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VeriSign Beneish M-Score

: -3.49 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of less than -2.22 suggests that the company is not an accounting manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -2.22 signals that the company is likely an accounting manipulator.

VeriSign has a M-score of -3.49 suggests that the company is not a manipulator.

NAS:VRSN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.82   Max: 17.28
Current: -3.49
-13.82
17.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VeriSign was 17.28. The lowest was -13.82. And the median was -2.97.

VeriSign Beneish M-Score Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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VeriSign Annual Data
Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.45 -3.21 -2.39 -3.50 -2.28

VeriSign Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -2.64 -2.28 -2.66 -3.19 -3.49
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VeriSign Beneish M-Score Distribution

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


VeriSign 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 VeriSign 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 * 0.483+0.528 * 0.9874+0.404 * 0.8351+0.892 * 1.0212+0.115 * 1.0587
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8738+4.679 * -0.1069-0.327 * 1.0193
=-3.49

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

This Year (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Accounts Receivable was USD 4 Mil.
Revenue was 308.421 + 306.289 + 306.408 + 307.452 = USD 1,229 Mil.
Gross Profit was 263.978 + 262.223 + 260.904 + 259.084 = USD 1,046 Mil.
Total Current Assets was USD 1,298 Mil.
Total Assets was USD 1,887 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was USD 261 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was USD 46 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was USD 184 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was USD 961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was USD 1,792 Mil.
Net Income was 153.913 + 147.534 + 162.527 + 182.195 = USD 646 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.041 + 4.208 + 4.843 + 55.974 = USD 69 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 208.119 + 164.845 + 187.33 + 218.5 = USD 779 Mil.
 Accounts Receivable was USD 8 Mil.
Revenue was 305.777 + 302.452 + 299.288 + 295.501 = USD 1,203 Mil.
Gross Profit was 257.528 + 255.087 + 251.136 + 247.821 = USD 1,012 Mil.
Total Current Assets was USD 1,236 Mil.
Total Assets was USD 1,885 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was USD 256 Mil.
(DDA) was USD 49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was USD 206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was USD 914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was USD 1,784 Mil.

1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Accounts Receivable 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)
=(4.142 / 1228.57) / (8.397 / 1203.018)
=0.0033714 / 0.00697995
=0.483

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)
=(1011.572 / 1203.018) / (1046.189 / 1228.57)
=0.8408619 / 0.85155018
=0.9874

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 - (1298.146 + 260.547) / 1886.73) / (1 - (1235.982 + 256.269) / 1884.628)
=0.17386536 / 0.20819865
=0.8351

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
=1228.57 / 1203.018
=1.0212

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))
=(48.663 / (48.663 + 256.269)) / (46.244 / (46.244 + 260.547))
=0.1595864 / 0.15073454
=1.0587

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of c 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)
=(183.916 / 1228.57) / (206.099 / 1203.018)
=0.14969924 / 0.1713183
=0.8738

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$sgai= in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((1792.272 + 960.878) / 1886.73) / ((1784.417 + 913.636) / 1884.628)
=1.4592178 / 1.43161038
=1.0193

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
=(646.169 - 69.066 - 778.794) / 1886.73
=-0.1069

An M-Score of less than -2.22 suggests that the company will not be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -2.22 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

VeriSign has a M-score of -3.49 suggests that the company will not be a manipulator.

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