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Wesco Aircraft Holdings (Wesco Aircraft Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Wesco Aircraft Holdings 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 Wesco Aircraft Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wesco Aircraft Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Wesco Aircraft Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wesco Aircraft Holdings'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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Wesco Aircraft Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.60 -2.35 -2.39 -2.47

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -2.39 -2.31 -2.41 -2.48 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of Wesco Aircraft Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Wesco Aircraft Holdings'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.


Wesco Aircraft Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Wesco Aircraft Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wesco Aircraft Holdings 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 Wesco Aircraft Holdings 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 * 1.0731+0.528 * 1.0804+0.404 * 0.9536+0.892 * 1.0802+0.115 * 1.1523
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0231+4.679 * -0.035763-0.327 * 0.9924
=-2.47

* 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 (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $331 Mil.
Revenue was 432.291 + 442.374 + 426.474 + 395.311 = $1,696 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.134 + 105.87 + 108.747 + 98.342 = $403 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,248 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,795 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $56 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $344 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $727 Mil.
Net Income was -11.048 + 14.114 + 12.01 + 6.293 = $21 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.345 + -0.63 + -0.314 + -0.217 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 37.058 + 55.715 + 26.046 + -32.447 = $86 Mil.
Total Receivables was $286 Mil.
Revenue was 406.817 + 410.359 + 390.183 + 363.091 = $1,570 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.8 + 104.197 + 105.735 + 94.424 = $403 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,232 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,789 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $294 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $302 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $774 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)
=(331.288 / 1696.45) / (285.792 / 1570.45)
=0.195283 / 0.181981
=1.0731

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)
=(403.156 / 1570.45) / (403.093 / 1696.45)
=0.256714 / 0.23761
=1.0804

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 - (1247.792 + 55.619) / 1794.798) / (1 - (1231.517 + 44.205) / 1789.476)
=0.273784 / 0.287097
=0.9536

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
=1696.45 / 1570.45
=1.0802

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))
=(29.256 / (29.256 + 44.205)) / (29.376 / (29.376 + 55.619))
=0.398252 / 0.34562
=1.1523

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)
=(324.581 / 1696.45) / (293.688 / 1570.45)
=0.19133 / 0.187009
=1.0231

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)
=((726.584 + 344.247) / 1794.798) / ((774.106 + 301.761) / 1789.476)
=0.59663 / 0.601219
=0.9924

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
=(21.369 - -0.816 - 86.372) / 1794.798
=-0.035763

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.

Wesco Aircraft Holdings has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wesco Aircraft Holdings (Wesco Aircraft Holdings) Business Description

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Address
24911 Avenue Stanford, Valencia, CA, USA, 91355
Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc is a distributor of supply-management services to the aerospace industry. The services include: distribution, management of supplier relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery, and point-of-use inventory management. The company serves commercial aerospace, energy, general aviation, pharmaceuticals, airlines, and maintenance and repair companies, and the defense sector. The majority of its revenue stream is based on long-term contracts. The largest customer by revenue can be categorised as original equipment manufacturers and contractors. Geographically, North America makes up the lion's share of Wesco Aircraft's generated sales.
Executives
Tc Group, Llc 10 percent owner C/O CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITE 220 S, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Jennifer Pollino director C/O GOODRICH CORPORATION, 2730 W. TYVOLA ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Jay L Haberland director 260 BACK SHORE RD., ROUND POND ME 04564
Carlyle Holdings I L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505
Carlyle Holdings I Gp Sub L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505
Carlyle Holdings I Gp Inc. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505
Cg Subsidiary Holdings L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Scott Ernest Kuechle director C/O GOODRICH CORPORATION, 2730 WEST TYVOLA ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Paul E Fulchino director
Kerry A Shiba officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 5847 SAN FELIPE SUITE 2500, HOUSTON TX 77057
Robert D Paulson director AEROSTAR CAPITAL LLC, 590 SANDHILL CRANE RD., #1270, WILSON WY 83014-1270
Carlyle Group Management L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2505
Carlyle Group Inc. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Iv Managing Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., SUITE 200 SOUTH, ATTN: DONNA ARRINGTON, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

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