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Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG (XSWX:TIBN) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSWX:TIBN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.52   Max: -0.46
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG was -0.46. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.52.


Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis 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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Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -3.04 -2.45 -2.32 -2.79

Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 -2.45 - -2.32 - -2.79

Competitive Comparison of Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis 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.


Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis 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 Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis 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 * 0.7847+0.528 * 0.958+0.404 * 0.8814+0.892 * 1.3913+0.115 * 1.173
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8679+4.679 * -0.080765-0.327 * 1.1556
=-2.79

* 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 (Oct23) TTM:Last Year (Oct22) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF4.20 Mil.
Revenue was CHF66.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF33.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF16.03 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF179.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF160.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF12.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF6.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF23.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1.35 Mil.
Net Income was CHF10.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was CHF24.85 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF3.85 Mil.
Revenue was CHF47.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF23.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF20.50 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF163.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF139.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF13.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF4.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF15.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF4.44 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)
=(4.199 / 66.654) / (3.846 / 47.908)
=0.062997 / 0.080279
=0.7847

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)
=(23.116 / 47.908) / (33.57 / 66.654)
=0.482508 / 0.503646
=0.958

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 - (16.026 + 160.375) / 179.719) / (1 - (20.501 + 139.347) / 163.268)
=0.018462 / 0.020947
=0.8814

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
=66.654 / 47.908
=1.3913

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))
=(13.399 / (13.399 + 139.347)) / (12.963 / (12.963 + 160.375))
=0.087721 / 0.074785
=1.173

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)
=(6.004 / 66.654) / (4.972 / 47.908)
=0.090077 / 0.103782
=0.8679

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)
=((1.35 + 23.721) / 179.719) / ((4.437 + 15.272) / 163.268)
=0.139501 / 0.120716
=1.1556

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
=(10.334 - 0 - 24.849) / 179.719
=-0.080765

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.

Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG (XSWX:TIBN) Business Description

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Address
Poststrasse 3, Engelberg, CHE, 6391
Bergbahnen Engelberg-Truebsee-Titlis AG is Switzerland based firm operates as a cable car company. It is also a tourism company. It operates cableways and lift systems, restaurants, and shops, as well as Trubsee alpine lodge, hotel Terrace, and Titlis resort in Engelberg.

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