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Mercedes-Benz Group AG (BUD:MERCEDESBENZ) Piotroski F-Score : 5 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Mercedes-Benz Group AG Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Mercedes-Benz Group AG has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUD:MERCEDESBENZ' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 5   Max: 9
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Mercedes-Benz Group AG was 9. The lowest was 2. And the median was 5.


Mercedes-Benz Group AG Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-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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Mercedes-Benz Group AG Piotroski F-Score Chart

Mercedes-Benz Group AG Annual Data
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Piotroski F-Score
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Mercedes-Benz Group AG Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-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.


Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Net Income was 1321102.621 + 1256383.501 + 1261783.113 + 747554.499 = Ft4,586,824 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1526240.147 + 1928088.197 + 1128743.647 + 2112391.448 = Ft6,695,463 Mil.
Revenue was 17294280.19 + 15154756.329 + 15371915.427 + 14894149.873 = Ft62,715,102 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3344928.42 + 3001970.799 + 3273272.904 + 2679635.629 = Ft12,299,808 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Sep23)
to the end of this year (Sep24) was
(109376282.129 + 111478682.582 + 112858640.159 + 110101872.428 + 113024805.006) / 5 = Ft111368056.4608 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Sep23) was Ft109,376,282 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Ft26,553,498 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Ft44,523,276 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Ft32,671,971 Mil.
Net Income was 1639038.937 + 1641607.089 + 1500317.617 + 1508180.674 = Ft6,289,144 Mil.

Revenue was 16881565.825 + 15611288.101 + 16102623.071 + 15347687.872 = Ft63,943,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3611567.335 + 3932366.792 + 3785954.448 + 3337409.708 = Ft14,667,298 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Sep22)
to the end of last year (Sep23) was
(100872486.248 + 107052175.159 + 109542006.742 + 108988832.128 + 109376282.129) / 5 = Ft107166356.4812 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Sep22) was Ft100,872,486 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Ft22,307,054 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Ft43,627,735 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Ft35,287,529 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current Net Income (TTM) was 4,586,824. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 6,695,463. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep23)
=4586823.734/109376282.129
=0.04193618

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep22)
=6289144.317/100872486.248
=0.06234747

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's return on assets of this year was 0.04193618. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's return on assets of last year was 0.06234747. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current Net Income (TTM) was 4,586,824. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 6,695,463. ==> 6,695,463 > 4,586,824 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Sep24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep23 to Sep24
=26553498.139/111368056.4608
=0.23843011

Gearing (Last Year: Sep23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep22 to Sep23
=22307054.028/107166356.4812
=0.20815352

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's gearing of this year was 0.23843011. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's gearing of last year was 0.20815352. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Sep24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=44523276.157/32671970.735
=1.36273617

Current Ratio (Last Year: Sep23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=43627734.667/35287528.725
=1.23634996

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current ratio of this year was 1.36273617. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's current ratio of last year was 1.23634996. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's number of shares in issue this year was 1013.6. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's number of shares in issue last year was 1064.1. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=12299807.752/62715101.819
=0.19612195

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=14667298.283/63943164.869
=0.22938024

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's gross margin of this year was 0.19612195. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's gross margin of last year was 0.22938024. ==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Sep23)
=62715101.819/109376282.129
=0.5733885

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Sep22)
=63943164.869/100872486.248
=0.63390095

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's asset turnover of this year was 0.5733885. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's asset turnover of last year was 0.63390095. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+0+1+1+0+0
=5

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Mercedes-Benz Group AG has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG  (BUD:MERCEDESBENZ) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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Mercedes-Benz Group AG Business Description

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Mercedesstrasse 120, Stuttgart, BW, DEU, 70372
Mercedes-Benz Group is a premium automotive original equipment manufacturer, selling around 2 million passenger cars, including its Chinese joint venture, and just under 450,000 vans per year. The company's financial profile improved significantly following the spinoff of Daimler Truck in 2021. Unlike most automotive OEMs, Mercedes operates under its own brand alone. In 2023, 16% of its passenger cars sold were top end (G Class, Maybach, AMG, S Class), 54% were core (C and E Class), and 30% entry (A and B Class). In volume terms, Asia is Mercedes' largest market at 40% of 2023 vehicle sales followed by Europe at 38% and North America at 17%.

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