Heritage Insurance 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 Heritage Insurance 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 * 0.5808 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 1.026 | + | 0.892 * 1.1103 | + | 0.115 * 1.0369 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.9951 | + | 4.679 * -0.017944 | - | 0.327 * 0.9622 |
| = | -2.82 |
* 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 $586.8 Mil.
Revenue was 186.966 + 186.3 + 185.313 + 176.921 = $735.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.966 + 186.3 + 185.313 + 176.921 = $735.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,140.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,153.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $285.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $58.6 Mil.
Net Income was 30.944 + -7.424 + 7.779 + 14.008 = $45.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.469 + 3.171 + 3.478 + 3.412 = $13.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 99.757 + -53.461 + 9.173 + 14.946 = $70.4 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $909.9 Mil.
Revenue was 174.588 + 165.493 + 163.77 + 158.608 = $662.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 174.588 + 165.493 + 163.77 + 158.608 = $662.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,304.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,392.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $53.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $70.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $336.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61.1 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (586.781 / 735.5) | / | (909.926 / 662.459) |
| = | 0.797799 | / | 1.373558 |
| | = | 0.5808 |
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) |
| = | (662.459 / 662.459) | / | (735.5 / 735.5) |
| = | 1 | / | 1 |
| | = | 1 |
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 - (1139.95 + 57.659) / 2153.2) | / | (1 - (1304.49 + 53.196) / 2392.6) |
| = | 0.4438 | / | 0.432548 |
| | = | 1.026 |
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 |
| = | 735.5 | / | 662.459 |
| | = | 1.1103 |
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)) |
| = | (8.359 / (8.359 + 53.196)) | / | (8.689 / (8.689 + 57.659)) |
| = | 0.135797 | / | 0.130961 |
| | = | 1.0369 |
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) |
| = | (77.778 / 735.5) | / | (70.397 / 662.459) |
| = | 0.105748 | / | 0.106266 |
| | = | 0.9951 |
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) |
| = | ((58.569 + 285.212) / 2153.2) | / | ((61.065 + 335.952) / 2392.6) |
| = | 0.159661 | / | 0.165935 |
| | = | 0.9622 |
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 |
| = | (45.307 - 13.53 | - | 70.415) | / | 2153.2 |
| | = | -0.017944 |
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.
Heritage Insurance Holdings has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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