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Navigant Consulting (Navigant Consulting) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Navigant Consulting 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Navigant Consulting was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Navigant Consulting Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Navigant Consulting'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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Navigant Consulting Beneish M-Score Chart

Navigant Consulting Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.52 -2.48 -2.98 -1.78

Navigant Consulting Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 -3.06 -2.50 -1.78 -2.39 -1.47

Competitive Comparison of Navigant Consulting's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Navigant Consulting'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.


Navigant Consulting's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Navigant Consulting's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Navigant Consulting 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 Navigant Consulting 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 * 1.0896+0.528 * 1.0801+0.404 * 1.1906+0.892 * 1.1123+0.115 * 2.2966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.886+4.679 * 0.10173-0.327 * 0.822
=-1.48

* 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 (Jun19) TTM:Last Year (Jun18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $200.8 Mil.
Revenue was 223.056 + 202.862 + 193.215 + 187.618 = $806.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.162 + 50.773 + 47.069 + 49.441 = $203.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $316.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $908.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $143.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $138.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $129.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.2 Mil.
Net Income was 9.079 + 4.281 + 5.918 + 74.045 = $93.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.01 + -0.132 + -0.215 + 0.058 = $-0.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13.454 + -31.139 + -5.8 + 24.693 = $1.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $165.7 Mil.
Revenue was 184.713 + 178.068 + 177.033 + 185.512 = $725.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.103 + 44.509 + 47.626 + 53.326 = $197.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $562.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,078.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $68.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $35.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $140.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $156.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $147.0 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)
=(200.82 / 806.751) / (165.7 / 725.326)
=0.248924 / 0.228449
=1.0896

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)
=(197.564 / 725.326) / (203.445 / 806.751)
=0.27238 / 0.252178
=1.0801

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 - (316.645 + 143.452) / 908.231) / (1 - (562.761 + 68.554) / 1078.103)
=0.493414 / 0.414421
=1.1906

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
=806.751 / 725.326
=1.1123

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))
=(35.19 / (35.19 + 68.554)) / (24.859 / (24.859 + 143.452))
=0.3392 / 0.147697
=2.2966

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)
=(138.086 / 806.751) / (140.121 / 725.326)
=0.171163 / 0.193183
=0.886

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)
=((81.166 + 129.152) / 908.231) / ((147.005 + 156.722) / 1078.103)
=0.231569 / 0.281724
=0.822

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
=(93.323 - -0.279 - 1.208) / 908.231
=0.10173

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.

Navigant Consulting has a M-score of -1.48 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Navigant Consulting (Navigant Consulting) Business Description

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Address
150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Navigant Consulting Inc is an America-based professional services firm. The company operates through four segments. The disputes, investigations & economics segment provides valuation and economic analysis services and forensic services. The financial, risk & compliance segment provides advisory services concerning strategy, operation, valuation, risk management and more. Clients of this segment are primarily from the financial services industry. The healthcare segment provides consulting services and business process management services primarily to healthcare providers, payers and life science companies. The energy segment provides management advisory services. The United States accounts for the majority of the company's revenue.
Executives
Kevin M Blakely director HUNTINGTON CENTER, 41 S. HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43287
Cynthia A Glassman director 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Stephan A James director C/O ACCENTURE LEGAL & COMMERICAL GROUP, 23RD FL 161 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Julie Howard director, officer: Chairman & CEO MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Rudina Seseri director C/O NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC., 150 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jeffrey W. Yingling director C/O 150 N. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 2100, CHICAGO IL 60606
Samuel K Skinner director 233 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
James R Thompson director C/O WINSTON & STRAWN, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lloyd H Dean director 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Lucinda M Baier officer: EVP & CFO 111 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Peter Pond director
William M Goodyear director NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC, 615 N. WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Valerie B Jarrett director, Director USG CORPORATION, 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60606
Scott J Krenz other: Former EVP and CFO 5400 LEGACY DRIVE H3-3E-35, PLANO TX 75024
Ben W Perks officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer

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