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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BAH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding was -2.11. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.50.


Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding'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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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.45 -2.52 -2.55 -2.66

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 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 -2.52 -2.66 -2.59 -2.29 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding'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.


Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 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 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 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 * 0.9558+0.528 * 0.9946+0.404 * 0.9224+0.892 * 1.139+0.115 * 0.893
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9977+4.679 * 0.004397-0.327 * 1.1024
=-2.46

* 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 $1,968 Mil.
Revenue was 2569.801 + 2666.282 + 2654.486 + 2433.261 = $10,324 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1388.84 + 1433.57 + 1402.57 + 1304.348 = $5,529 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,677 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,475 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $168 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,479 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,597 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,535 Mil.
Net Income was 145.644 + 170.718 + 161.388 + -68.422 = $409 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 10.254 + 7.258 + 5.492 + 5.638 = $29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 233.985 + -47.385 + -71.532 + 237.148 = $352 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,808 Mil.
Revenue was 2277.074 + 2298.976 + 2249.6 + 2238.076 = $9,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1233.6 + 1241.526 + 1174.627 + 1178.498 = $4,828 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,285 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,346 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $383 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $162 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,301 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,583 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,980 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)
=(1968.086 / 10323.83) / (1807.776 / 9063.726)
=0.190635 / 0.199452
=0.9558

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)
=(4828.251 / 9063.726) / (5529.328 / 10323.83)
=0.5327 / 0.535589
=0.9946

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 - (2676.935 + 337.286) / 6474.728) / (1 - (2285.366 + 383.346) / 6345.729)
=0.534464 / 0.579448
=0.9224

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
=10323.83 / 9063.726
=1.139

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))
=(162.024 / (162.024 + 383.346)) / (168.151 / (168.151 + 337.286))
=0.29709 / 0.332684
=0.893

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)
=(1479.008 / 10323.83) / (1301.445 / 9063.726)
=0.143262 / 0.143588
=0.9977

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)
=((3534.712 + 1597.408) / 6474.728) / ((2979.9 + 1582.719) / 6345.729)
=0.792639 / 0.719006
=1.1024

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
=(409.328 - 28.642 - 352.216) / 6474.728
=0.004397

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.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding) Business Description

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Address
8283 Greensboro Drive, Hamilton Building, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp is a provider of management consulting services to the U.S. government. Other services offered include technology, such as cloud computing and cybersecurity consulting, and engineering consulting. The consulting services are focused on defense, intelligence, and civil markets. In addition to the U.S. government, Booz Allen Hamilton provides its management and technology consulting services to large corporations, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The company assists clients in long-term engagements around the globe.
Executives
Kristine Anderson officer: Executive Vice President 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Melody C Barnes director 1631 MONUMENT AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Ralph W Shrader director, officer: President and CEO, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO, MCLEAN VA 22102
Horacio Rozanski officer: Executive Vice President, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Nancy Laben officer: EVP and General Counsel, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Susan L Penfield officer: Executive Vice President 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Elizabeth M Thompson officer: SVP & Chief Personnel Officer, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Rory P Read director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Richard Crowe officer: Executive Vice President 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Matthew Calderone officer: Executive Vice President 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Lloyd Jr Howell officer: Executive Vice President, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Thomas Pfeifer officer: Executive Vice President 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Karen M Dahut officer: Senior Vice President, other: Member of 13D Group 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Scott M Murphy officer: VP, PAO & Controller 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Gretchen W Mcclain director XYLEM INC., 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, SUITE N200, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604