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Philip Morris International (Philip Morris International) Beneish M-Score

: -2.67 (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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Philip Morris International was -2.22. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.70.


Philip Morris International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Philip Morris International'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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Philip Morris International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -2.64 -2.73 -2.22 -2.67

Philip Morris International 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 -2.22 -2.23 -2.30 -2.34 -2.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Philip Morris International'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.


Philip Morris International Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Philip Morris International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Philip Morris International 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 Philip Morris International 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 * 0.8337+0.528 * 1.0119+0.404 * 1.0162+0.892 * 1.1074+0.115 * 0.8819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1213+4.679 * -0.0213-0.327 * 1.0267
=-2.67

* 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 $4,391 Mil.
Revenue was 9047 + 9141 + 8967 + 8019 = $35,174 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5585 + 5976 + 5739 + 4981 = $22,281 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,755 Mil.
Total Assets was $65,304 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,516 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,398 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10,105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26,383 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $41,243 Mil.
Net Income was 2196 + 2054 + 1568 + 1995 = $7,813 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3302 + 3415 + 3442 + -955 = $9,204 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,756 Mil.
Revenue was 8152 + 8032 + 7832 + 7746 = $31,762 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4941 + 5097 + 5184 + 5138 = $20,360 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,619 Mil.
Total Assets was $61,681 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,710 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,077 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8,138 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27,336 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $34,875 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)
=(4391 / 35174) / (4756 / 31762)
=0.124837 / 0.149739
=0.8337

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)
=(20360 / 31762) / (22281 / 35174)
=0.641018 / 0.633451
=1.0119

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 - (19755 + 7516) / 65304) / (1 - (19619 + 6710) / 61681)
=0.582399 / 0.573142
=1.0162

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
=35174 / 31762
=1.1074

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))
=(1077 / (1077 + 6710)) / (1398 / (1398 + 7516))
=0.138307 / 0.156832
=0.8819

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)
=(10105 / 35174) / (8138 / 31762)
=0.287286 / 0.256218
=1.1213

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)
=((41243 + 26383) / 65304) / ((34875 + 27336) / 61681)
=1.035557 / 1.008593
=1.0267

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
=(7813 - 0 - 9204) / 65304
=-0.0213

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.

Philip Morris International has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Philip Morris International (Philip Morris International) Business Description

Address
677 Washington Boulevard, Suite 1100, Stamford, Connecticut, New York, NY, USA, 06901
Philip Morris International is an international tobacco company with a product portfolio primarily consisting of cigarettes and reduced-risk products, including heat-not-burn, vapor and oral nicotine products, which are sold in markets outside the United States. The company diversified away from cigarettes with the 2022 acquisition of Swedish Match, a leading manufacturer of traditional oral tobacco products and nicotine pouches, primarily in the U.S. and Scandinavia. It diversified away from nicotine products with the acquisition of Vectura, a provider of innovative inhaled drug delivery solutions, in 2021.
Executives
Wilde Frederic De officer: Sr. VP, Marketing & Sales 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Yann Guerin officer: SVP & Global Head of L&C 677 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Werner Barth officer: Sr. VP, Marketing and Sales 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Lars Dahlgren officer: Pres. Smoke-Free Oral Products 677 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06896
Dessislava Temperley director C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Reginaldo Dobrowolski officer: Vice President and Controller 677 WASHINGTON BLVD, SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901
Martin G. King officer: SVP Operations 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paul Riley officer: Pres East Asia & Australia 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Drago Azinovic officer: Pres., European Union Region 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mario Masseroli officer: Pres., Latin America & Canada 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Juan J. Daboub director 5100 W. 115TH PLACE, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Shlomo Yanai director ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Stacey Kennedy officer: Pres. South & Southeast Asia 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Charles Bendotti officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 120 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Andre Calantzopoulos director, officer: President & CEO 677 WASHINGTON BLVD, SUITE 1100, STAMFORD CT 06901