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PLTK (Playtika Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Playtika Holding 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PLTK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.95

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Playtika Holding was -2.33. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.79.


Playtika Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Playtika Holding'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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Playtika Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Playtika Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.68 -2.79 -2.59

Playtika Holding Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.33 -2.59 -2.89 -2.78 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Playtika Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Playtika Holding'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.


Playtika Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Playtika Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Playtika Holding 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 Playtika Holding 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 * 0.9571+0.528 * 0.9901+0.404 * 0.8884+0.892 * 0.9909+0.115 * 0.9543
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1107+4.679 * -0.079301-0.327 * 0.943
=-2.95

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $160 Mil.
Revenue was 620.8 + 627 + 651.2 + 637.9 = $2,537 Mil.
Gross Profit was 452.7 + 458.8 + 474.2 + 457.3 = $1,843 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,470 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,189 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $159 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $942 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $452 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,470 Mil.
Net Income was 39.3 + 86.6 + 53 + 37.3 = $216 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -42.3 + 4.8 + -4.2 + -5.5 = $-47 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 156.9 + 150.5 + 29.6 + 179.3 = $516 Mil.
Total Receivables was $168 Mil.
Revenue was 630.1 + 642.8 + 656.2 + 631.2 = $2,560 Mil.
Gross Profit was 456.2 + 464.5 + 470.5 + 450.3 = $1,842 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,168 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $156 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $856 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $401 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,492 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)
=(159.6 / 2536.9) / (168.3 / 2560.3)
=0.062911 / 0.065734
=0.9571

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)
=(1841.5 / 2560.3) / (1843 / 2536.9)
=0.719252 / 0.726477
=0.9901

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 - (1470.1 + 200.8) / 3189.1) / (1 - (1167.9 + 214.2) / 2977.6)
=0.476059 / 0.535834
=0.8884

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
=2536.9 / 2560.3
=0.9909

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))
=(156.3 / (156.3 + 214.2)) / (159.1 / (159.1 + 200.8))
=0.421862 / 0.442067
=0.9543

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)
=(942.2 / 2536.9) / (856.1 / 2560.3)
=0.371398 / 0.334375
=1.1107

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)
=((2469.5 + 452.1) / 3189.1) / ((2492 + 400.6) / 2977.6)
=0.916121 / 0.971454
=0.943

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
=(216.2 - -47.2 - 516.3) / 3189.1
=-0.079301

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.

Playtika Holding has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Playtika Holding Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Playtika Ltd, HaChoshlim Street 8, Herzliya Pituarch, ISR
Playtika Holding Corp is primarily engaged in developing mobile games. Some of its games include Board Kings, House of Fun, Poker Heat, Slotomania, and Bingo Blitz. The company has built live game operations services and a proprietary technology platform to support its portfolio of games. It primarily derives revenue from the sale of virtual items associated with online games. Geographically, the group has a business presence in the USA, EMEA, APAC and Other regions of which key revenue is derived from the USA. It offers both Mobile and Web-based platforms.
Executives
Playtika Holding Uk Ii Ltd 10 percent owner C/O GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC., 988 ZHONGKAI ROAD, SONGJIANG DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 200160
Gili Brudno officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O PLAYTIKA LTD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUACH L3 4672408
On Chau 10 percent owner ROOM 2506, PACIFIC PLACE APARTMENTS, PACIFIC PLACE, 88 QUEENSWAY, CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 00000
Sino Infinity Investments Ltd 10 percent owner SUITE 402, NAN FUNG TOWER, 88 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 00000
Fortune Bliss Ventures Ltd 10 percent owner SUITE 402, NAN FUNG TOWER, 88 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 00000
Hwa Por Chua 10 percent owner SUITE 402, NAN FUNG TOWER, 88 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 00000
Dana Rebecca Gross director C/O PLAYTIKA LTD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
Lu James Fu Bin director C/O PLAYTIKA LTD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
Hong Du director C/O PLAYTIKA LTD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
Eric Rapps officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O PLAYTIKA LTD, HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
Robert Antokol director, officer: See Remarks C/O PLAYTIKA LD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
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