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Aryzta AG (FRA:YZAU) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is Aryzta AG 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:YZAU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.68   Med: -2.99   Max: -2.51
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aryzta AG was -2.51. The lowest was -3.68. And the median was -2.99.


Aryzta AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aryzta AG'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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Aryzta AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Aryzta AG Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 -3.33 -3.02 -2.76 -3.17

Aryzta AG Semi-Annual Data
Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jun24 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 -3.02 - -2.76 - -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Aryzta AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Aryzta AG'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.


Aryzta AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Aryzta AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aryzta AG 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 Aryzta AG 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 * 0.9125+0.528 * 0.8642+0.404 * 0.9923+0.892 * 1.0336+0.115 * 1.0122
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.087+4.679 * -0.088592-0.327 * 1.3226
=-3.14

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €125 Mil.
Revenue was €2,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was €469 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €362 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €871 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €131 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €279 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €569 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €785 Mil.
Net Income was €130 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €299 Mil.
Total Receivables was €132 Mil.
Revenue was €2,123 Mil.
Gross Profit was €392 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €428 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,967 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €128 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €249 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €573 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €481 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)
=(124.5 / 2194.5) / (132 / 2123.2)
=0.056733 / 0.06217
=0.9125

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)
=(392.3 / 2123.2) / (469.2 / 2194.5)
=0.184768 / 0.213807
=0.8642

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 - (362.4 + 871.3) / 1911) / (1 - (427.5 + 836.9) / 1966.9)
=0.354422 / 0.357161
=0.9923

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
=2194.5 / 2123.2
=1.0336

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))
=(127.5 / (127.5 + 836.9)) / (130.9 / (130.9 + 871.3))
=0.132207 / 0.130613
=1.0122

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)
=(279.2 / 2194.5) / (248.5 / 2123.2)
=0.127227 / 0.11704
=1.087

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)
=((784.6 + 569.3) / 1911) / ((481 + 572.6) / 1966.9)
=0.708477 / 0.535665
=1.3226

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
=(129.6 - 0 - 298.9) / 1911
=-0.088592

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.

Aryzta AG has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aryzta AG Business Description

Address
Ifangstrasse 9, Schlieren, CHE, 8952
Aryzta AG is an international specialist food company. Geographically, it has a presence in Switzerland, Germany, France, and other countries. By product segment, bread rolls and artisan loaves is the substantial segment, followed by sweet baked & morning goods, and Savoury & Other. The Company has two operating and reporting segments, ARYZTA Europe and ARYZTA Rest of World, which comprise the continuing operations of the Group.

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