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Greenhill (Greenhill) Beneish M-Score : -3.37 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Greenhill 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 -3.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GHL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.79   Med: -3.01   Max: -1.91
Current: -3.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Greenhill was -1.91. The lowest was -3.79. And the median was -3.01.


Greenhill Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greenhill'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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Greenhill Beneish M-Score Chart

Greenhill Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.28 -1.91 -2.53 -3.49 -2.79

Greenhill Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.13 -2.79 -2.49 -2.09 -3.37

Competitive Comparison of Greenhill's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Greenhill'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.


Greenhill's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Greenhill's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Greenhill 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 Greenhill 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 * 0.6353+0.528 * 1.3413+0.404 * 1.0793+0.892 * 0.8864+0.115 * 0.7348
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.369+4.679 * -0.117947-0.327 * 1.0612
=-3.37

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $35.1 Mil.
Revenue was 30.689 + 71.435 + 49.678 + 95.819 = $247.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was -17.427 + 33.212 + -10.898 + 51.295 = $56.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $95.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $499.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $50.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $383.3 Mil.
Net Income was -28.143 + 4.437 + -23.318 + 19.901 = $-27.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.211 + -5.623 + -32.336 + 51.513 = $31.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $62.3 Mil.
Revenue was 81.145 + 36.049 + 45.441 + 116.732 = $279.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35.88 + -7.114 + -1.408 + 57.659 = $85.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $126.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $519.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $50.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $374.9 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)
=(35.102 / 247.621) / (62.335 / 279.367)
=0.141757 / 0.223129
=0.6353

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)
=(85.017 / 279.367) / (56.182 / 247.621)
=0.30432 / 0.226887
=1.3413

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 - (95.623 + 111.364) / 499.273) / (1 - (126.647 + 111.108) / 519.584)
=0.585423 / 0.542413
=1.0793

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
=247.621 / 279.367
=0.8864

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))
=(4.37 / (4.37 + 111.108)) / (6.047 / (6.047 + 111.364))
=0.037843 / 0.051503
=0.7348

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)
=(30.581 / 247.621) / (25.201 / 279.367)
=0.123499 / 0.090208
=1.369

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)
=((383.286 + 50.586) / 499.273) / ((374.902 + 50.581) / 519.584)
=0.869008 / 0.818892
=1.0612

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
=(-27.123 - 0 - 31.765) / 499.273
=-0.117947

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.

Greenhill has a M-score of -3.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Greenhill (Greenhill) Business Description

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Address
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10020
Greenhill & Co Inc is an independent investment bank that provides financial and strategic advice on significant domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financings, capital raising, and other transactions to a diverse client base, including corporations, partnerships, institutions, and governments globally. The company derives revenues from both corporate advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings and capital advisory services related to sales or capital raises pertaining to alternative assets.
Executives
Mark Lasky officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GREENHILL & CO., INC., 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Rodriguez Harold J Jr officer: Mg Dir-Fin, Regn. & Ops.
Scott L Bok director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Ferro director C/O KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1001 BRICKELL BAY DRIVE, 25TH FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33131
David Wyles officer: Managing Director GREENHILL & CO. INC., 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022-7405
Kevin M Costantino officer: President GREENHILL & CO., 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gitanjali Pinto Faleiro officer: General Counsel C/O GREENHILL & CO., INC., 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Meryl D Hartzband director C/O THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC., 400 ATLANTIC STREET, 8TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Robert F Greenhill director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Patricia Moran officer: Chief Legal Officer GREENHILL & CO., 300 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Karen P Robards director 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Gavin Dean Solotar officer: General Counsel GREENHILL & CO., 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher Thomas Grubb officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John C Danforth director CERNER CORP, 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64117-2551
Ulrika Ekman officer: General Counsel GREENHILL & CO., INC., 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022