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Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Paramount Global 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PARA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.62   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Paramount Global was -1.42. The lowest was -2.62. And the median was -2.27.


Paramount Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paramount Global'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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Paramount Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Paramount Global 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 -2.19 -2.45 -2.29 -2.21 -2.43

Paramount Global 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 -2.21 -2.23 -2.26 -2.32 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Paramount Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Paramount Global'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.


Paramount Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Paramount Global's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Paramount Global 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 Paramount Global 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 * 0.9762+0.528 * 1.3956+0.404 * 0.9982+0.892 * 0.9834+0.115 * 0.8367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0599+4.679 * -0.021758-0.327 * 0.9858
=-2.43

* 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 $7,115 Mil.
Revenue was 7638 + 7133 + 7616 + 7265 = $29,652 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2493 + 2452 + 1692 + 627 = $7,264 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,703 Mil.
Total Assets was $53,543 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,849 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $418 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7,398 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,656 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,857 Mil.
Net Income was 514 + 295 + -299 + -1118 = $-608 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7 + 6 + 92 + -9 = $82 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 444 + 432 + -23 + -378 = $475 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7,412 Mil.
Revenue was 8131 + 6916 + 7779 + 7328 = $30,154 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2648 + 2456 + 2673 + 2532 = $10,309 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,734 Mil.
Total Assets was $58,393 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,153 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $378 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7,098 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,191 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,035 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)
=(7115 / 29652) / (7412 / 30154)
=0.23995 / 0.245805
=0.9762

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)
=(10309 / 30154) / (7264 / 29652)
=0.341878 / 0.244975
=1.3956

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 - (12703 + 2849) / 53543) / (1 - (13734 + 3153) / 58393)
=0.709542 / 0.710804
=0.9982

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
=29652 / 30154
=0.9834

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))
=(378 / (378 + 3153)) / (418 / (418 + 2849))
=0.107052 / 0.127946
=0.8367

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)
=(7398 / 29652) / (7098 / 30154)
=0.249494 / 0.235392
=1.0599

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)
=((15857 + 9656) / 53543) / ((17035 + 11191) / 58393)
=0.476496 / 0.48338
=0.9858

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
=(-608 - 82 - 475) / 53543
=-0.021758

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.

Paramount Global has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Paramount Global (Paramount Global) Business Description

Address
1515 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Paramount Global is the rebranded recombination of CBS and Viacom that has created a media conglomerate with global scale. CBS contributed Showtime in addition to its television assets--the CBS television network, 28 local TV stations, and 50% of CW, a joint venture between CBS and WarnerMedia. Viacom brought several leading cable network properties, including Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, and Paramount. Paramount Pictures produces original motion pictures and owns a library of 2,500 films, including the Mission: Impossible and Transformers series. Paramount operates a number of streaming services, most notably Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Executives
Dawn Ostroff director 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 91405
Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Part B General Trust director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWORD MA 02062
National Amusements Inc /md/ director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Naveen K. Chopra officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Linda M Griego director SOUTHWEST WATER CO, 624 SO. GRAND, STE 2900, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Phillips Jr Charles E director 113 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shari Redstone director, officer: Vice Chair C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frederick Terrell director 17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Nicole Seligman director C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christina Spade officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Barbara M Byrne director C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christa A Dalimonte officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ronald L Nelson director
Judith Mchale director C/O RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert M Bakish director, officer: President and CEO AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803