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Pactiv Evergreen (Pactiv Evergreen) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Pactiv Evergreen 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PTVE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.86

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pactiv Evergreen was -2.16. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.69.


Pactiv Evergreen Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pactiv Evergreen'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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Pactiv Evergreen Beneish M-Score Chart

Pactiv Evergreen 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 -3.22 -2.69 -2.24 -2.95 -2.86

Pactiv Evergreen 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 -2.95 -2.84 -2.94 -2.96 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Pactiv Evergreen's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Pactiv Evergreen'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.


Pactiv Evergreen's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Pactiv Evergreen's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pactiv Evergreen 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 Pactiv Evergreen 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 * 1.0534+0.528 * 1.2049+0.404 * 1.135+0.892 * 0.8859+0.115 * 0.565
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0379+4.679 * -0.091947-0.327 * 1.0017
=-2.86

* 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 $461 Mil.
Revenue was 1274 + 1379 + 1426 + 1431 = $5,510 Mil.
Gross Profit was 253 + 281 + 84 + 115 = $733 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,589 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,395 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,774 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $600 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $536 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,788 Mil.
Net Income was 21 + 29 + -139 + -134 = $-223 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -36 + -30 + -29 + -74 = $-169 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 81 + 238 + 127 + 88 = $534 Mil.
Total Receivables was $494 Mil.
Revenue was 1476 + 1609 + 1640 + 1495 = $6,220 Mil.
Gross Profit was 225 + 232 + 308 + 232 = $997 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,219 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,306 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,035 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $339 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $583 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,314 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)
=(461 / 5510) / (494 / 6220)
=0.083666 / 0.079421
=1.0534

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)
=(997 / 6220) / (733 / 5510)
=0.160289 / 0.133031
=1.2049

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 - (1589 + 1774) / 6395) / (1 - (2219 + 2035) / 7306)
=0.47412 / 0.417739
=1.135

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
=5510 / 6220
=0.8859

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))
=(339 / (339 + 2035)) / (600 / (600 + 1774))
=0.142797 / 0.252738
=0.565

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)
=(536 / 5510) / (583 / 6220)
=0.097278 / 0.09373
=1.0379

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)
=((3788 + 796) / 6395) / ((4314 + 914) / 7306)
=0.71681 / 0.715576
=1.0017

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
=(-223 - -169 - 534) / 6395
=-0.091947

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.

Pactiv Evergreen has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pactiv Evergreen (Pactiv Evergreen) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1900 West Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, USA, 60045
Pactiv Evergreen Inc is engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons. It operates in three segments: Foodservice, Food Merchandising, and Beverage Merchandising. These segments manufacture a broad range of products such as food containers, drinkware, tableware, service ware, ready-to-eat food containers, clear rigid-display containers, trays for meat and poultry, molded fiber egg cartons, printed cartons, spouts & filling machines, and other products. The company's geographical segments are the United States, the Rest of North America, and Others, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Allen Hugli director C/O RANK GROUP, LEVEL II, 148 QUAY ST, AUCKLAND Q2 00000
Duncan Hawkesby director C/O PACTIV EVERGREEN INC., 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Tim A. Levenda officer: President, Foodservice 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Jonathan Baksht officer: Chief Financial Officer 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Eric Wulf officer: President, Food Merchandising 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Chandra J Mitchell officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec. C/O 7 ACQUISITION CORPORATION, 750 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, STAMFORD CT 06902
Douglas Owenby officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O PACTIV EVERGREEN INC, 1900 W FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Byron Jason Racki officer: Pres., Beverage Merchandising 3460 PRESTON RIDGE ROAD, SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Michael Jack King director 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Rolf Stangl director 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
John P. Rooney officer: Pres, Beverage Merchandising 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Michael Ragen officer: COO and CFO 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Jonathan D Rich director 1144 EAST MARKET STREET, AKRON OH 44316-0001
John T. Mcgrath director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Felicia D Thornton director 250 PARKCENTER BLVD PO BOX 20, BOISE ID 83726

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