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Teledyne Technologies (STU:TYZ) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Teledyne Technologies 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:TYZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Teledyne Technologies was -1.35. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.42.


Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Teledyne Technologies'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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Teledyne Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Teledyne Technologies 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 -2.37 -2.69 -2.06 -2.32 -2.39

Teledyne Technologies 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 -2.53 -2.47 -2.39 -2.39 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Teledyne Technologies'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.


Teledyne Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Teledyne Technologies 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 Teledyne Technologies 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 * 1.0627+0.528 * 0.9844+0.404 * 0.9741+0.892 * 0.9787+0.115 * 1.044
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0186+4.679 * -0.002204-0.327 * 0.8705
=-2.43

* 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 €1,088 Mil.
Revenue was 1242.092 + 1306.725 + 1314.143 + 1314.998 = €5,178 Mil.
Gross Profit was 533.508 + 571.383 + 567.166 + 570.783 = €2,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,966 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,468 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €699 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €289 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,102 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,635 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,434 Mil.
Net Income was 164.22 + 296.283 + 186.088 + 171.032 = €818 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.104 + -4.402 + -2.717 + -1.661 = €-8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 267.72 + 150.755 + 260.673 + 175.832 = €855 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,046 Mil.
Revenue was 1292.002 + 1338.781 + 1377.236 + 1282.587 = €5,291 Mil.
Gross Profit was 553.488 + 582.354 + 583.578 + 536.571 = €2,256 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,692 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,477 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €715 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €314 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,390 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,288 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)
=(1088.084 / 5177.958) / (1046.173 / 5290.606)
=0.210138 / 0.197742
=1.0627

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)
=(2255.991 / 5290.606) / (2242.84 / 5177.958)
=0.426414 / 0.433151
=0.9844

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 - (2965.712 + 699.2) / 13468.064) / (1 - (2692.162 + 714.79) / 13476.966)
=0.727881 / 0.747202
=0.9741

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
=5177.958 / 5290.606
=0.9787

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))
=(313.742 / (313.742 + 714.79)) / (288.631 / (288.631 + 699.2))
=0.305039 / 0.292187
=1.044

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)
=(1101.856 / 5177.958) / (1105.316 / 5290.606)
=0.212797 / 0.20892
=1.0186

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)
=((2434.412 + 1634.656) / 13468.064) / ((3287.96 + 1389.792) / 13476.966)
=0.302127 / 0.347092
=0.8705

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
=(817.623 - -7.676 - 854.98) / 13468.064
=-0.002204

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.

Teledyne Technologies has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Teledyne Technologies (STU:TYZ) Business Description

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1049 Camino Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91360-2362
Teledyne Technologies Inc sells technologies for industrial markets. Roughly a fourth of Teledyne's revenue comes from contracts with the United States government. The firm operates in four segments: instrumentation, digital imaging, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems. The instrumentation segment provides monitoring instruments primarily for marine and environmental applications. The digital imaging segment contributes the largest proportion of revenue, and includes image sensors and cameras for industrial, government, and medical customers. The aerospace and defense electronics segment provides electronic components and communication products for aircraft. The engineered systems segment provides solutions for defense, space, environmental, and energy applications.

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