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Insight Enterprises (Insight Enterprises) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Insight Enterprises 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.65   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.32
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Insight Enterprises was -1.32. The lowest was -2.65. And the median was -2.51.


Insight Enterprises Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Insight Enterprises'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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Insight Enterprises Beneish M-Score Chart

Insight Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.85 -2.65 -2.34 -2.21 -2.52

Insight Enterprises 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 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 -2.21 -2.70 -2.93 -2.90 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of Insight Enterprises's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Insight Enterprises'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.


Insight Enterprises's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Insight Enterprises 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 Insight Enterprises 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 * 1.2784+0.528 * 0.8623+0.404 * 1.4084+0.892 * 0.8797+0.115 * 0.9467
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1551+4.679 * -0.051527-0.327 * 1.0213
=-2.52

* 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 $3,689 Mil.
Revenue was 2236.011 + 2266.286 + 2349.596 + 2323.947 = $9,176 Mil.
Gross Profit was 436.15 + 408.87 + 433.19 + 391.315 = $1,670 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,331 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,286 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $210 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,236 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,373 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $593 Mil.
Net Income was 90.608 + 60.247 + 80.482 + 49.972 = $281 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.411 + -7.012 + 3.724 + -4.605 = $-14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 205.789 + 225.782 + 27.8 + 160.16 = $620 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,280 Mil.
Revenue was 2502.61 + 2534.354 + 2743.377 + 2650.85 = $10,431 Mil.
Gross Profit was 420.559 + 399.258 + 437.889 + 378.861 = $1,637 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,901 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,113 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $204 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,217 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,866 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $292 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)
=(3688.808 / 9175.84) / (3280.28 / 10431.191)
=0.402013 / 0.314468
=1.2784

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)
=(1636.567 / 10431.191) / (1669.525 / 9175.84)
=0.156892 / 0.181948
=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 - (4331.301 + 210.061) / 6286.35) / (1 - (3900.668 + 204.26) / 5112.581)
=0.277584 / 0.197093
=1.4084

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
=9175.84 / 10431.191
=0.8797

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))
=(56.614 / (56.614 + 204.26)) / (62.476 / (62.476 + 210.061))
=0.217017 / 0.229239
=0.9467

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)
=(1236.243 / 9175.84) / (1216.66 / 10431.191)
=0.134728 / 0.116637
=1.1551

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)
=((592.517 + 3373.383) / 6286.35) / ((291.672 + 2866.407) / 5112.581)
=0.630875 / 0.617707
=1.0213

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
=(281.309 - -14.304 - 619.531) / 6286.35
=-0.051527

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.

Insight Enterprises has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Insight Enterprises (Insight Enterprises) Business Description

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Address
2701 E. Insight Way, Chandler, AZ, USA, 85286
Insight Enterprises Inc is a Fortune 500 global IT provider primarily engaged in helping businesses of all sizes, large enterprises, governments, schools, and health care organizations. The company has three geographic operating segments: North America, EMEA, and APAC. It generates maximum revenue from North America segment. The company provides digital innovation, cloud/data center transformation, connected workforce, and supply chain optimization solutions and services.
Executives
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Samuel C Cowley officer: SVP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Timothy A Crown director, officer: CEO, President 6820 S HARL AVE, TEMPE AZ 85283
Adrian P Gregory officer: President, EMEA 2701 E INSIGHT WAY, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Rachael A Bertrandt officer: Principal Accounting Officer INSIGHT ENTEPRISES, INC., 2701 E INSIGHT WAY, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Glynis Bryan officer: CFO 5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Kathleen S Pushor director 8575 E VOLTAIRE AVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Daniel Burger officer: President INA 6820 S HARL AVENUE, TEMPE AZ 85283
Sumana Nallapati officer: Chief Information Officer 6820 S HARL AVENUE, TEMPE AZ 85283
Jennifer M Vasin officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2701 E INSIGHT WAY, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Valueact Capital Management, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Alexander L. Baum director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Capital Management, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings Gp, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129