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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -0.68 (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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WZZAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.07   Med: -2.37   Max: -0.62
Current: -0.68

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wizz Air Holdings was -0.62. The lowest was -5.07. And the median was -2.37.


Wizz Air Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wizz Air 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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Wizz Air Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.99 -3.13 -3.00 -1.62 -0.68

Wizz Air Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -0.68 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, Wizz Air 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.


Wizz Air Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Wizz Air Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wizz Air 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 Wizz Air 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 * 0.891+0.528 * 3.3157+0.404 * 1.0291+0.892 * 2.2767+0.115 * 0.959
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8883+4.679 * -0.134326-0.327 * 1.1048
=-0.86

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $418 Mil.
Revenue was $4,171 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-281 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,316 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,531 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $644 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $100 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,340 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,311 Mil.
Net Income was $-560 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $452 Mil.
Total Receivables was $206 Mil.
Revenue was $1,832 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-409 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,732 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,999 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $492 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,513 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,911 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)
=(417.559 / 4170.985) / (205.837 / 1832.048)
=0.10011 / 0.112353
=0.891

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)
=(-409.471 / 1832.048) / (-281.156 / 4170.985)
=-0.223505 / -0.067408
=3.3157

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 - (2315.525 + 4995.717) / 7531.478) / (1 - (1731.828 + 3999.339) / 5898.789)
=0.029242 / 0.028416
=1.0291

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
=4170.985 / 1832.048
=2.2767

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))
=(491.52 / (491.52 + 3999.339)) / (643.576 / (643.576 + 4995.717))
=0.109449 / 0.114124
=0.959

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)
=(99.786 / 4170.985) / (49.339 / 1832.048)
=0.023924 / 0.026931
=0.8883

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)
=((4310.707 + 3340.471) / 7531.478) / ((3911.233 + 1512.885) / 5898.789)
=1.015893 / 0.919531
=1.1048

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
=(-559.957 - 0 - 451.713) / 7531.478
=-0.134326

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.

Wizz Air Holdings has a M-score of -0.86 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Business Description

Address
44 The Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE4 9WG
Wizz Air Holdings PLC is one of the fastest-growing airlines in Europe focusing on the Central and Eastern European region. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul routes. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from EU regions.

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