International Paper Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for International Paper 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.
International Paper Co Beneish M-Score Chart
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International Paper Co Annual Data
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-2.63 |
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Competitive Comparison of International Paper Co's Beneish M-Score
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, International Paper 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.
International Paper Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, International Paper Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where International Paper Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.
International Paper 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 International Paper 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 * 1.0376 | + | 0.528 * 1.0175 | + | 0.404 * 0.9868 | + | 0.892 * 0.8939 | + | 0.115 * 0.7345 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.0674 | + | 4.679 * -0.059843 | - | 0.327 * 0.9912 |
| = | -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 $3,492 Mil.
Revenue was 4601 + 4613 + 4682 + 5020 = $18,916 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1319 + 1268 + 1322 + 1378 = $5,287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,608 Mil.
Total Assets was $23,261 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,598 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,432 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,935 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,959 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,767 Mil.
Net Income was -284 + 165 + 235 + 172 = $288 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -113 + -13 + -12 + -15 = $-153 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 492 + 468 + 528 + 345 = $1,833 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $3,765 Mil.
Revenue was 5133 + 5402 + 5389 + 5237 = $21,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1465 + 1572 + 1583 + 1398 = $6,018 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,770 Mil.
Total Assets was $23,940 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,855 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,040 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,076 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,099 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (3492 / 18916) | / | (3765 / 21161) |
| = | 0.184606 | / | 0.177922 |
| | = | 1.0376 |
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) |
| = | (6018 / 21161) | / | (5287 / 18916) |
| = | 0.284391 | / | 0.279499 |
| | = | 1.0175 |
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 - (6608 + 10598) / 23261) | / | (1 - (6770 + 10855) / 23940) |
| = | 0.260307 | / | 0.263784 |
| | = | 0.9868 |
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 |
| = | 18916 | / | 21161 |
| | = | 0.8939 |
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)) |
| = | (1040 / (1040 + 10855)) | / | (1432 / (1432 + 10598)) |
| = | 0.087432 | / | 0.119036 |
| | = | 0.7345 |
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) |
| = | (2935 / 18916) | / | (3076 / 21161) |
| = | 0.15516 | / | 0.145362 |
| | = | 1.0674 |
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) |
| = | ((5767 + 3959) / 23261) | / | ((5099 + 5000) / 23940) |
| = | 0.418125 | / | 0.421846 |
| | = | 0.9912 |
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 |
| = | (288 - -153 | - | 1833) | / | 23261 |
| | = | -0.059843 |
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.
International Paper Co has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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