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Adtalem Global Education (STU:DVY) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Adtalem Global Education 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:DVY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.65   Max: -0.93
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adtalem Global Education was -0.93. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.65.


Adtalem Global Education Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adtalem Global Education'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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Adtalem Global Education Beneish M-Score Chart

Adtalem Global Education Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -3.10 -3.34 -0.93 -2.35

Adtalem Global Education Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.69 -2.20 -2.35 -2.31 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Adtalem Global Education's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Adtalem Global Education'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.


Adtalem Global Education's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Adtalem Global Education's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adtalem Global Education's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Adtalem Global Education 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 Adtalem Global Education 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 * 1.2901+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0079+0.892 * 1.0111+0.115 * 1.2722
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0473+4.679 * -0.046862-0.327 * 1.0798
=-2.42

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €123 Mil.
Revenue was 360.603 + 345.608 + 336.564 + 344.723 = €1,387 Mil.
Gross Profit was 202.816 + 187.613 + 185.452 + 189.847 = €766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €347 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,477 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €575 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €365 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €793 Mil.
Net Income was 36.58 + 9.975 + 20.531 + 42.842 = €110 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.461 + -5.983 + -4.067 + 4.365 = €-11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.512 + 93.405 + 49.372 + 100.874 = €237 Mil.
Total Receivables was €94 Mil.
Revenue was 342.515 + 357.812 + 341.172 + 330.767 = €1,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was 192.133 + 196.57 + 188.602 + 180.015 = €757 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €399 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,684 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €425 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €543 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €351 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €812 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)
=(122.572 / 1387.498) / (93.968 / 1372.266)
=0.08834 / 0.068477
=1.2901

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)
=(757.32 / 1372.266) / (765.728 / 1387.498)
=0.551876 / 0.551877
=1

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 - (346.717 + 401.047) / 2476.748) / (1 - (399.422 + 425.474) / 2683.828)
=0.698086 / 0.692642
=1.0079

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
=1387.498 / 1372.266
=1.0111

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))
=(169.283 / (169.283 + 425.474)) / (115.585 / (115.585 + 401.047))
=0.284625 / 0.223728
=1.2722

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)
=(574.781 / 1387.498) / (542.805 / 1372.266)
=0.414257 / 0.395554
=1.0473

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)
=((793.183 + 365.491) / 2476.748) / ((812.101 + 350.66) / 2683.828)
=0.467821 / 0.433247
=1.0798

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
=(109.928 - -11.146 - 237.139) / 2476.748
=-0.046862

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.

Adtalem Global Education has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Adtalem Global Education (STU:DVY) Business Description

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500 West Monroe Street, Suite 28, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Adtalem Global Education Inc is an American for-profit educational company that operates various university and educational programs. The company runs eight colleges and universities that specialize in business, medicine, education, and nursing degree programs. DeVry Education Group has over 90 campuses as well as online courses that offer associate, bachelor, and postgraduate degrees. Enrollment in its business colleges represents almost half of overall student enrollment, followed by technology and healthcare. The company derives the majority of its revenue from student enrollment fees using federal financial aid programs such as Pell Fund grants.

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