GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Construction » Kingspan Group PLC (OTCPK:KGSPY) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

KGSPY (Kingspan Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Mar. 22, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2011. Start your Free Trial

What is Kingspan Group 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KGSPY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.81
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kingspan Group was -1.81. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.44.


Kingspan Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingspan Group'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.

* Premium members only.

Kingspan Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Kingspan Group 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 -2.87 -1.81 -2.35 -2.85 -2.51

Kingspan Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 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 -2.35 - -2.85 - -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Kingspan Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Kingspan Group'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.


Kingspan Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Kingspan Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kingspan Group 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 Kingspan Group 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 * 1.0365+0.528 * 0.9776+0.404 * 0.9945+0.892 * 1.0216+0.115 * 1.1527
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.023321-0.327 * 1.0314
=-2.54

* 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 $1,369 Mil.
Revenue was $9,014 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,767 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,282 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,607 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,359 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,681 Mil.
Net Income was $697 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $937 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,293 Mil.
Revenue was $8,823 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,551 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,443 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,726 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,948 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $254 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,086 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,060 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)
=(1368.796 / 9013.613) / (1292.694 / 8822.901)
=0.151859 / 0.146516
=1.0365

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)
=(2551.472 / 8822.901) / (2666.387 / 9013.613)
=0.289187 / 0.295818
=0.9776

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 - (3766.911 + 2607.33) / 10282.199) / (1 - (3442.966 + 1948.092) / 8725.845)
=0.38007 / 0.382174
=0.9945

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
=9013.613 / 8822.901
=1.0216

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))
=(253.653 / (253.653 + 1948.092)) / (289.529 / (289.529 + 2607.33))
=0.115205 / 0.099946
=1.1527

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)
=(0 / 9013.613) / (0 / 8822.901)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2680.628 + 2358.639) / 10282.199) / ((2060.414 + 2086.041) / 8725.845)
=0.490096 / 0.475192
=1.0314

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
=(696.859 - 0 - 936.649) / 10282.199
=-0.023321

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.

Kingspan Group has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Kingspan Group Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Kingspan Group's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Kingspan Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Dublin Road, Kingscourt, County Cavan, IRL, A82 XY31
Kingspan Group PLC is a building products manufacturer with a global portfolio that focuses on building envelope products and systems that want to improve the energy efficiency of the built environment. Having entered insulation products markets in the 1980s, the group's scope has expanded significantly in the decades since to now include roofing, flooring, natural light ventilation, and water recycling solutions, as well as piping and ducting products used in HVAC and district heating applications. Kingspan has a global manufacturing footprint of more than 210 manufacturing sites spread across some 80 countries.

Kingspan Group Headlines

From GuruFocus

Full Year 2018 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Half Year 2021 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Full Year 2022 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Half Year 2023 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Full Year 2023 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-28-2024

Kingspan Group PLC to Acquire Steico SE - Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Full Year 2019 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Half Year 2019 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024

Half Year 2020 Kingspan Group PLC Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 02-14-2024