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Stroeer SE KGaA (FRA:SAX) Beneish M-Score : -3.04 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Stroeer SE KGaA 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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:SAX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.79   Med: -2.96   Max: -2.52
Current: -3.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Stroeer SE KGaA was -2.52. The lowest was -3.79. And the median was -2.96.


Stroeer SE KGaA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stroeer SE KGaA'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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Stroeer SE KGaA Beneish M-Score Chart

Stroeer SE KGaA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.79 -3.14 -2.97 -2.90 -3.04

Stroeer SE KGaA 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 -2.90 -2.87 -2.82 -2.83 -3.04

Competitive Comparison of Stroeer SE KGaA's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Stroeer SE KGaA'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.


Stroeer SE KGaA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Stroeer SE KGaA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Stroeer SE KGaA 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 Stroeer SE KGaA 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 * 0.8835+0.528 * 1.0257+0.404 * 0.998+0.892 * 1.0804+0.115 * 0.945
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0001+4.679 * -0.112476-0.327 * 1.0122
=-3.04

* 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 €208 Mil.
Revenue was 566.049 + 483.575 + 454.779 + 409.927 = €1,914 Mil.
Gross Profit was 243.676 + 204.547 + 189.268 + 159.269 = €797 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €399 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,741 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,211 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €323 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €842 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,323 Mil.
Net Income was 46.946 + 27.187 + 19.381 + -0.687 = €93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 175.817 + 85.224 + 87.495 + 52.595 = €401 Mil.
Total Receivables was €218 Mil.
Revenue was 525.671 + 436.274 + 424.982 + 385.015 = €1,772 Mil.
Gross Profit was 234.63 + 186.047 + 181.367 + 154.439 = €756 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €396 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,756 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €304 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €699 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,451 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)
=(207.97 / 1914.33) / (217.891 / 1771.942)
=0.108639 / 0.122967
=0.8835

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)
=(756.483 / 1771.942) / (796.76 / 1914.33)
=0.426923 / 0.416208
=1.0257

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 - (398.955 + 1210.786) / 2741.066) / (1 - (396.229 + 1220.081) / 2756.169)
=0.412732 / 0.413566
=0.998

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
=1914.33 / 1771.942
=1.0804

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))
=(303.507 / (303.507 + 1220.081)) / (323.402 / (323.402 + 1210.786))
=0.199205 / 0.210797
=0.945

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)
=(191.662 / 1914.33) / (177.38 / 1771.942)
=0.10012 / 0.100105
=1.0001

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)
=((1322.79 + 842.355) / 2741.066) / ((1451.454 + 699.332) / 2756.169)
=0.789892 / 0.780353
=1.0122

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
=(92.827 - 0 - 401.131) / 2741.066
=-0.112476

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.

Stroeer SE KGaA has a M-score of -3.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Stroeer SE KGaA (FRA:SAX) Business Description

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Stroeer SE & Co KGaA is a Germany-based holding company focused on promotional media services outside of the home. It operates in three main business segments, Out of Home (OOH) Media, Digital & Dialog Media, and DaaS & E-commerce. The OOH Media segment encompasses the Group's entire OOH advertising business, comprising the Classic OOH, Digital OOH, and OOH services product groups. Digital & Dialog Media segment provides solutions for online advertising in the context of proprietary and third-party content. The scalable products marketed on this basis range from branding and storytelling to performance, native advertising, and social media. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Germany.

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