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TE Connectivity (FRA:9TC) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is TE Connectivity 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:9TC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.07
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TE Connectivity was -2.07. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.48.


TE Connectivity Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TE Connectivity'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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TE Connectivity Beneish M-Score Chart

TE Connectivity Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.71 -2.35 -2.46 -2.62

TE Connectivity 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 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 -2.44 -2.50 -2.58 -2.62 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of TE Connectivity's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, TE Connectivity'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.


TE Connectivity's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



TE Connectivity 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 TE Connectivity 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 * 0.9868+0.528 * 0.9839+0.404 * 1.0629+0.892 * 0.9567+0.115 * 0.9844
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0747+4.679 * 0.014224-0.327 * 0.8993
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €2,593 Mil.
Revenue was 3513.027 + 3780.795 + 3690.154 + 3885.44 = €14,869 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1214.108 + 1204.045 + 1198.977 + 1199.256 = €4,816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,823 Mil.
Total Assets was €21,156 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,534 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €743 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,579 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3,678 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,287 Mil.
Net Income was 1653.351 + 517.224 + 487.344 + 404.422 = €3,062 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -29.344 + -62.779 + -60.918 + -122.354 = €-275 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 659.323 + 1066.306 + 719.017 + 592.156 = €3,037 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2,747 Mil.
Revenue was 3625.904 + 4402.59 + 3875.762 + 3638.356 = €15,543 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1120.528 + 1362.49 + 1256.288 + 1213.996 = €4,953 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,908 Mil.
Total Assets was €20,157 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,569 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €736 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,536 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,172 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,208 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)
=(2593.276 / 14869.416) / (2747.04 / 15542.612)
=0.174403 / 0.176742
=0.9868

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)
=(4953.302 / 15542.612) / (4816.386 / 14869.416)
=0.318692 / 0.323912
=0.9839

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 - (6823.397 + 3534.118) / 21156.107) / (1 - (6908.192 + 3569.264) / 20157.232)
=0.510424 / 0.480214
=1.0629

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
=14869.416 / 15542.612
=0.9567

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))
=(736.49 / (736.49 + 3569.264)) / (743.236 / (743.236 + 3534.118))
=0.171048 / 0.173761
=0.9844

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)
=(1578.955 / 14869.416) / (1535.674 / 15542.612)
=0.106188 / 0.098804
=1.0747

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)
=((3287.445 + 3678.087) / 21156.107) / ((3207.712 + 4172.48) / 20157.232)
=0.329245 / 0.366131
=0.8993

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
=(3062.341 - -275.395 - 3036.802) / 21156.107
=0.014224

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.

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


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TE Connectivity (FRA:9TC) Business Description

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TE Connectivity is the largest electrical connector supplier in the world, supplying interconnect and sensor solutions to the transportation, industrial, and communications markets. With operations in 150 countries and over 500,000 stock-keeping units, TE has a broad portfolio that forms the electrical architecture of its end customers' cutting-edge innovations.

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