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Frontdoor (Frontdoor) Beneish M-Score : -2.96 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Frontdoor 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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FTDR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.7
Current: -2.96

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Frontdoor was -1.70. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.55.


Frontdoor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Frontdoor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.74 -3.28 -2.11 -2.82 -2.46

Frontdoor 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 -2.39 -2.44 -2.52 -2.46 -2.96

Competitive Comparison of Frontdoor's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Frontdoor'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.


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

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

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



Frontdoor 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 Frontdoor 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 * 0.6253+0.528 * 0.8623+0.404 * 0.9726+0.892 * 1.0662+0.115 * 0.9204
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0658+4.679 * -0.024433-0.327 * 0.9371
=-2.96

* 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 $4 Mil.
Revenue was 378 + 365 + 524 + 522 = $1,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was 195 + 177 + 268 + 270 = $910 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $412 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,146 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $592 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $360 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $593 Mil.
Net Income was 34 + 8 + 71 + 70 = $183 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -10 + -5 + 0 = $-15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 84 + 63 + 27 + 52 = $226 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6 Mil.
Revenue was 366 + 340 + 484 + 488 = $1,678 Mil.
Gross Profit was 170 + 145 + 210 + 211 = $736 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $381 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,128 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $521 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $396 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $605 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)
=(4 / 1789) / (6 / 1678)
=0.002236 / 0.003576
=0.6253

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)
=(736 / 1678) / (910 / 1789)
=0.438617 / 0.508664
=0.8623

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 - (412 + 71) / 1146) / (1 - (381 + 76) / 1128)
=0.578534 / 0.594858
=0.9726

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
=1789 / 1678
=1.0662

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))
=(35 / (35 + 76)) / (37 / (37 + 71))
=0.315315 / 0.342593
=0.9204

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)
=(592 / 1789) / (521 / 1678)
=0.330911 / 0.310489
=1.0658

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)
=((593 + 360) / 1146) / ((605 + 396) / 1128)
=0.831588 / 0.887411
=0.9371

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 - -15 - 226) / 1146
=-0.024433

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.

Frontdoor has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Frontdoor (Frontdoor) Business Description

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Address
3400 Players Club Parkway, Memphis, TN, USA, 38125
Frontdoor Inc is a United States-based company that provides home service plans. It owns multiple home service brands including American Home Shield, HSA, OneGuard, and Landmark brands. Through its home service plans, the company helps its customers maintain their homes and protect against costly and unexpected breakdowns of essential home systems and appliances.
Executives
Jeffrey Fiarman officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Lara Balazs director 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Balakrishnan A Ganesh director 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Jessica P Ross officer: SVP & CFO 3400 PLAYERS CLUB PARKWAY, STE. 300, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Anna C Catalano director 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Peter L. Cella director 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103-3720
William C Cobb director H&R BLOCK, INC., ONE H&R BLOCK WAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Christopher L Clipper director 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Darrin Steve Boland director 100 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Chastitie Brim officer: Vice Pres, Controller & CAO 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Brian P Mcandrews director C/O PANDORA MEDIA, INC, 2101 WEBSTER STREET, #1650, OAKLAND CA 94612
Richard P Fox director
Liane J Pelletier director 10700 NE 4TH STREET # 4004, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Servicemaster Co, Llc 10 percent owner 860 RIDGE LAKE BOULEVARD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Servicemaster Global Holdings Inc 10 percent owner 150 PEABODY PLACE, MEMPHIS TN 38103-3720

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