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Atlanta Braves Holdings (Atlanta Braves Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.80 (As of Today)
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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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BATRA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.21   Max: -0.99
Current: -2.8

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atlanta Braves Holdings was -0.99. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.21.


Atlanta Braves Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atlanta Braves 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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Atlanta Braves Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -1.69 -1.80 -0.99 -2.80

Atlanta Braves Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.99 -2.08 -2.16 -2.11 -2.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Atlanta Braves 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.


Atlanta Braves Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Atlanta Braves Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Atlanta Braves 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 Atlanta Braves 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 * 0.825+0.528 * 1.0473+0.404 * 1.0433+0.892 * 1.0859+0.115 * 1.0558
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0807+4.679 * -0.054997-0.327 * 1.0506
=-2.80

* 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 $62.9 Mil.
Revenue was 67.748 + 271.824 + 270.123 + 31 = $640.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.398 + 71.382 + 72.392 + 31 = $188.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $218.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,504.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $766.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $71.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $123.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $233.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $630.7 Mil.
Net Income was -32.358 + -6.047 + -28.913 + -59 = $-126.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.696 + -3.884 + -31.023 + -14 = $-45.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22.932 + -57.198 + -49.108 + 85 = $1.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $70.2 Mil.
Revenue was 71.259 + 245.447 + 250.325 + 23 = $590.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.179 + 49.142 + 78.173 + 23 = $181.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $267.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,490.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $729.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $71.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $105.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $240.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $574.4 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)
=(62.922 / 640.695) / (70.234 / 590.031)
=0.098209 / 0.119034
=0.825

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)
=(181.494 / 590.031) / (188.172 / 640.695)
=0.307601 / 0.2937
=1.0473

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 - (218.019 + 766.747) / 1504.33) / (1 - (267.378 + 729.797) / 1490.661)
=0.345379 / 0.331052
=1.0433

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
=640.695 / 590.031
=1.0859

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))
=(71.697 / (71.697 + 729.797)) / (70.98 / (70.98 + 766.747))
=0.089454 / 0.084729
=1.0558

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)
=(123.788 / 640.695) / (105.488 / 590.031)
=0.193209 / 0.178784
=1.0807

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)
=((630.702 + 233.673) / 1504.33) / ((574.38 + 240.911) / 1490.661)
=0.574591 / 0.546933
=1.0506

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
=(-126.318 - -45.211 - 1.626) / 1504.33
=-0.054997

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.

Atlanta Braves Holdings has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Atlanta Braves Holdings (Atlanta Braves Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc is a holding company. It operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, which is the owner and operator of the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club and the mixed-use real estate development, The Battery Atlanta, and is the operator of the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club's stadium, Truist Park.
Executives
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Associated Capital Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
David E Rapley director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Ggcp, Inc. 10 percent owner 189 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mario J Gabelli 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Renee L Wilm officer: Chief Legal Officer 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian J Wendling officer: CAO/PFO 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
R. Ted Weschler, other: Member of 10% owner group 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Robert R Bennett director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Albert E Rosenthaler officer: Chief Corp. Dev. Officer 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
John C Malone director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gregory B Maffei director, officer: President, CEO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian Deevy director C/O TICKETMASTER, 8800 WEST SUNSET BLVD., WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069