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DXC Technology Co (DXC Technology Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is DXC Technology Co 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DXC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.86   Max: -0.47
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DXC Technology Co was -0.47. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.86.


DXC Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DXC Technology Co'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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DXC Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

DXC Technology Co 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 -2.71 -3.07 -2.80 -2.88 -2.90

DXC Technology Co 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 -2.87 -2.90 -2.90 -2.90 -2.93

Competitive Comparison of DXC Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, DXC Technology Co'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.


DXC Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



DXC Technology Co 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 DXC Technology Co 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 * 0.9705+0.528 * 0.9462+0.404 * 1.0083+0.892 * 0.9343+0.115 * 0.9607
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0974+4.679 * -0.061845-0.327 * 1.0738
=-2.93

* 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 $3,132 Mil.
Revenue was 3399 + 3436 + 3446 + 3591 = $13,872 Mil.
Gross Profit was 763 + 803 + 727 + 849 = $3,142 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,531 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,564 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,458 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,422 Mil.
Net Income was 156 + 99 + 36 + -756 = $-465 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 115 + 39 + 39 + -1233 = $-1,040 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 706 + 248 + 127 + 415 = $1,496 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,454 Mil.
Revenue was 3566 + 3566 + 3707 + 4008 = $14,847 Mil.
Gross Profit was 767 + 791 + 777 + 847 = $3,182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,993 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,254 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,998 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,602 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,303 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,170 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,541 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)
=(3132 / 13872) / (3454 / 14847)
=0.225779 / 0.23264
=0.9705

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)
=(3182 / 14847) / (3142 / 13872)
=0.214319 / 0.226499
=0.9462

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 - (5531 + 2564) / 14892) / (1 - (6993 + 2998) / 18254)
=0.45642 / 0.452668
=1.0083

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
=13872 / 14847
=0.9343

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))
=(1602 / (1602 + 2998)) / (1458 / (1458 + 2564))
=0.348261 / 0.362506
=0.9607

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)
=(1336 / 13872) / (1303 / 14847)
=0.096309 / 0.087762
=1.0974

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)
=((4422 + 4961) / 14892) / ((4541 + 6170) / 18254)
=0.63007 / 0.586776
=1.0738

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
=(-465 - -1040 - 1496) / 14892
=-0.061845

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.

DXC Technology Co has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DXC Technology Co (DXC Technology Co) Business Description

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Address
20408 Bashan Drive, Suite 231, Ashburn, VA, USA, 20147
DXC Technology Co is a vendor-independent IT services provider. The company's operating segment includes Global Business Services (GBS) and Global Infrastructure Services (GIS). It generates maximum revenue from the GIS segment. GIS offerings include Cloud and Security; IT Outsourcing and Modern Workplace. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the Other Europe region.
Executives
Andrew Wilson officer: Global Lead, Modern Workplace C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 20408 BASHAN DRIVE, SUITE 231, ASHBURN VA 02147
Howard Boville officer: Global Lead Apps Services & AI C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 20408 BASHAN DRIVE, SUITE 231, ASHBURN VA 20147
Deckelman William L Jr officer: EVP & General Counsel
Pinkie Dent Mayfield director 1420 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 2000, SEATTLE WA 98101
Del Bene Robert F officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
James Michael Brady officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 20408 BASHAN DRIVE, SUITE 231, ASHBURN VA 20147
Karl Racine director 5269 W. 62ND AVENUE, ARVADA CO 80003
Anthony Gonzalez director C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 20408 BASHAN DRIVE, SUITE 231, ASHBURN VA 20147
Raul J Fernandez director 11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Carrie W. Teffner director 200 DOMAIN DRIVE, STRATHAM NH 03885
Christopher Drumgoole officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 1775 TYSONS BOOULEVARD, TYSONS VA 22102
Christopher Anthony Voci officer: SVP, Controller and PAO C/O ORBITAL ATK, INC., 45101 WARP DRIVE, DULLES VA 20166
Dawn Rogers director 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Akihiko Washington director C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 1775 TYSONS BOOULEVARD, TYSONS VA 22102
Kenneth P Sharp officer: EVP & CFO 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102