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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Reynolds American 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 Reynolds American's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Reynolds American was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Reynolds American Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reynolds American'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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Reynolds American Beneish M-Score Chart

Reynolds American Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -2.11 -2.46 -2.34 -1.95

Reynolds American Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -1.87 -1.97 -2.25 -1.95 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Reynolds American's Beneish M-Score

For the Tobacco subindustry, Reynolds American'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.


Reynolds American's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Reynolds American's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Reynolds American 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 Reynolds American 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 * 0.6983+0.528 * 0.9267+0.404 * 1.0446+0.892 * 1.0867+0.115 * 1.054
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8449+4.679 * 0.024866-0.327 * 0.9327
=-2.53

* 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 (Mar17) TTM:Last Year (Mar16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $107 Mil.
Revenue was 2949 + 3186 + 3205 + 3195 = $12,535 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1750 + 1974 + 2016 + 1920 = $7,660 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,103 Mil.
Total Assets was $51,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,355 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $125 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,884 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,651 Mil.
Net Income was 780 + 851 + 861 + 796 = $3,288 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4 + 1 + -10 + 1 = $-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1861 + 823 + 1182 + -1858 = $2,008 Mil.
Total Receivables was $141 Mil.
Revenue was 2917 + 3054 + 3161 + 2403 = $11,535 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1752 + 1704 + 1757 + 1319 = $6,532 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,529 Mil.
Total Assets was $54,408 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,269 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $124 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,052 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,604 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $13,213 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)
=(107 / 12535) / (141 / 11535)
=0.008536 / 0.012224
=0.6983

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)
=(6532 / 11535) / (7660 / 12535)
=0.566277 / 0.611089
=0.9267

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 - (5103 + 1355) / 51959) / (1 - (7529 + 1269) / 54408)
=0.87571 / 0.838296
=1.0446

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
=12535 / 11535
=1.0867

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))
=(124 / (124 + 1269)) / (125 / (125 + 1355))
=0.089017 / 0.084459
=1.054

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)
=(1884 / 12535) / (2052 / 11535)
=0.150299 / 0.177893
=0.8449

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)
=((12651 + 5891) / 51959) / ((13213 + 7604) / 54408)
=0.356858 / 0.382609
=0.9327

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
=(3288 - -12 - 2008) / 51959
=0.024866

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.

Reynolds American has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Business Description

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Reynolds American controls roughly one third of the U.S. cigarette market and is the second-largest domestic cigarette manufacturer behind Altria. Its brands include Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport. Reynolds also owns the Grizzly and Kodiak smokeless tobacco brands. Another subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, manufactures superpremium Natural American Spirit cigarettes. In 2013, Reynolds entered the electronic cigarette market with its Vuse brand, which captured a significant share of this small but growing market.
Executives
John J Zillmer director ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Debra Ann Crew officer: President and CEO STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Ronald S Rolfe director 825 8TH AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nowell Lionel L Iii director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Holly K Koeppel director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Susan M. Cameron director C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Murray S Kessler director 714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Nana Mensah director 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas C Wajnert director 401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102
Richard E Thornburgh director 401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Nicholas V Scheele director FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Betsy S Atkins director
Joseph P Viviano director 4351 GULF SHORE BLVD. N, 17N LERIVAGE, NAPLES FL 34103
Monteiro De Castro Antonio director BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO - GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0 WC2R2PG
Chain John T Jr director 401 N. MAIN ST., C/O RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102

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