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Diversey Holdings (Diversey Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Diversey 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.

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 Diversey Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DSEY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.52   Med: -2.41   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.39

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Diversey Holdings was -2.24. The lowest was -2.52. And the median was -2.41.


Diversey Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diversey 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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Diversey Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Diversey Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.24 -2.42

Diversey Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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 -2.35 -2.52 -2.50 -2.42 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Diversey Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Diversey 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.


Diversey Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Diversey Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Diversey 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 Diversey 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 * 1.0079+0.528 * 1.2403+0.404 * 0.961+0.892 * 1.0584+0.115 * 1.124
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9752+4.679 * -0.017172-0.327 * 1.0588
=-2.39

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $533 Mil.
Revenue was 696 + 701.6 + 689 + 715.3 = $2,802 Mil.
Gross Profit was 219.6 + 161 + 241.7 + 237 = $859 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,158 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,210 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $177 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $803 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $999 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,048 Mil.
Net Income was -53.6 + -59.5 + -36.5 + -34.2 = $-184 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.6 + -8.6 + -40 + -11.9 = $-57 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -42.4 + -0.7 + -30.5 + 19 = $-55 Mil.
Total Receivables was $499 Mil.
Revenue was 660 + 672.4 + 664.9 + 650.1 = $2,647 Mil.
Gross Profit was 236.1 + 245.6 + 259.7 + 265.6 = $1,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,154 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,351 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $456 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $188 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $778 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,047 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)
=(532.6 / 2801.9) / (499.3 / 2647.4)
=0.190085 / 0.1886
=1.0079

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)
=(1007 / 2647.4) / (859.3 / 2801.9)
=0.380373 / 0.306685
=1.2403

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 - (1157.8 + 503.4) / 4210.3) / (1 - (1153.8 + 455.8) / 4350.5)
=0.605444 / 0.63002
=0.961

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
=2801.9 / 2647.4
=1.0584

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))
=(187.8 / (187.8 + 455.8)) / (176.5 / (176.5 + 503.4))
=0.291796 / 0.259597
=1.124

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)
=(803 / 2801.9) / (778 / 2647.4)
=0.286591 / 0.293873
=0.9752

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)
=((2048.4 + 998.5) / 4210.3) / ((2046.5 + 927.1) / 4350.5)
=0.723678 / 0.683508
=1.0588

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
=(-183.8 - -56.9 - -54.6) / 4210.3
=-0.017172

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.

Diversey Holdings has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Diversey Holdings (Diversey Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1300 Altura Road, Suite 125, Fort Mill, SC, USA, 29708
Diversey Holdings Ltd provides high-performance cleaning, sanitation, and hygiene products for food safety and service, food and beverage plant operations, healthcare, floor care, housekeeping and room care, laundry, and hand care markets. In addition, it offers a wide range of value-added solutions, including food safety and application training and consulting, as well as auditing of hygiene and water management. It has two segments Institutional and Food & Beverage. The company generates maximum revenues from Europe followed by North America, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America.
Executives
Emily A. Ashworth director 1025 LAUREL OAK ROAD, VOORHEES NJ 08043
Tracy Long officer: President, North America 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Eric J Foss director
Katherine S Zanotti director 431 E 9TH STREET, HINSDALE IL 60521
Rodney F Hochman director 21919 30TH DR SE, BOTHELL WA 98021
Somer Gundogdu officer: President, Emerging Markets C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Bain Capital Investors Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bain Capital Partners Europe Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BAIN CAPITAL, L.P., BOSTON MA 02116
Bcpe Diamond Cayman Holding Ltd 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bain Capital Partners Xi, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Susan Bruno Levine director, 10 percent owner C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Robert Michael Farkas director C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Gaetano Redaelli officer: Chief Strtegc Development Ofcr C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Jonathon Penn director C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708
Sinead Mary Kwant officer: President, Western Europe C/O DIVERSEY HOLDINGS, LTD., 1300 ALTURA ROAD, SUITE 125, FORT MILL SC 29708