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Coherent (Coherent) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Coherent 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COHR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.36
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coherent was -1.36. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.52.


Coherent Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coherent'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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Coherent Beneish M-Score Chart

Coherent Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.37 -1.82 -2.56 -2.67 -1.86

Coherent Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only -1.77 -1.86 -2.86 -2.77 -2.64

Competitive Comparison of Coherent's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Coherent'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.


Coherent's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Coherent's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Coherent 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 Coherent 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 * 1.0796+0.528 * 1.1119+0.404 * 1.0074+0.892 * 0.9497+0.115 * 0.8931
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0363+4.679 * -0.051634-0.327 * 0.9595
=-2.64

* 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 $975 Mil.
Revenue was 1208.809 + 1131.434 + 1053.083 + 1205.051 = $4,598 Mil.
Gross Profit was 366.487 + 350.641 + 306.895 + 343.365 = $1,367 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,550 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,520 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,851 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $620 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $882 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,221 Mil.
Net Income was -13.187 + -26.991 + -67.534 + -178.234 = $-286 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.067 + 6.956 + 3.251 + -118.414 = $-101 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 117.433 + 67.168 + 198.803 + 181.532 = $565 Mil.
Total Receivables was $951 Mil.
Revenue was 1240.194 + 1370.285 + 1344.57 + 886.962 = $4,842 Mil.
Gross Profit was 420.156 + 411.188 + 443.574 + 326.032 = $1,601 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,407 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,118 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,911 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $551 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $896 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,107 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,498 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)
=(974.615 / 4598.377) / (950.606 / 4842.011)
=0.211948 / 0.196325
=1.0796

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)
=(1600.95 / 4842.011) / (1367.388 / 4598.377)
=0.330637 / 0.297363
=1.1119

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 - (3550.234 + 1851.383) / 14520.412) / (1 - (3406.644 + 1910.561) / 14117.632)
=0.627998 / 0.623364
=1.0074

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
=4598.377 / 4842.011
=0.9497

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))
=(551.381 / (551.381 + 1910.561)) / (619.664 / (619.664 + 1851.383))
=0.223962 / 0.25077
=0.8931

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)
=(882.175 / 4598.377) / (896.413 / 4842.011)
=0.191845 / 0.185132
=1.0363

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)
=((4220.961 + 1310.628) / 14520.412) / ((4497.933 + 1107.456) / 14117.632)
=0.380953 / 0.397049
=0.9595

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
=(-285.946 - -101.14 - 564.936) / 14520.412
=-0.051634

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.

Coherent has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coherent (Coherent) Business Description

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Address
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, USA, 16056
Coherent Corp manufactures engineered materials, optoelectronic components and products used in industrial, optical communications, military, semiconductor, consumer, and life science applications. The firm operates in two segments Photonic Solutions Segment and Compound Semiconductors Segment. The Photonic Solutions Segment leverages II-VI's compound semiconductor technology platforms to deliver components and subsystems. The Compound Semiconductors Segment is a market leader in differentiated materials and devices.
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Julie Sheridan Eng officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O COHERENT CORP., SAXONBURG PA 16056
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