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Bowlero (Bowlero) Beneish M-Score

: -2.74 (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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOWL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.74

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bowlero was -2.10. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.57.


Bowlero Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowlero'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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Bowlero Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.45 -2.85

Bowlero Quarterly Data
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 -2.10 -2.40 -2.85 -2.73 -2.74

Competitive Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Bowlero'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.


Bowlero Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlero's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bowlero 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 Bowlero 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 * 0.7383+0.528 * 1.1364+0.404 * 0.7245+0.892 * 1.0574+0.115 * 1.836
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0404+4.679 * -0.018231-0.327 * 1.0989
=-2.74

* 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 $7 Mil.
Revenue was 305.671 + 227.405 + 239.42 + 315.725 = $1,088 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.581 + 44.484 + 57.248 + 126.421 = $319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $237 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,192 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,889 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $195 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,354 Mil.
Net Income was -63.469 + 18.219 + 146.22 + -32.073 = $69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -64.151 + 40.63 + 71.012 + -93.505 = $-46 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 55.116 + 16.083 + 8.985 + 92.923 = $173 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9 Mil.
Revenue was 273.385 + 230.26 + 267.717 + 257.82 = $1,029 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.679 + 65.058 + 82.488 + 101.329 = $343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $139 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,941 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $907 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $114 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $139 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,272 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)
=(6.875 / 1088.221) / (8.807 / 1029.182)
=0.006318 / 0.008557
=0.7383

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)
=(342.554 / 1029.182) / (318.734 / 1088.221)
=0.332841 / 0.292895
=1.1364

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 - (237.369 + 1888.558) / 3192.162) / (1 - (138.906 + 907.43) / 1941.269)
=0.334017 / 0.461004
=0.7245

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
=1088.221 / 1029.182
=1.0574

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))
=(114.026 / (114.026 + 907.43)) / (122.258 / (122.258 + 1888.558))
=0.111631 / 0.0608
=1.836

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)
=(146.25 / 1088.221) / (132.95 / 1029.182)
=0.134394 / 0.12918
=1.0404

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)
=((2353.965 + 195.133) / 3192.162) / ((1271.692 + 139.018) / 1941.269)
=0.798549 / 0.726695
=1.0989

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
=(68.897 - -46.014 - 173.107) / 3192.162
=-0.018231

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.

Bowlero has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bowlero (Bowlero) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
7313 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville, VA, USA, 23111
Bowlero Corp is a operator of bowling entertainment centers. It operate traditional bowling centers and more upscale entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, enhanced food and beverage offerings, and more robust customer service for individuals and group events, as well as hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting.
Executives
John Alan Young director C/O BOWLERO CORP., 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
Robert M. Lavan officer: Chief Financial Officer 5201 INTERCHANGE WAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40229
A-b Parent Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O ATAIROS GROUP INC, 40 MORRIS AVE, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Jeffrey C Kostelni officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BOWLERO CORP., 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
Brett I. Parker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BOWLERO CORP., 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
Thomas F. Shannon director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BOWLERO CORP., 222 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Alberto Perlman director C/O BOWLERO CORP., 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
George A. Barrios director C/O 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Michelle D Wilson director C/O WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Apollo Spac Fund I, L.p. 10 percent owner 27 HOSPITAL ROAD, GEORGE TOW E9 KY1-9008
Cobalt Group, Llc director C/O BOWLERO CORPORATION, 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
Cobalt Recreation Llc director C/O BOWLERO CORPORATION, 7313 BELL CREEK ROAD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23111
Nicole M. Weinberger officer: Chief Customer Off. & CEO, PBA C/O BOWLERO CORP., 222 W. 44TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Rachael A. Wagner director, 10 percent owner C/O BOWLERO CORP., 222 WEST 44TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Apollo Management Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019