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L3Harris Technologies (FRA:HRS) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is L3Harris Technologies 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for L3Harris Technologies's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:HRS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.19
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of L3Harris Technologies was -1.19. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.56.


L3Harris Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for L3Harris Technologies'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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L3Harris Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

L3Harris Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 - -2.69 -2.44 -2.53

L3Harris Technologies 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 -2.44 -2.51 -2.41 -2.37 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of L3Harris Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, L3Harris Technologies'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.


L3Harris Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, L3Harris Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where L3Harris Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.



L3Harris Technologies 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 L3Harris Technologies 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 * 0.9152+0.528 * 1.0996+0.404 * 1.0032+0.892 * 1.1085+0.115 * 1.0629
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0208+4.679 * -0.013343-0.327 * 1.2842
=-2.56

* 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 €4,059 Mil.
Revenue was 4896.78 + 4605.355 + 4331.639 + 4175.914 = €18,010 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1288.385 + 1224.659 + 1123.291 + 1089.044 = €4,725 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €7,386 Mil.
Total Assets was €38,227 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,624 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,081 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,725 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,340 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10,234 Mil.
Net Income was 144.886 + 358.871 + 322.127 + 314.758 = €1,141 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -416.318 + 74.96 + -25.844 + 76.588 = €-291 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 723.513 + 508.791 + 382.122 + 326.9 = €1,941 Mil.
Total Receivables was €4,001 Mil.
Revenue was 4321.632 + 4288.46 + 3911.71 + 3725.524 = €16,247 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1191.328 + 1205.94 + 1161.688 + 1128.644 = €4,688 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,376 Mil.
Total Assets was €31,647 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,986 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €893 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,524 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,453 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,876 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)
=(4058.642 / 18009.688) / (4000.672 / 16247.326)
=0.225359 / 0.246236
=0.9152

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)
=(4687.6 / 16247.326) / (4725.379 / 18009.688)
=0.288515 / 0.26238
=1.0996

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 - (7386.435 + 2624.454) / 38226.979) / (1 - (6375.776 + 1986.176) / 31646.656)
=0.73812 / 0.735771
=1.0032

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
=18009.688 / 16247.326
=1.1085

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))
=(892.898 / (892.898 + 1986.176)) / (1081.208 / (1081.208 + 2624.454))
=0.310134 / 0.291772
=1.0629

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)
=(1724.885 / 18009.688) / (1524.378 / 16247.326)
=0.095775 / 0.093823
=1.0208

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)
=((10233.72 + 7339.668) / 38226.979) / ((5876.4 + 5452.544) / 31646.656)
=0.459712 / 0.357982
=1.2842

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
=(1140.642 - -290.614 - 1941.326) / 38226.979
=-0.013343

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.

L3Harris Technologies has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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L3Harris Technologies (FRA:HRS) Business Description

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L3Harris Technologies provides products for the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, or C4ISR, market. The firm produces uncrewed aerial vehicles, sensors, and avionics, as well as provides military and commercial training services and maintains the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's communications infrastructure. In July 2023, the company acquired Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier of rocket motors to the space and defense industry.

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