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Invensys (FRA:SBPD) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Invensys 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Invensys was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Invensys Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Invensys Annual Data
Trend Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.55 -2.34 -9.70 -2.82

Invensys Semi-Annual Data
Mar03 Sep04 Mar05 Sep05 Mar06 Sep06 Mar07 Sep07 Mar08 Sep08 Mar09 Sep09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13
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 - -9.70 - -2.82 -

Competitive Comparison of Invensys's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Invensys'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.


Invensys's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Invensys's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Invensys 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 Invensys 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 * 0.7197+0.528 * 0.9403+0.404 * 0.794+0.892 * 0.9876+0.115 * 0.9185
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9844+4.679 * -0.015744-0.327 * 0.6846
=-2.84

* 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 (Mar13) TTM:Last Year (Mar12) TTM:
Total Receivables was €339 Mil.
Revenue was €2,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was €720 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,782 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,588 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €226 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €76 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €480 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €760 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0 Mil.
Net Income was €146 Mil.
Gross Profit was €-22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €208 Mil.
Total Receivables was €477 Mil.
Revenue was €2,113 Mil.
Gross Profit was €685 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,442 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,390 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €272 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €493 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,025 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)
=(338.842 / 2086.612) / (476.718 / 2112.892)
=0.162389 / 0.225623
=0.7197

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)
=(685.133 / 2112.892) / (719.602 / 2086.612)
=0.324263 / 0.344866
=0.9403

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 - (1781.538 + 225.894) / 2588.471) / (1 - (1442.133 + 271.897) / 2389.581)
=0.224472 / 0.282707
=0.794

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
=2086.612 / 2112.892
=0.9876

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))
=(81.449 / (81.449 + 271.897)) / (75.686 / (75.686 + 225.894))
=0.230508 / 0.250965
=0.9185

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)
=(479.735 / 2086.612) / (493.487 / 2112.892)
=0.229911 / 0.23356
=0.9844

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 + 760.356) / 2588.471) / ((0 + 1025.304) / 2389.581)
=0.293747 / 0.429073
=0.6846

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
=(145.551 - -22.124 - 208.428) / 2588.471
=-0.015744

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.

Invensys has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Invensys (FRA:SBPD) Business Description

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Invensys PLC is a technology company that works in partnership with industrial and commercial customers to design and supply advanced technologies that optimise operational performance and profitability. The Company is grouped into four new business segments - Software, Industrial Automation, Energy Controls and Appliance. The Company's divisions include; Invensys Operations Management which is a technology, software and consulting business that creates and applies technologies to enable the safe and efficient operation of industrial and commercial operations such as oil refineries, fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, petrochemical works and other manufacturing sites. Invensys Controls designs, engineers and manufactures products, components, systems and services used in appliances, heating, air conditioning/cooling and refrigeration products across a range of industries in residential and commercial markets. The Software segment consists of the software businesses previously within Invensys Operations Management and includes Wonderware, SimSciTM and Avantis brands. Industrial Automation segment consists of the systems businesses of our Foxboro distributed control systems (DCS) and Triconex safety systems with the addition of the Foxboro measurement and instrumentation products previously within the equipment business of Invensys Operations Management. Energy Controls segment consists of the Eurotherm and IMServ businesses previously included within the equipment business of Invensys Operations Management, together with the residential heating and commercial businesses that were formerly part of Invensys Controls. Appliance segment consists of the Appliance controls line of business previously within Invensys Controls, together with the appliance replacement parts business formerly within Wholesale, also part of the former Invensys Controls.

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