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Perella Weinberg Partners (Perella Weinberg Partners) Beneish M-Score : -3.20 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Perella Weinberg Partners 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 -3.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PWP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -3.28   Max: -2.1
Current: -3.2

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Perella Weinberg Partners was -2.10. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -3.28.


Perella Weinberg Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perella Weinberg Partners'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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Perella Weinberg Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Perella Weinberg Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.10 -3.73

Perella Weinberg Partners Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -3.85 -2.80 -2.54 -3.73 -3.20

Competitive Comparison of Perella Weinberg Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Perella Weinberg Partners'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.


Perella Weinberg Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Perella Weinberg Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Perella Weinberg Partners's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Perella Weinberg Partners 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 Perella Weinberg Partners 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 * 1.2422+0.528 * 1.2373+0.404 * 0.8789+0.892 * 1.0136+0.115 * 0.7059
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1088+4.679 * -0.210218-0.327 * 0.9936
=-3.20

* 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 $61.4 Mil.
Revenue was 102.127 + 212.678 + 139.003 + 165.545 = $619.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.537 + 47.157 + 54.131 + 59.329 = $194.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $221.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $583.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $234.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $16.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $269.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $59.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $176.3 Mil.
Net Income was -35.844 + -10.41 + -2.049 + 0.359 = $-47.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.657 + 0.298 + 2.763 + -2.461 = $3.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -206.345 + 158.365 + 38.357 + 81.103 = $71.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $48.8 Mil.
Revenue was 131.426 + 183.148 + 145.379 + 151.104 = $611.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.463 + 55.907 + 59.119 + 60.517 = $237.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $181.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $524.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $212.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $239.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $44.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $168.8 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)
=(61.439 / 619.353) / (48.796 / 611.057)
=0.099199 / 0.079855
=1.2422

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)
=(237.006 / 611.057) / (194.154 / 619.353)
=0.387862 / 0.313479
=1.2373

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 - (221.058 + 234.304) / 583.589) / (1 - (181.339 + 212.035) / 524.505)
=0.219721 / 0.250009
=0.8789

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
=619.353 / 611.057
=1.0136

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))
=(10.586 / (10.586 + 212.035)) / (16.924 / (16.924 + 234.304))
=0.047552 / 0.067365
=0.7059

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)
=(269.64 / 619.353) / (239.93 / 611.057)
=0.435358 / 0.392647
=1.1088

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)
=((176.263 + 59.778) / 583.589) / ((168.777 + 44.731) / 524.505)
=0.404464 / 0.407066
=0.9936

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
=(-47.944 - 3.257 - 71.48) / 583.589
=-0.210218

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.

Perella Weinberg Partners has a M-score of -3.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Perella Weinberg Partners (Perella Weinberg Partners) Business Description

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Address
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10153
Perella Weinberg Partners is an independent investment banking firm. It provides strategic, financial, and tactical advice in connection with executing complex mergers, acquisitions, company sales, and corporate divestitures, including carve-outs, joint ventures, and spin-offs, and relating to takeover preparedness and defense.
Executives
Vladimir Shendelman officer: General Counsel 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153
Daniel G Cohen director 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kristin W Mugford director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
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Dietrich Becker director, officer: Co-President 767 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10153
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