
=0.486755 / 0.495755
=0.9818

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
=543.082 / 496.645
=1.0935

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))
=(83.389 / (83.389 + 103.21)) / (84.143 / (84.143 + 110.937))
=0.446889 / 0.431326
=1.0361

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)
=(309.539 / 543.082) / (266.117 / 496.645)
=0.569967 / 0.535829
=1.0637

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)
=((657.7 + 1053.144) / 2490.815) / ((597.58 + 585.125) / 1753.385)
=0.686861 / 0.674527
=1.0183

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
=(5.279 - 4.087 - 163.068) / 2490.815
=-0.064989

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.

EVO Payments has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EVO Payments (EVO Payments) Business Description

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Address
Ten Glenlake Parkway, Suite 950, South Tower, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
EVO Payments Inc provides card-based payment processing services to small and middle market merchants, multinational corporations, government agencies, and other business and nonprofit enterprises located throughout the Americas and Europe. The company offers payment transaction processing, fraud & loss prevention, cashback, accelerated funding, currency conversion, loyalty programs, and receivables management services. The firm operates its business through two segments: the Americas and Europe. It offers merchant acquiring solutions, including integrated solutions for retail transactions at physical business locations, as well as eCommerce and mobile transactions.
Executives
Kelli Sterrett officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30328
Nikki Tinsley Harland director 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
Mark A Chancy director 303 PEACHTREE ST., 30TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30308
David Wayne Leeds director TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30328
Anthony J. Radesca officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Laura Marie Miller director 320 QUIET WATER LANE, ATLANTA GA 30350
Stacey J. Panayiotou director 9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Thomas E Panther officer: Chief Financial Officer 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30328
Darren Wilson director TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30309
Michael L Reidenbach officer: EVP, CIO TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30309
James G Kelly director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Brendan F Tansill officer: President, North America TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30309
De Groot Steven J officer: EVP, GC and Secretary TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30309
Catherine H Lafiandra officer: Chief HR Officer 600 GALLERIA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, ATLANTA GA 30339
David L Goldman officer: See Remarks TEN GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30309

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