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Hayward Holdings (Hayward Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Hayward 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HAYW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.38   Med: -2.21   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.38

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hayward Holdings was -1.89. The lowest was -2.38. And the median was -2.21.


Hayward Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Hayward Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.89 -2.21 -2.38

Hayward Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.21 -2.41 -3.01 -2.10 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Hayward Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Hayward 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.


Hayward Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hayward Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hayward 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 Hayward 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 * 1.574+0.528 * 0.9454+0.404 * 0.9526+0.892 * 0.7552+0.115 * 1.1102
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2432+4.679 * -0.030577-0.327 * 0.9769
=-2.38

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $280.9 Mil.
Revenue was 278.469 + 220.304 + 283.543 + 210.136 = $992.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 137.138 + 105.411 + 136.51 + 97.891 = $477.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $724.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,946.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $159.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $53.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $233.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $239.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,079.3 Mil.
Net Income was 31.036 + 11.788 + 29.453 + 8.41 = $80.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.746 + -5.28 + -1.934 + -0.804 = $-13.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -32.397 + 50.421 + 257.398 + -90.882 = $184.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $236.3 Mil.
Revenue was 258.967 + 245.267 + 399.442 + 410.46 = $1,314.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.492 + 107.784 + 189.365 + 190.394 = $597.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $612.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,875.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $149.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $248.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $232.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,085.1 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)
=(280.869 / 992.452) / (236.282 / 1314.136)
=0.283005 / 0.1798
=1.574

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)
=(597.035 / 1314.136) / (476.95 / 992.452)
=0.454318 / 0.480577
=0.9454

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 - (724.741 + 158.979) / 2946.284) / (1 - (612.284 + 149.828) / 2875.013)
=0.700056 / 0.734919
=0.9526

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
=992.452 / 1314.136
=0.7552

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))
=(57.639 / (57.639 + 149.828)) / (53.062 / (53.062 + 158.979))
=0.277822 / 0.250244
=1.1102

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)
=(233.607 / 992.452) / (248.812 / 1314.136)
=0.235384 / 0.189335
=1.2432

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)
=((1079.28 + 239.683) / 2946.284) / ((1085.055 + 232.41) / 2875.013)
=0.44767 / 0.458247
=0.9769

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
=(80.687 - -13.764 - 184.54) / 2946.284
=-0.030577

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.

Hayward Holdings has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hayward Holdings (Hayward Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1415 Vantage Park Drive, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203
Hayward Holdings is a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient swimming pool equipment and pool automation systems. The company offers a wide range of pool equipment, including pumps, filters, heaters, LED lights, and sanitization. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company has around 2,000 full-time employees. Hayward generated approximately $1.3 billion in revenue in 2022.
Executives
Fernando Blasco officer: VP&GM, Europe & Rest of World 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Eifion Jones officer: Senior VP and CFO 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Kevin Holleran officer: President and CEO 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Arthur L Soucy director 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Ccmp Capital, Lp 10 percent owner 245 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Alberta Investment Management Corp 10 percent owner 1600-10250 101 STREET NW, EDMONTON A0 T5J 3P4
John Alec Collins officer: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer 1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Lesley Billow officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Edward D Ward director 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Billy Emory officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Susan M. Canning officer: SVP, CLO, Corporate Secretary C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Rick Roetken officer: President, North America 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Donald Matthew Smith officer: SVP & Chief Supply Chain Offi. 400 CONNELL DRIVE, SUITE 6100, BERKELEY HEIGHTS NJ 07922
Msd Partners, L.p. director, 10 percent owner ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Lori A Walker director

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