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Bruker (FRA:BKD) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is Bruker 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:BKD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.88
Current: -2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bruker was -1.88. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.33.


Bruker Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bruker'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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Bruker Beneish M-Score Chart

Bruker Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.35 -1.88 -2.30 -2.18

Bruker Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.30 -2.04 -2.07 -2.22 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Bruker's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Bruker'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.


Bruker's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Bruker's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bruker 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 Bruker 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 * 1.0341+0.528 * 1.0416+0.404 * 1.5426+0.892 * 1.1357+0.115 * 0.8005
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0768+4.679 * -0.001057-0.327 * 1.0396
=-2.14

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €670 Mil.
Revenue was 935.518 + 778.824 + 743.85 + 663.964 = €3,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 471.102 + 377.339 + 357.293 + 324.576 = €1,530 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,961 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €827 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,083 Mil.
Net Income was 13.084 + 36.851 + 7.06 + 46.828 = €104 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -83.372 + -13.515 + -29.728 + -0.828 = €-127 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 181.45 + 34.598 + 1.022 + 20.056 = €237 Mil.
Total Receivables was €570 Mil.
Revenue was 783.576 + 696.004 + 629.394 + 640.07 = €2,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was 394.585 + 358.684 + 314.282 + 335.96 = €1,404 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,985 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,897 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €634 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €676 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,102 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,133 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)
=(669.646 / 3122.156) / (570.191 / 2749.044)
=0.214482 / 0.207414
=1.0341

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)
=(1403.511 / 2749.044) / (1530.31 / 3122.156)
=0.510545 / 0.490145
=1.0416

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 - (1960.806 + 778.134) / 5545.399) / (1 - (1984.571 + 634.014) / 3897.158)
=0.506088 / 0.328078
=1.5426

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
=3122.156 / 2749.044
=1.1357

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))
=(106.477 / (106.477 + 634.014)) / (170.386 / (170.386 + 778.134))
=0.143792 / 0.179634
=0.8005

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)
=(826.657 / 3122.156) / (675.975 / 2749.044)
=0.264771 / 0.245895
=1.0768

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)
=((2082.569 + 1223.642) / 5545.399) / ((1132.587 + 1102.326) / 3897.158)
=0.596208 / 0.573473
=1.0396

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
=(103.823 - -127.443 - 237.126) / 5545.399
=-0.001057

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.

Bruker has a M-score of -2.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Bruker Business Description

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Address
40 Manning Road, Billerica, MA, USA, 01821
Bruker Corp manufactures scientific instruments and diagnostic tests for customers in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. It operates in four operating segments: Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) BioSpin, BSI CALID, BSI Nano, and Bruker Energy and Supercon Technologies (BEST). The company generates maximum revenue from the BSI CALID segment. Geographically, it derives the maximum of its revenue from Asia Pacific.