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Arrow Electronics (Arrow Electronics) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Arrow Electronics 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ARW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.38   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Arrow Electronics was -2.05. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.38.


Arrow Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arrow Electronics'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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Arrow Electronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Arrow Electronics 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 -2.55 -2.60 -2.27 -2.18 -2.40

Arrow Electronics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.30 -2.28 -2.38 -2.40 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Arrow Electronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Arrow Electronics'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.


Arrow Electronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Arrow Electronics 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 Arrow Electronics 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 * 1.2204+0.528 * 1.0364+0.404 * 1.0058+0.892 * 0.8507+0.115 * 0.9553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0788+4.679 * -0.002887-0.327 * 0.9924
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $11,063 Mil.
Revenue was 6924.26 + 7849.157 + 8007.019 + 8514.516 = $31,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 857.826 + 989.55 + 979.597 + 1066.049 = $3,893 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,901 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,263 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $517 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,358 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11,361 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,632 Mil.
Net Income was 83.601 + 194.537 + 198.659 + 236.559 = $713 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -47.102 + -22.995 + -36.126 + -6.775 = $-113 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 403.21 + 286.742 + 321.707 + -126.804 = $885 Mil.
Total Receivables was $10,656 Mil.
Revenue was 8736.428 + 9323.023 + 9266.432 + 9460.842 = $36,787 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1113.822 + 1205.995 + 1186.912 + 1236.214 = $4,743 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,867 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,277 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $579 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $186 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,569 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,390 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,719 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)
=(11062.608 / 31294.952) / (10655.863 / 36786.725)
=0.353495 / 0.289666
=1.2204

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)
=(4742.943 / 36786.725) / (3893.022 / 31294.952)
=0.128931 / 0.124398
=1.0364

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 - (16901.062 + 517.088) / 20262.876) / (1 - (16866.849 + 579.451) / 20276.532)
=0.140391 / 0.139582
=1.0058

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
=31294.952 / 36786.725
=0.8507

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))
=(185.756 / (185.756 + 579.451)) / (176.164 / (176.164 + 517.088))
=0.242753 / 0.254113
=0.9553

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)
=(2357.574 / 31294.952) / (2568.981 / 36786.725)
=0.075334 / 0.069834
=1.0788

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)
=((2632.25 + 11360.616) / 20262.876) / ((3719.056 + 10390.096) / 20276.532)
=0.690567 / 0.695837
=0.9924

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
=(713.356 - -112.998 - 884.855) / 20262.876
=-0.002887

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.

Arrow Electronics has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Arrow Electronics (Arrow Electronics) Business Description

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9201 East Dry Creek Road, Centennial, CO, USA, 80112
Arrow Electronics Inc. is a provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. It has one of the world's broadest portfolios of product offerings available from electronic components and enterprise computing solutions suppliers, coupled with a range of services, solutions, and software, the company helps industrial and commercial customers introduce products, reduce their time to market, and enhance their overall competitiveness. The company has two business segments, the components business and the enterprise computing solutions.
Executives
Richard John Marano officer: President, Global Components 9201 E DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Gail Hamilton director 20330 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Kirk Schell officer: President, Global Components 9201 E DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Gretchen Zech officer: SVP, Global Human Resources 9201 E DRY CREEK RD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Andrew Charles Kerin director C/O ARAMARK CORPORATION, 1101 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Mary T Mcdowell director
Michael J Long director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Kristin Diana Russell officer: President, Global ECS 9201 E. DRY CREEK RD., CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Vincent P Melvin officer: Chief Information Officer ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Rajesh K. Agrawal officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 9201 E. DRY CREEK RD., CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Carine Lamercie Jean-claude officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer 9201 E. DRY CREEK RD., CENTENNIAL CO 80112
David Alan West officer: President, Global Components 9201 E. DRY CREEK RD., CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Christopher Stansbury officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC, 9201 EAST DRY CREEK ROAD, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Charles Ii Kostalnick officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 2700 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Carol P Lowe director 4311 BEULAH CHURCH ROAD, WEDDINGTON NC 28104