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Vertiv Holdings Co (Vertiv Holdings Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Vertiv Holdings 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.2   Max: 0.19
Current: -2.66

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vertiv Holdings Co was 0.19. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.20.


Vertiv Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertiv Holdings 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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Vertiv Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Vertiv Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.20 -2.21 -2.56

Vertiv Holdings 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 -2.20 -2.48 -2.59 -2.56 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Vertiv Holdings 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.


Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vertiv Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertiv Holdings 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 Vertiv Holdings 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 * 0.9133+0.528 * 0.8433+0.404 * 0.9429+0.892 * 1.1527+0.115 * 1.1411
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9567+4.679 * -0.029099-0.327 * 1.0501
=-2.66

* 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 $2,097 Mil.
Revenue was 1639.1 + 1865.4 + 1742.6 + 1734.1 = $6,981 Mil.
Gross Profit was 566.4 + 683.4 + 627.6 + 594 = $2,471 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,632 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,591 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $750 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $273 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,318 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,069 Mil.
Net Income was -5.9 + 232.6 + 94.1 + 83.2 = $404 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -180.1 + -62.8 + -65.6 + -62.6 = $-371 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 137.5 + 356.2 + 248.7 + 253.6 = $996 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,992 Mil.
Revenue was 1521.1 + 1654.6 + 1481.1 + 1399.4 = $6,056 Mil.
Gross Profit was 495.5 + 511.7 + 429.3 + 371.5 = $1,808 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,341 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,255 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $662 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,195 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,289 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)
=(2097.1 / 6981.2) / (1991.9 / 6056.2)
=0.300392 / 0.328903
=0.9133

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)
=(1808 / 6056.2) / (2471.4 / 6981.2)
=0.298537 / 0.354008
=0.8433

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 - (3631.8 + 750.4) / 7591.4) / (1 - (3340.6 + 662) / 7255.4)
=0.422742 / 0.448328
=0.9429

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
=6981.2 / 6056.2
=1.1527

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))
=(289.8 / (289.8 + 662)) / (273.1 / (273.1 + 750.4))
=0.304476 / 0.26683
=1.1411

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)
=(1317.6 / 6981.2) / (1194.8 / 6056.2)
=0.188735 / 0.197285
=0.9567

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)
=((3069.4 + 2709.9) / 7591.4) / ((3288.5 + 1971.6) / 7255.4)
=0.761296 / 0.724991
=1.0501

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
=(404 - -371.1 - 996) / 7591.4
=-0.029099

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.

Vertiv Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vertiv Holdings Co (Vertiv Holdings Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 N. Cleveland Ave., Westerville, OH, USA, 43082
Vertiv Holdings Co brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers' vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. The company solves the important challenges faced by data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Its services include critical power, thermal management, racks and enclosures, monitoring and management, and other services. Its three business segments include the Americas, Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Executives
Vpe Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Scott Cripps officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc director C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Doherty Philip O' officer: Managing Director, E+I 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Anders Karlborg officer: EVP, Man., Logistics and Op Ex 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Stephen Liang officer: President of Asia Pacific C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Paul Ryan officer: Chief Procurement Officer 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE., WESTERVILLE OH 43082
Platinum Equity Partners Iv, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iv, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Lim Cheryl H.j. officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Joseph J Deangelo director 3100 CUMBERLAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30339
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Michael J. Kitson officer: Chief Procurement Officer 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
John F. Marion officer: EVP, Quality, VOS and Process 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
David Joseph Fallon officer: Chief Financial Officer 28213 VAN DYKE AVENUE, WARREN MI 48093