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Puma SE (FRA:PUM) Beneish M-Score

: -2.62 (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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:PUM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.59   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Puma SE was -2.29. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.59.


Puma SE Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Puma SE'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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Puma SE 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 -2.83 -2.87 -2.31 -2.41 -2.62

Puma SE 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 -2.41 - - - -2.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Puma SE'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.


Puma SE Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Puma SE's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Puma SE 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 Puma SE 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 * 1.0562+0.528 * 0.9948+0.404 * 1.0989+0.892 * 1.0161+0.115 * 1.0367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0204+4.679 * -0.052512-0.327 * 0.9849
=-2.62

* 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 €1,166 Mil.
Revenue was €8,602 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,931 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,640 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,773 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €358 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €3,332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,537 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,446 Mil.
Net Income was €305 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €654 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,086 Mil.
Revenue was €8,465 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3,903 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,200 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,773 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,704 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €359 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €3,214 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,843 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,282 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)
=(1166 / 8601.7) / (1086.4 / 8465.1)
=0.135555 / 0.128339
=1.0562

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)
=(3902.7 / 8465.1) / (3986.6 / 8601.7)
=0.461034 / 0.463467
=0.9948

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 - (3931.1 + 1773.2) / 6640.4) / (1 - (4200.4 + 1703.5) / 6772.7)
=0.14097 / 0.12828
=1.0989

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
=8601.7 / 8465.1
=1.0161

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))
=(358.7 / (358.7 + 1703.5)) / (357.5 / (357.5 + 1773.2))
=0.17394 / 0.167785
=1.0367

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)
=(3332.4 / 8601.7) / (3213.9 / 8465.1)
=0.387412 / 0.379665
=1.0204

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)
=((1446.1 + 2537.2) / 6640.4) / ((1281.8 + 2843) / 6772.7)
=0.599858 / 0.609033
=0.9849

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
=(304.9 - 0 - 653.6) / 6640.4
=-0.052512

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.

Puma SE has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Puma SE (FRA:PUM) Business Description

Address
Puma Way 1, Herzogenaurach, BY, DEU, 91074
Puma designs and markets footwear, apparel, and accessories under its own name and golf clubs and golf accessories under the Cobra Golf name. Footwear (51% of 2022 sales) is its largest category, followed by apparel (34%) and accessories (15%). Puma also licenses its name for fragrances, eyewear, and watches. Most (77% in 2022) of its sales are through wholesale partners, with the rest through approximately 1,000 owned retail and outlet stores and online channels. The company's products are sold in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (36.8% of 2022 sales), the Americas (43.5%), and Asia-Pacific (19.7%).
Executives
Bjørn Gulden Board of Directors

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