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Koenig & Bauer AG (MIL:1SKB) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Koenig & Bauer 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIL:1SKB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.11
Current: -2.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Koenig & Bauer AG was -1.11. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.33.


Koenig & Bauer AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koenig & Bauer 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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Koenig & Bauer AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Koenig & Bauer AG 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 -1.11 -2.69 -2.89 -2.35 -2.30

Koenig & Bauer AG 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 -2.35 -2.30 -2.07 -2.44 -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Koenig & Bauer AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Koenig & Bauer 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.


Koenig & Bauer AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Koenig & Bauer 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 Koenig & Bauer 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 * 0.8988+0.528 * 1.0221+0.404 * 1.07+0.892 * 1.119+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9781+4.679 * 0.024105-0.327 * 0.9755
=-2.30

* 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 €296 Mil.
Revenue was 435.7 + 294.7 + 315.4 + 281 = €1,327 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.8 + 80.8 + 83 + 76.9 = €348 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €879 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,427 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €263 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €581 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €191 Mil.
Net Income was 15 + -1.7 + -5.1 + -5.6 = €3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.4 + 4.7 + -22 + -22.9 = €-32 Mil.
Total Receivables was €295 Mil.
Revenue was 380 + 313.9 + 253.4 + 238.4 = €1,186 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.7 + 89.6 + 66.9 + 62.2 = €317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €923 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €249 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €240 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €668 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €136 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)
=(296.4 / 1326.8) / (294.7 / 1185.7)
=0.223395 / 0.248545
=0.8988

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)
=(317.4 / 1185.7) / (347.5 / 1326.8)
=0.26769 / 0.261908
=1.0221

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 - (878.9 + 255.5) / 1427.1) / (1 - (922.7 + 248.7) / 1449.2)
=0.205101 / 0.191692
=1.07

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
=1326.8 / 1185.7
=1.119

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))
=(0 / (0 + 248.7)) / (0 / (0 + 255.5))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(262.8 / 1326.8) / (240.1 / 1185.7)
=0.198071 / 0.202496
=0.9781

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)
=((191.2 + 581.2) / 1427.1) / ((136.4 + 667.7) / 1449.2)
=0.541237 / 0.554858
=0.9755

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
=(2.6 - 0 - -31.8) / 1427.1
=0.024105

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.

Koenig & Bauer AG has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Koenig & Bauer AG (MIL:1SKB) Business Description

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Friedrich-Koenig-Strasse 4, Wurzburg, DEU, 97080
Koenig & Bauer AG is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of sheetfed offset, digital, web offset, and special printing presses. It operates sheetfed offset for packaging, commercial, book, as well as workflow solutions. It also provides digital and offset web presses for newspaper, commercial and industrial printing. In addition, the company provides special presses for banknote and security printing, systems for industrial coding technology, and special machines for printing packaging made of metal, film, and other plastic as well as glass. The firm organizes its business globally through three segments namely Sheetfed, Digital & Web, and Special while generating the majority of its revenue from the Sheetfed activity.

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