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Zayo Group Holdings (Zayo Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Zayo Group Holdings 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 Zayo Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zayo Group Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Zayo Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zayo Group 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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Zayo Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Zayo Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.43 -2.42 -2.57 -2.75 -3.12

Zayo Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
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 -3.06 -2.94 -3.12 -3.22 -3.26

Competitive Comparison of Zayo Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Zayo Group 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.


Zayo Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Zayo Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zayo Group 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 Zayo Group 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 * 0.6131+0.528 * 1.0013+0.404 * 0.9048+0.892 * 1.0014+0.115 * 1.2264
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0373+4.679 * -0.088875-0.327 * 0.9735
=-3.26

* 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 (Dec19) TTM:Last Year (Dec18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $125 Mil.
Revenue was 653.7 + 638.6 + 650.6 + 647.2 = $2,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was 421.5 + 407.6 + 412 + 420.9 = $1,662 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $431 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,961 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,497 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $633 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $507 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $791 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,247 Mil.
Net Income was 61.4 + 17.9 + 63 + 34.7 = $177 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 28 + -12.3 + -7.8 + 7.5 = $15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 256.4 + 311.8 + 225.1 + 253.6 = $1,047 Mil.
Total Receivables was $203 Mil.
Revenue was 639.1 + 641.1 + 657.3 + 649 = $2,587 Mil.
Gross Profit was 417.1 + 412.7 + 418 + 414.1 = $1,662 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $480 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,137 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,582 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $682 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $488 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $563 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,069 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)
=(124.5 / 2590.1) / (202.8 / 2586.5)
=0.048068 / 0.078407
=0.6131

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)
=(1661.9 / 2586.5) / (1662 / 2590.1)
=0.642529 / 0.641674
=1.0013

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 - (430.7 + 6497.3) / 9961.2) / (1 - (480 + 5582.3) / 9137.4)
=0.304501 / 0.33654
=0.9048

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
=2590.1 / 2586.5
=1.0014

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))
=(681.7 / (681.7 + 5582.3)) / (632.7 / (632.7 + 6497.3))
=0.108828 / 0.088738
=1.2264

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)
=(507.1 / 2590.1) / (488.2 / 2586.5)
=0.195784 / 0.188749
=1.0373

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)
=((6247 + 790.6) / 9961.2) / ((6068.5 + 562.5) / 9137.4)
=0.706501 / 0.725699
=0.9735

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
=(177 - 15.4 - 1046.9) / 9961.2
=-0.088875

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.

Zayo Group Holdings has a M-score of -3.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zayo Group Holdings (Zayo Group Holdings) Business Description

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Address
1821 30th Street, Unit A, Boulder, CO, USA, 80301
Zayo owns about 130,000 route miles of fiber, which underlies most of its business and is in over 400 markets throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. In its biggest segment, Fiber Solutions, Zayo leases dark fiber on long-term contracts primarily to communications service providers. In its Transport and Enterprise Networks segments, Zayo similarly leases fiber to customers to transport data, but it has a range of offerings over fiber that Zayo has lit, saving customers from having to activate and customize it themselves. Zayo also operates 50 U.S. data centers, provides cloud services, and owns a small Canadian telecom company, Allstream, that serves business customers. In 2018, Zayo announced its intention to split its business into two companies by the end of 2019.
Executives
Scott William Drake director 9965 FEDERAL DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80921
Emily White director C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Yancey L. Spruill director 1601 DRY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 260, LONGMONT CO 80503
Steven N Kaplan director 1101 EAST 58TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60637
Mary Catherine Morris director ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Richard W. Connor director 1625 17TH STREET, DENVER CO 80202
Nina Richardson director C/O SILICON LABORATORIES, 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
Charlesbank Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Oak Investment Partners Xii L P 10 percent owner 901 MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 600, NORWALK CT 06851
Michael W. Choe director C/O CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, 200 CLARENDON STREET, 54TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109

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