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Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft (FRA:BLH) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:BLH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft was -2.10. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.69.


Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft'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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Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft Beneish M-Score Chart

Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.80 -3.05 -2.71 -2.42 -2.73

Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft Semi-Annual Data
Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 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 -2.80 -3.05 -2.71 -2.42 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft'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.


Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft 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 Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft 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 * 0.9432+0.528 * 0.8701+0.404 * 0.9647+0.892 * 1.0814+0.115 * 1.0271
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9971+4.679 * -0.042232-0.327 * 0.978
=-2.73

* 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 €235 Mil.
Revenue was €1,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was €185 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €331 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,317 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €530 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €312 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €668 Mil.
Net Income was €32 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €88 Mil.
Total Receivables was €231 Mil.
Revenue was €1,119 Mil.
Gross Profit was €149 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €315 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,337 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €541 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €355 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €662 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)
=(235.269 / 1210.035) / (230.656 / 1118.98)
=0.194432 / 0.206131
=0.9432

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)
=(148.704 / 1118.98) / (184.801 / 1210.035)
=0.132892 / 0.152724
=0.8701

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 - (330.829 + 529.627) / 1317.368) / (1 - (314.948 + 541.056) / 1336.518)
=0.346837 / 0.359527
=0.9647

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
=1210.035 / 1118.98
=1.0814

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))
=(89.108 / (89.108 + 541.056)) / (84.559 / (84.559 + 529.627))
=0.141404 / 0.137677
=1.0271

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)
=(51.008 / 1210.035) / (47.308 / 1118.98)
=0.042154 / 0.042278
=0.9971

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)
=((668.399 + 312.442) / 1317.368) / ((662.337 + 355.178) / 1336.518)
=0.744546 / 0.761318
=0.978

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
=(32.249 - 0 - 87.884) / 1317.368
=-0.042232

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.

Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft (FRA:BLH) Business Description

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Address
Präsident-Kennedy-Platz 1, Bremen, DEU, 28203
Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft is engaged in the provision of logistics services. The company operates through three segments which include Automobile, Contract, and Container. The Automobile segment consists of logistics of finished vehicles and includes handling, storage, technical processing and forwarding and transport logistics through rail, road and inland waterway. Its Contract segment offers automotive, industrial, retail and seaport logistics, forwarding services and logistics for the offshore wind industry. The Container segment focuses on container handling.

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