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Triton International (Triton International) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Triton International 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 -2.77 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TRTN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.83   Max: -0.77
Current: -2.77

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Triton International was -0.77. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.83.


Triton International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Triton International'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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Triton International Beneish M-Score Chart

Triton International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.96 -1.03 -2.80 -

Triton International 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 -2.80 -2.89 -2.77 - -

Competitive Comparison of Triton International's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Triton International'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.


Triton International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Triton International 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 Triton International 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 * 0.1492+0.528 * 1.1463+0.404 * 1.0525+0.892 * 0.874+0.115 * 1.0225
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0928+4.679 * -0.05999-0.327 * 1.0002
=-3.57

* 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 $243 Mil.
Revenue was 399.317 + 432.215 + 434.548 + 432.325 = $1,698 Mil.
Gross Profit was 154.495 + 173.073 + 181.005 + 183.792 = $692 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,085 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,233 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,769 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $581 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,471 Mil.
Net Income was 112.813 + 69.701 + 141.762 + 149.813 = $474 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -2.31 + 0.048 = $-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 287.254 + 255.345 + 304.792 + 302.817 = $1,150 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,866 Mil.
Revenue was 462.323 + 495.937 + 504.788 + 480.177 = $1,943 Mil.
Gross Profit was 210.547 + 228.644 + 240.103 + 228.752 = $908 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,191 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,530 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $646 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $416 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,075 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)
=(243.443 / 1698.405) / (1866.385 / 1943.225)
=0.143336 / 0.960457
=0.1492

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)
=(908.046 / 1943.225) / (692.365 / 1698.405)
=0.467288 / 0.407656
=1.1463

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 - (2085.463 + 8768.917) / 11232.868) / (1 - (2191.2 + 9530.396) / 12109.258)
=0.033695 / 0.032014
=1.0525

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
=1698.405 / 1943.225
=0.874

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))
=(646.122 / (646.122 + 9530.396)) / (580.53 / (580.53 + 8768.917))
=0.063491 / 0.062092
=1.0225

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)
=(88.839 / 1698.405) / (93.011 / 1943.225)
=0.052307 / 0.047864
=1.0928

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)
=((7470.634 + 407.508) / 11232.868) / ((8074.82 + 416.33) / 12109.258)
=0.701347 / 0.701211
=1.0002

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
=(474.089 - -2.262 - 1150.208) / 11232.868
=-0.05999

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.

Triton International has a M-score of -3.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Triton International (Triton International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
31 Victoria Street, Victoria Place, 5th Floor, Hamilton, BMU, HM 10
Triton International Ltd operates as a lessor of intermodal containers. It also leases chassis which are used for the transportation of containers. The operating segments are Equipment leasing and Equipment trading. It has a presence in Asia, Europe, America, Bermuda, and Other countries. The company leases equipment such as Dry freight, Refrigerated, Special, Chassis, and Tank containers. The revenue is generated from the Equipment leasing segment.
Executives
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John C Hellmann director
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David Joynt director 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 100, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
Ben Vaughan director 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 100, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
James Bodi director 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Thanos Aggregator Llc 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Ltd 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 10 percent owner BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
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Bipc Holding Lp 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Bif V Thanos Carry L.p. 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Brookfield If V Thanos Aggregator Llc 10 percent owner 73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR, HAMILTON D0 HM 12