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VRT (Vertiv Holdings Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.67 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is Vertiv Holdings 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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.35   Max: 0.19
Current: -2.67

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vertiv Holdings Co was 0.19. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.35.


Vertiv Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertiv Holdings 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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Vertiv Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Vertiv Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - -2.20 -2.21 -2.59 -2.61

Vertiv Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.66 -2.68 -2.60 -2.61 -2.67

Competitive Comparison of Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Vertiv Holdings 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.


Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vertiv Holdings 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 Vertiv Holdings 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 * 0.9147+0.528 * 0.9746+0.404 * 0.788+0.892 * 1.2045+0.115 * 1.0687
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8861+4.679 * -0.055983-0.327 * 0.8701
=-2.67

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,311 Mil.
Revenue was 2036 + 2346.4 + 2073.5 + 1952.8 = $8,409 Mil.
Gross Profit was 686.5 + 870.2 + 756.4 + 741.2 = $3,054 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,462 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,451 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $841 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $280 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,406 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,184 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,076 Mil.
Net Income was 164.5 + 147 + 176.6 + 178.1 = $666 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.7 + -183.1 + -78.8 + -24.2 = $-290 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 303.3 + 425.2 + 378.2 + 378.4 = $1,485 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,097 Mil.
Revenue was 1639.1 + 1865.4 + 1742.6 + 1734.1 = $6,981 Mil.
Gross Profit was 566.4 + 683.4 + 627.6 + 594 = $2,471 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,632 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,591 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $750 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $273 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,318 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,069 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)
=(2310.5 / 8408.7) / (2097.1 / 6981.2)
=0.274775 / 0.300392
=0.9147

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)
=(2471.4 / 6981.2) / (3054.3 / 8408.7)
=0.354008 / 0.363231
=0.9746

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 - (5461.7 + 841.1) / 9451.1) / (1 - (3631.8 + 750.4) / 7591.4)
=0.333115 / 0.422742
=0.788

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
=8408.7 / 6981.2
=1.2045

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))
=(273.1 / (273.1 + 750.4)) / (279.9 / (279.9 + 841.1))
=0.26683 / 0.249688
=1.0687

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)
=(1406.3 / 8408.7) / (1317.6 / 6981.2)
=0.167243 / 0.188735
=0.8861

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)
=((3076.3 + 3184) / 9451.1) / ((3069.4 + 2709.9) / 7591.4)
=0.662389 / 0.761296
=0.8701

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
=(666.2 - -289.8 - 1485.1) / 9451.1
=-0.055983

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.

Vertiv Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vertiv Holdings Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 N. Cleveland Avenue, Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Vertiv has roots tracing back to 1946 when its founder, Ralph Liebert, developed an air-cooling system for mainframe data rooms. As computers started making their way into commercial applications in 1965, Liebert developed one of the first computer room air conditioning, or CRAC, units, enabling the precise control of temperature and humidity. The firm has slowly expanded its data center portfolio through internal product development and the acquisition of thermal and power management products like condensers, busways, and switches. Vertiv has global operations today; its products can be found in data centers in most regions throughout the world.
Executives
Karsten Winther officer: President, EMEA 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Anders Karlborg officer: EVP, Man., Logistics and Op Ex 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Stephen Liang officer: President of Asia Pacific C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Jan Van Dokkum director ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, HATTFORD CT 06101
Doherty Philip O' officer: Managing Director, E+I 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Anand Sanghi officer: Pres. AU, NZ, SE Asia & India C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Steven Reinemund director 700 ANDERSON HILL RD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Robin L Washington director 333 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Roger Fradin director C/O MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC., 75 MAXESS ROAD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yibin Edward Cui officer: President, North Asia 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Scott Cripps officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Vpe Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc director C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Paul Ryan officer: Chief Procurement Officer 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082