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Yum Brands (Yum Brands) Beneish M-Score

: -2.35 (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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

YUM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yum Brands was -2.27. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.46.


Yum Brands Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yum Brands'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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Yum Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -2.84 -2.50 -2.57 -2.35

Yum Brands 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 -2.57 -2.65 -2.55 -2.48 -2.35

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Yum Brands'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.


Yum Brands Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Yum Brands's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yum Brands 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 Yum Brands 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 * 1.0764+0.528 * 0.9783+0.404 * 1.0743+0.892 * 1.0342+0.115 * 0.9797
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9989+4.679 * -0.004494-0.327 * 0.8926
=-2.35

* 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 $757 Mil.
Revenue was 2036 + 1708 + 1687 + 1645 = $7,076 Mil.
Gross Profit was 973 + 860 + 852 + 811 = $3,496 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,609 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,231 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,961 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $153 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,277 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,899 Mil.
Net Income was 463 + 416 + 418 + 300 = $1,597 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -25 + 36 + 41 + -30 = $22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 448 + 477 + 329 + 349 = $1,603 Mil.
Total Receivables was $680 Mil.
Revenue was 2019 + 1640 + 1636 + 1547 = $6,842 Mil.
Gross Profit was 945 + 814 + 796 + 752 = $3,307 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,609 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,913 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,149 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,665 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,184 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)
=(757 / 7076) / (680 / 6842)
=0.106981 / 0.099386
=1.0764

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)
=(3307 / 6842) / (3496 / 7076)
=0.483338 / 0.494064
=0.9783

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 - (1609 + 1961) / 6231) / (1 - (1609 + 1913) / 5846)
=0.427058 / 0.397537
=1.0743

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
=7076 / 6842
=1.0342

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))
=(146 / (146 + 1913)) / (153 / (153 + 1961))
=0.070908 / 0.072375
=0.9797

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)
=(1187 / 7076) / (1149 / 6842)
=0.16775 / 0.167933
=0.9989

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)
=((11899 + 1277) / 6231) / ((12184 + 1665) / 5846)
=2.114588 / 2.36897
=0.8926

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
=(1597 - 22 - 1603) / 6231
=-0.004494

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.

Yum Brands has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yum Brands (Yum Brands) Business Description

Address
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY, USA, 40213
Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (27,760 global units at year-end 2022), Pizza Hut (19,034 units), Taco Bell (8,203 units), and The Habit Burger Grill (346 units). With $59 billion in 2022 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world behind McDonald's ($116 billion), ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($39 billion) and Starbucks ($27 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, spun out in 2016 (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
Executives
David W Gibbs director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7100 CORPORATE DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Mark James King officer: CEO - Taco Bell 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
M. Brett Biggs director 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Susan Doniz director C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, MC 5003-1001, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Graddick Weir Mirian M director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Scott Catlett officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 1441GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Tracy L Skeans officer: Chief People Officer 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
David Eric Russell officer: Vice President, Controller 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Sabir Sami officer: Chief Executive Officer - KFC 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Anthony Lowings officer: CEO, KFC Division 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Aaron Powell officer: CEO - Pizza Hut P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Lauren R Hobart director 345 COURT STREET, CORAOPOLIS PA 15275
Greg Creed officer: President Taco Bell 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Scrivner Annie Young director 2401 UTAH AVE. S. SUITE 800, SEATTLE WA 98134
Keith Barr director BROADWATER PARK, DENHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE X0 UB9 5HR