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NCR Voyix (NCR Voyix) Beneish M-Score

: -3.61 (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 -3.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VYX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.61   Med: -2.84   Max: -2.36
Current: -3.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NCR Voyix was -2.36. The lowest was -3.61. And the median was -2.84.


NCR Voyix Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NCR Voyix'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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NCR Voyix 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 -2.41 -3.01 -2.81 -3.03 -3.61

NCR Voyix 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 -3.03 -2.85 -3.00 -3.19 -3.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, NCR Voyix'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.


NCR Voyix Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



NCR Voyix 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 NCR Voyix 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 * 0.8661+0.528 * 1.0265+0.404 * 0.9706+0.892 * 1.0098+0.115 * 0.9909
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1309+4.679 * -0.203407-0.327 * 1.1192
=-3.61

* 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 $481 Mil.
Revenue was -2064 + 2017 + 1986 + 1891 = $3,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was -669 + 627 + 538 + 466 = $962 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,206 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,990 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $448 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $559 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $748 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,333 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,817 Mil.
Net Income was -327 + -124 + 19 + 9 = $-423 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -74 + -24 + -3 + -1 = $-102 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -33 + 189 + 227 + 311 = $694 Mil.
Total Receivables was $550 Mil.
Revenue was -2042 + 1972 + 1997 + 1866 = $3,793 Mil.
Gross Profit was -395 + 491 + 471 + 411 = $978 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,082 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,507 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $499 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $610 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $655 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,713 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,838 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)
=(481 / 3830) / (550 / 3793)
=0.125587 / 0.145004
=0.8661

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)
=(978 / 3793) / (962 / 3830)
=0.257843 / 0.251175
=1.0265

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 - (1206 + 448) / 4990) / (1 - (3082 + 499) / 11507)
=0.668537 / 0.688798
=0.9706

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
=3830 / 3793
=1.0098

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))
=(610 / (610 + 499)) / (559 / (559 + 448))
=0.550045 / 0.555114
=0.9909

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)
=(748 / 3830) / (655 / 3793)
=0.1953 / 0.172687
=1.1309

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)
=((2817 + 1333) / 4990) / ((5838 + 2713) / 11507)
=0.831663 / 0.743113
=1.1192

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
=(-423 - -102 - 694) / 4990
=-0.203407

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.

NCR Voyix has a M-score of -3.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NCR Voyix (NCR Voyix) Business Description

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Address
864 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30308
Website
NCR Voyix Corp is a company providing services of digital commerce solutions for retail, restaurant and digital banking. NCR Voyix transforms retail, restaurant and digital banking experiences with comprehensive platform-based SaaS and service capabilities.
Executives
Kevin Michael Reddy director 3 MINETTA STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
James G Kelly director
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Laura Marie Miller director 320 QUIET WATER LANE, ATLANTA GA 30350
Brian J. Webb-walsh officer: EVP & CFO 233 MT. AIRY ROAD, SUITE 100, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Kelli Sterrett officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secrtry 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 950, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kelly Moyer officer: Chief Accounting Officer 864 SPRING STREET, ATLANTA GA 30308
Eric Schoch officer: EVP & President, Retail 864 SPRING STREET, ATLANTA GA 30208
David O. Wilkinson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 864 SPRING STREET, ATLANTA GA 30308
Glenn W. Welling director 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Adrian Button officer: SVP Global Hardware Prod Ops 864 SPRING ST. NW, NCR CORPORATION, ATLANTA GA 30308-1007
Laura Sen director ONE MERCER ROAD, P.O. BOX 9601, NATICK MA 01760-9601
Layden Donald W Jr officer: EVP Pymt Grp & Hd Strgy & M&A C/O NCR CORPORATION, 864 SPRING STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Daniel William Campbell officer: Executive VP, Global Sales 864 SPRING STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30308