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SMA Solar Technology AG (CHIX:S92D) Beneish M-Score

: -1.79 (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 -1.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHIX:S92d' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.79
Current: -1.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SMA Solar Technology AG was -1.79. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.74.


SMA Solar Technology AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMA Solar Technology 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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SMA Solar Technology 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 -2.50 -2.05 -2.84 -2.27 -1.79

SMA Solar Technology 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 -2.27 -2.34 -2.48 -1.88 -1.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Solar subindustry, SMA Solar Technology 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.


SMA Solar Technology AG Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SMA Solar Technology AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SMA Solar Technology 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 SMA Solar Technology 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 * 1.0115+0.528 * 0.7162+0.404 * 0.7101+0.892 * 1.7863+0.115 * 1.0699
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.704+4.679 * 0.052341-0.327 * 1.168
=-1.79

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €277 Mil.
Revenue was 566.688 + 558.461 + 411.732 + 367.178 = €1,904 Mil.
Gross Profit was 157.063 + 167.159 + 120.851 + 114.272 = €559 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,194 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,622 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €226 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €209 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €652 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.
Net Income was 45.246 + 76.941 + 51.797 + 51.686 = €226 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.27 + 16.627 + 47.781 + 65.099 = €141 Mil.
Total Receivables was €154 Mil.
Revenue was 341.856 + 252.264 + 251.264 + 220.562 = €1,066 Mil.
Gross Profit was 69.849 + 58.443 + 50.391 + 45.586 = €224 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €723 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,110 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €192 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €382 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 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)
=(277.398 / 1904.059) / (153.528 / 1065.946)
=0.145688 / 0.14403
=1.0115

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)
=(224.269 / 1065.946) / (559.345 / 1904.059)
=0.210394 / 0.293765
=0.7162

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 - (1193.685 + 226.107) / 1621.915) / (1 - (723.376 + 191.845) / 1110.024)
=0.12462 / 0.175494
=0.7101

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
=1904.059 / 1065.946
=1.7863

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))
=(38.126 / (38.126 + 191.845)) / (41.459 / (41.459 + 226.107))
=0.165786 / 0.154949
=1.0699

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)
=(208.98 / 1904.059) / (166.171 / 1065.946)
=0.109755 / 0.155891
=0.704

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)
=((0 + 652.35) / 1621.915) / ((0 + 382.24) / 1110.024)
=0.40221 / 0.344353
=1.168

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
=(225.67 - 0 - 140.777) / 1621.915
=0.052341

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.

SMA Solar Technology AG has a M-score of -1.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SMA Solar Technology AG (CHIX:S92D) Business Description

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Sonnenallee 1, Niestetal, DEU, 34266
SMA Solar Technology AG produces, develops, and sells photovoltaic (PV) inverters and other technologies. It operates through several businesses that include Residential, Commercial, Utility, Off-Grid and Storage, and Service. The company's PV inverters convert direct currents from the module into alternating currents. Depending on demand, it is consumed directly into the home, stored, or fed into the utility grid. In SMA's primary business units it provides small PV systems for private applications to residential markets and medium-sized PV systems for commercial application. Utility clients are offered large-scale PV power plants in addition to grid service and monitoring functions.

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