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Travel+Leisure Co (Travel+Leisure Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Travel+Leisure Co 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TNL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.53   Max: 0.48
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Travel+Leisure Co was 0.48. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.53.


Travel+Leisure Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Travel+Leisure Co'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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Travel+Leisure Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Travel+Leisure Co 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 -2.35 -2.85 -2.44 -2.53 -2.34

Travel+Leisure Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.41 -2.41 -2.43 -2.34 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Travel+Leisure Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Travel Services subindustry, Travel+Leisure Co'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.


Travel+Leisure Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Travel+Leisure Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Travel+Leisure Co 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 Travel+Leisure Co 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 * 1.0308+0.528 * 1.0038+0.404 * 0.9573+0.892 * 1.0412+0.115 * 0.9637
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9654+4.679 * 0.004414-0.327 * 0.9905
=-2.40

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,722 Mil.
Revenue was 916 + 936 + 986 + 949 = $3,787 Mil.
Gross Profit was 849 + 879 + 914 + 889 = $3,531 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,825 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,023 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $614 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $958 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,315 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,924 Mil.
Net Income was 66 + 129 + 110 + 94 = $399 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2 + -15 + 1 + -10 = $-22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 47 + 152 + 88 + 103 = $390 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,536 Mil.
Revenue was 879 + 899 + 937 + 922 = $3,637 Mil.
Gross Profit was 824 + 843 + 878 + 859 = $3,404 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,281 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,477 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $953 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,286 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,454 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)
=(2722 / 3787) / (2536 / 3637)
=0.718775 / 0.697278
=1.0308

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)
=(3404 / 3637) / (3531 / 3787)
=0.935936 / 0.9324
=1.0038

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 - (4825 + 614) / 7023) / (1 - (4281 + 670) / 6477)
=0.225545 / 0.235603
=0.9573

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
=3787 / 3637
=1.0412

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))
=(117 / (117 + 670)) / (112 / (112 + 614))
=0.148666 / 0.15427
=0.9637

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)
=(958 / 3787) / (953 / 3637)
=0.252971 / 0.262029
=0.9654

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)
=((5924 + 1315) / 7023) / ((5454 + 1286) / 6477)
=1.030756 / 1.040605
=0.9905

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
=(399 - -22 - 390) / 7023
=0.004414

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.

Travel+Leisure Co has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Travel+Leisure Co (Travel+Leisure Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL, USA, 32821
Travel+Leisure Co is a membership and leisure travel company. It provides hospitality services and travel products. The company operates in the segments of Vacation Ownership, which is the key revenue-driving segment, develops, markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOIs) to individual consumers, provides consumer financing in connection with the sale of VOIs, and provides property management services at resorts and Travel and Membership which operates a variety of travel businesses, including three vacation exchange brands, a home exchange network, travel technology platforms, travel memberships, and direct-to-consumer rentals. Majority of the revenue is earned from United States.
Executives
Olivier Chavy officer: See remarks C/O TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., 6277 SEA HARBOR DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32821
George Herrera director HERRERA-CRISTINA GROUP, LTD., 4222 FORTUNA CENTER PLAZA, #621, MONTCLAIR VA 22025
Michael Dean Brown director, officer: See Remarks C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Amandine Robin-caplan officer: See remarks C/O TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., 6277 SEA HARBOR DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32821
Thomas Michael Duncan officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., 6277 SEA HARBOR DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32821
James J Savina officer: See Remarks ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Geoffrey Richards officer: See Remarks C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Sy Esfahani officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., 6277 SEA HARBOR DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32821
Lucinda Martinez director C/O TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., 6277 SEA HARBOR DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32821
Stephen P Holmes director C/O CENDANT, 9 WEST 57TH, NEW YORK NY 10019
Denny Marie Post director C/O BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC., 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Noah Brodsky officer: Chief Brand Officer C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kimberly Marshall officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Brad Dettmer officer: Chief Information Officer C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Michael H Wargotz director AXCESS WORLDWIDE, 515 MADISON AVE., 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022