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Duerr AG (Duerr AG) Beneish M-Score

: -2.48 (As of Today)
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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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DUERF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.47   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Duerr AG was -2.08. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.47.


Duerr AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Duerr AG'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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Duerr AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.86 -2.62 -2.46 -2.48

Duerr AG 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -2.46 -2.55 -2.24 -2.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Duerr AG'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.


Duerr AG Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Duerr AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Duerr AG 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 Duerr AG 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 * 1.0077+0.528 * 1.0031+0.404 * 1.2399+0.892 * 1.1023+0.115 * 1.1013
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.077+4.679 * -0.033889-0.327 * 1.0256
=-2.45

* 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 $1,400 Mil.
Revenue was 1448.383 + 1242.554 + 1213.654 + 1086.393 = $4,991 Mil.
Gross Profit was 268.894 + 280.349 + 286.307 + 247.976 = $1,084 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,533 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,623 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $714 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $167 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,003 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,162 Mil.
Net Income was 5.37 + 50.152 + 40.853 + 23.96 = $120 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 182.846 + 53.165 + -7.174 + 82.045 = $311 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,261 Mil.
Revenue was 1309.288 + 1112.415 + 1108.754 + 997.443 = $4,528 Mil.
Gross Profit was 275.162 + 241.241 + 234.141 + 235.497 = $986 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,230 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,800 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $623 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $138 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $141 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,594 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $872 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)
=(1400.49 / 4990.984) / (1260.863 / 4527.9)
=0.280604 / 0.278465
=1.0077

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)
=(986.041 / 4527.9) / (1083.526 / 4990.984)
=0.21777 / 0.217097
=1.0031

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 - (3532.967 + 714.461) / 5622.666) / (1 - (3229.501 + 623.438) / 4799.732)
=0.244588 / 0.19726
=1.2399

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
=4990.984 / 4527.9
=1.1023

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))
=(138.352 / (138.352 + 623.438)) / (141.086 / (141.086 + 714.461))
=0.181614 / 0.164907
=1.1013

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)
=(167.126 / 4990.984) / (140.784 / 4527.9)
=0.033486 / 0.031093
=1.077

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)
=((1161.726 + 3002.962) / 5622.666) / ((872.153 + 2594.181) / 4799.732)
=0.740696 / 0.722193
=1.0256

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
=(120.335 - 0 - 310.882) / 5622.666
=-0.033889

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.

Duerr AG has a M-score of -2.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Duerr AG (Duerr AG) Business Description

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Carl-Benz-Straße 34, Bietigheim-Bissingen, BW, DEU, 74321
Duerr AG is engaged in mechanical and plant engineering. The company has five segments; Paint and Final Assembly Systems division plan to build, and update paint shops and final assembly lines for the automotive industry, Application Technology includes sales with technologies for the automated spray application of primers, base coats, and clear coats, Clean Technology Systems is into exhaust-air purification technology, Measuring and Process Systems offer balancing and diagnostic technology and automated refrigerant charging solutions, and Woodworking Machinery and Systems products include panel dividing and through-feed saws, CNC processing centers, drilling machines, sanders, edge banding machines, as well as handling and storage systems.

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