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HP (FRA:7HP) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is HP 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:7HP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.53   Max: 0.8
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HP was 0.80. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.53.


HP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HP'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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HP Beneish M-Score Chart

HP Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.66 -2.71 -2.67 -2.52

HP Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.53 -2.50 -2.48 -2.52 -2.55

Competitive Comparison of HP's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



HP 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 HP 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 * 1.0966+0.528 * 0.8936+0.404 * 1.0206+0.892 * 0.8508+0.115 * 0.9676
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1888+4.679 * 0.00789-0.327 * 0.944
=-2.55

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €5,634 Mil.
Revenue was 12103.83 + 13084.699 + 11929.184 + 11776.656 = €48,894 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2651.184 + 2826.795 + 2551.088 + 2671.248 = €10,700 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €15,476 Mil.
Total Assets was €32,907 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,646 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €778 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4,977 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €21,901 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €9,286 Mil.
Net Income was 570.996 + 922.378 + 692.464 + 972.192 = €3,158 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -106.488 + -178.983 + -4.52 + -255.36 = €-545 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 111.078 + 1870.325 + 882.304 + 580.032 = €3,444 Mil.
Total Receivables was €6,038 Mil.
Revenue was 12804.544 + 14995.61 + 14398.984 + 15269.74 = €57,469 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2586.336 + 2731.365 + 2834.972 + 3086.358 = €11,239 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €16,059 Mil.
Total Assets was €33,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,718 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €763 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4,921 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €23,249 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10,431 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)
=(5633.766 / 48894.369) / (6038.496 / 57468.878)
=0.115223 / 0.105074
=1.0966

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)
=(11239.031 / 57468.878) / (10700.315 / 48894.369)
=0.195567 / 0.218846
=0.8936

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 - (15475.644 + 3646.296) / 32906.628) / (1 - (16059.04 + 3717.568) / 33545.344)
=0.418903 / 0.410451
=1.0206

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
=48894.369 / 57468.878
=0.8508

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))
=(762.728 / (762.728 + 3717.568)) / (778.466 / (778.466 + 3646.296))
=0.170241 / 0.175934
=0.9676

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)
=(4977.3 / 48894.369) / (4921.236 / 57468.878)
=0.101797 / 0.085633
=1.1888

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)
=((9286.488 + 21900.726) / 32906.628) / ((10430.72 + 23249.184) / 33545.344)
=0.947749 / 1.004011
=0.944

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
=(3158.03 - -545.351 - 3443.739) / 32906.628
=0.00789

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.

HP has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


HP (FRA:7HP) Business Description

Address
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the U.S. It completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.

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