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Leonardo DRS (Leonardo DRS) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Leonardo DRS 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DRS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.57   Med: -2.22   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.52

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Leonardo DRS was -1.71. The lowest was -2.57. And the median was -2.22.


Leonardo DRS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leonardo DRS'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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Leonardo DRS Beneish M-Score Chart

Leonardo DRS Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.55 -1.92 -2.57

Leonardo DRS Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 -1.80 -1.71 -2.08 -2.57 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of Leonardo DRS's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Leonardo DRS'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.


Leonardo DRS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Leonardo DRS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Leonardo DRS 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 Leonardo DRS 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 * 0.959+0.528 * 0.9488+0.404 * 0.9953+0.892 * 1.1113+0.115 * 0.8792
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9093+4.679 * -0.022745-0.327 * 0.8962
=-2.52

* 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 $1,200 Mil.
Revenue was 688 + 926 + 703 + 628 = $2,945 Mil.
Gross Profit was 153 + 210 + 162 + 145 = $670 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,772 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $407 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $385 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $902 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $430 Mil.
Net Income was 29 + 74 + 47 + 35 = $185 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1 + -1 + -1 + 0 = $-3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -265 + 515 + 36 + -12 = $274 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,126 Mil.
Revenue was 569 + 820 + 634 + 627 = $2,650 Mil.
Gross Profit was 131 + 184 + 130 + 127 = $572 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,712 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,681 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $402 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $381 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $428 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)
=(1200 / 2945) / (1126 / 2650)
=0.40747 / 0.424906
=0.959

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)
=(572 / 2650) / (670 / 2945)
=0.215849 / 0.227504
=0.9488

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 - (1772 + 407) / 3781) / (1 - (1712 + 402) / 3681)
=0.423697 / 0.4257
=0.9953

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
=2945 / 2650
=1.1113

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))
=(72 / (72 + 402)) / (85 / (85 + 407))
=0.151899 / 0.172764
=0.8792

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)
=(385 / 2945) / (381 / 2650)
=0.13073 / 0.143774
=0.9093

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)
=((430 + 902) / 3781) / ((428 + 1019) / 3681)
=0.352288 / 0.3931
=0.8962

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
=(185 - -3 - 274) / 3781
=-0.022745

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.

Leonardo DRS has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Leonardo DRS (Leonardo DRS) Business Description

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Address
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA, USA, 22202
Leonardo DRS Inc is a provider of defense products and technologies that are used across land, air, sea, space and cyber domains. The diverse array of defense systems and solutions is offered to all branches of the U.S. military, aerospace and defense prime contractors, government intelligence agencies and international military customers for deployment on a wide range of military platforms.
Executives
Leonardo S.p.a 10 percent owner PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4, ROME L6 00195
Brothers Louis R Jr director REDWIRE CORPORATION, 8226 PHILIPS HIGHWAY, SUITE 101, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Gail Baker director C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Leonardo Us Holding, Inc. 10 percent owner 1235 SOUTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 700, ARLINGTON VA 22202
George Casey director C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
William Iii Lynn director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Pamela Morrow officer: SVP and Controller C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 2000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Michael Dippold officer: EVP and CFO C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Sally Wallace officer: EVP, Business Operations C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Mark Dorfman officer: EVP, GC and Secretary C/O LEONARDO DRS, INC., 2345 CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22202
Frances F Townsend director C/O BAKER BOTTS LLP, THE WARNER, 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004-2400
David W Carey director 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO RD.,, SUITE 310, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Peter Marino director 12701 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Mary E Gallagher director
Kenneth J Krieg director 7111 XAVIER COURT, MCLEAN VA 22101