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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.86 (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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HPE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.86

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co was -2.25. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.65.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.99 -2.46 -2.75 -2.74 -2.74

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.53 -2.59 -2.65 -2.74 -2.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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.


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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 * 0.9768+0.528 * 0.9362+0.404 * 0.9787+0.892 * 0.957+0.115 * 0.9733
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0705+4.679 * -0.057063-0.327 * 0.995
=-2.86

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7,410 Mil.
Revenue was 6755 + 7351 + 7002 + 6973 = $28,081 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2457 + 2559 + 2510 + 2512 = $10,038 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20,244 Mil.
Total Assets was $58,602 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,997 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,617 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22,635 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,840 Mil.
Net Income was 387 + 642 + 464 + 418 = $1,911 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -17 + -6 + -17 + -26 = $-66 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 64 + 2843 + 1525 + 889 = $5,321 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7,927 Mil.
Revenue was 7809 + 7871 + 6951 + 6713 = $29,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2658 + 2593 + 2396 + 2173 = $9,820 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18,234 Mil.
Total Assets was $55,591 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,990 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,515 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,997 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21,476 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,577 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)
=(7410 / 28081) / (7927 / 29344)
=0.263879 / 0.27014
=0.9768

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)
=(9820 / 29344) / (10038 / 28081)
=0.334651 / 0.357466
=0.9362

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 - (20244 + 5997) / 58602) / (1 - (18234 + 5990) / 55591)
=0.552217 / 0.564246
=0.9787

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
=28081 / 29344
=0.957

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))
=(2515 / (2515 + 5990)) / (2617 / (2617 + 5997))
=0.295708 / 0.303808
=0.9733

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)
=(5119 / 28081) / (4997 / 29344)
=0.182294 / 0.17029
=1.0705

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)
=((7840 + 22635) / 58602) / ((7577 + 21476) / 55591)
=0.520033 / 0.522621
=0.995

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
=(1911 - -66 - 5321) / 58602
=-0.057063

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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co) Business Description

Address
1701 East Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an information technology vendor that provides hardware and software to enterprises. Its primary product lines are compute servers, storage arrays, and networking equipment; it also has a high-performance computing business. HPE's stated goal is to be a complete edge-to-cloud company, and its portfolio enables hybrid clouds and hyperconverged infrastructure. It uses a primarily outsourced manufacturing model and employs 60,000 people worldwide.
Executives
Jeremy Cox officer: SVP Controller and CTO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Phil Mottram officer: President, Intelligent Edge 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Kirt P Karros officer: SVP, Finance & Treasurer 12400 HIGH BLUFF DR. SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Justin Hotard officer: SVP, GM, HPC and AI 11445 COMPAQ CENTER DRIVE WEST, HOUSTON TX 77070
Neil B Macdonald officer: SVP, GM of Compute 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Fidelma Russo officer: EVP, GM, HC and CTO C/O IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED, ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
John F Schultz officer: EVP, COLO C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gerri Gold officer: EVP, Pres & CEO Financial Serv 4 INDUSTRIAL WAY WEST, SUITE 300, EATONTOWN NJ 07724
Alan Richard May officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Antonio F Neri officer: President and CEO 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Black Thomas E Jr officer: SVP, GM of Storage 6280 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Tarek Robbiati officer: EVP & CFO 6200 SPRINT PARKWAY, OVERLAND PARK KS 66251
Jean M. Hobby director 10000 WEHRLE DRIVE, CLARENCE NY 14031
Frank A Damelio director C/O PFIZER INC., 235 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK NY 10017