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Symbotic (Symbotic) Beneish M-Score : -1.62 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Symbotic 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SYM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.62   Med: 0.31   Max: 23.68
Current: -1.62

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Symbotic was 23.68. The lowest was -1.62. And the median was 0.31.


Symbotic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Symbotic Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.59 2.68

Symbotic Quarterly Data
Sep19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.31 23.68 2.68 -1.35 -1.62

Competitive Comparison of Symbotic's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Symbotic'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.


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

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

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



Symbotic 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 Symbotic 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 * 0.9575+0.528 * 1.0849+0.404 * 2.1935+0.892 * 1.6755+0.115 * 1.1241
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6845+4.679 * -0.082508-0.327 * 0.7353
=-1.62

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $302 Mil.
Revenue was 424.301 + 368.45 + 391.888 + 311.837 = $1,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44.162 + 70.107 + 58.789 + 52.909 = $226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,484 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,588 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $209 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,091 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was -6.58 + -1.928 + -6.208 + -4.347 = $-19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 9.812 + 6.199 + 3.661 + 2.937 = $23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 21.072 + -30.15 + 44.528 + 53.902 = $89 Mil.
Total Receivables was $188 Mil.
Revenue was 266.854 + 206.312 + 244.412 + 175.552 = $893 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.847 + 35.194 + 36.729 + 31.544 = $146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $866 Mil.
Total Assets was $910 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $182 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $850 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)
=(301.672 / 1496.476) / (188.027 / 893.13)
=0.201588 / 0.210526
=0.9575

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)
=(146.314 / 893.13) / (225.967 / 1496.476)
=0.163822 / 0.150999
=1.0849

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 - (1483.911 + 75.038) / 1588.017) / (1 - (866.4 + 35.539) / 909.529)
=0.018305 / 0.008345
=2.1935

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
=1496.476 / 893.13
=1.6755

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))
=(7.361 / (7.361 + 35.539)) / (13.517 / (13.517 + 75.038))
=0.171585 / 0.15264
=1.1241

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)
=(208.67 / 1496.476) / (181.931 / 893.13)
=0.139441 / 0.2037
=0.6845

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 + 1091.053) / 1588.017) / ((0 + 849.826) / 909.529)
=0.687054 / 0.934358
=0.7353

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
=(-19.063 - 22.609 - 89.352) / 1588.017
=-0.082508

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.

Symbotic has a M-score of -1.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Symbotic (Symbotic) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887
Symbotic Inc is an automation technology company that develops technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. The group develops, commercializes, and deploys innovative, end-to-end technology solutions that dramatically improve supply chain operations. Symbotic also automates the processing of pallets and cases in large warehouses or distribution centers for some of the retail and wholesale companies in the world. The company operates in two geographical regions the United States and Canada. Key revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Michael David Dunn officer: See Remarks C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Todd Krasnow director C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Boyd William M Iii officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Rollin L. Ford director 702 S.W. 8TH STREET, MAIL STOP # 0215, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0215
Charles Kane director 289 TURNPIKE RD, WESTBORO MA 01581
David A Ladensohn 10 percent owner C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Ernst Thomas C Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer 2201 LAKESIDE BLVD., RICHARDSON TX 75082
Richard B Cohen director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Janet L Cohen 10 percent owner C/O SYMBOTIC INC., 200 RESEARCH DRIVE, WILMINGTON MA 01887
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