FLSmidth. A/S (FLSmidth. A/S) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is FLSmidth. A/S 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FLIDY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02 Med: -2.58 Max: -2.37
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FLSmidth. A/S was -2.37. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.58.

FLSmidth. A/S Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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FLSmidth. A/S Beneish M-Score Chart

FLSmidth. A/S Annual Data

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Beneish M-Score

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-2.40

-3.02

-2.54

-2.39

-2.56

FLSmidth. A/S 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															-2.39	-2.31	-2.51	-2.52	-2.56

Competitive Comparison of FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, FLSmidth. A/S's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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FLSmidth. A/S 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 FLSmidth. A/S for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.7983

0.528 * 0.9188

0.404 * 1.1455

0.892 * 1.1314

0.115 * 1.0798

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.0426

4.679 * -0.005366

0.327 * 0.9569

-2.54

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $716 Mil.
Revenue was 873.178 + 819.011 + 931.184 + 865.338 = $3,489 Mil.
Gross Profit was 227.805 + 234.126 + 217.844 + 200.944 = $881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,009 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,952 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $350 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $644 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,856 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $258 Mil.
Net Income was 2.926 + 39.212 + 17.026 + 12.37 = $72 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 136.215 + -39.498 + 54.134 + -58.111 = $93 Mil.

Total Receivables was $793 Mil.
Revenue was 924.832 + 747.772 + 714.002 + 696.927 = $3,084 Mil.
Gross Profit was 184.254 + 190.368 + 176.689 + 163.939 = $715 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,377 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,250 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $377 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $546 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,072 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $304 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)
	=	(716.334 / 3488.711)	/	(793.12 / 3083.533)
	=	0.205329	/	0.257211
	=	0.7983

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)
	=	(715.25 / 3083.533)	/	(880.719 / 3488.711)
	=	0.231958	/	0.252448
	=	0.9188

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 - (2009.422 + 349.535) / 3951.981)	/	(1 - (2377.365 + 376.91) / 4249.669)
	=	0.403095	/	0.351885
	=	1.1455

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
	=	3488.711	/	3083.533
	=	1.1314

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))
	=	(96.3 / (96.3 + 376.91))	/	(81.177 / (81.177 + 349.535))
	=	0.203504	/	0.188472
	=	1.0798

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)
	=	(643.993 / 3488.711)	/	(545.949 / 3083.533)
	=	0.184593	/	0.177053
	=	1.0426

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)
	=	((258.237 + 1856.236) / 3951.981)	/	((304.005 + 2072.221) / 4249.669)
	=	0.535041	/	0.559156
	=	0.9569

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
	=	(71.534 - 0	-	92.74)	/	3951.981
	=	-0.005366

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.

FLSmidth. A/S has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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FLSmidth. A/S (FLSmidth. A/S) Business Description

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FLIDF:USA FLSc:UK 0OJA:UK FLS:Denmark F6O1:Germany

Address

Vigerslev Alle 77, Valby, Copenhagen, DNK, DK-2500

Website

https://www.flsmidth.com

FLSmidth & Co. A/S is a Denmark-based company that designs, manufactures, and supplies machinery, cement plants, and minerals processing solutions and provide services along with the construction. The company's two segments are mining and cement. The majority of revenue is generated from the mining segment. Geographically, the company operates across the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. Among all areas, South America contributes the most revenue, mainly due to mining.