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Celestica (Celestica) Beneish M-Score

: -2.45 (As of Today)
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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 -2.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CLS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Celestica was -1.50. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.49.


Celestica Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Celestica'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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Celestica Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.10 -2.78 -2.45 -2.48 -2.45

Celestica 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.55 -2.54 -2.35 -2.45

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Celestica'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.


Celestica Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Celestica's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Celestica 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 Celestica 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 * 1.1763+0.528 * 0.8975+0.404 * 0.9077+0.892 * 1.0981+0.115 * 1.0849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9097+4.679 * -0.028842-0.327 * 0.9962
=-2.43

* 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 $1,808 Mil.
Revenue was 2140.5 + 2043.3 + 1939.4 + 1837.8 = $7,961 Mil.
Gross Profit was 223.2 + 206.7 + 184.6 + 164 = $779 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,513 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,891 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $627 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,220 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $731 Mil.
Net Income was 84.2 + 80.2 + 55.5 + 24.7 = $245 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.5 + -5.6 + -3.5 + -4.6 = $-15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 138.8 + 88.4 + 130.2 + 72.3 = $430 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,399 Mil.
Revenue was 2042.6 + 1923.3 + 1717.2 + 1566.9 = $7,250 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.2 + 167.7 + 149.9 + 132.5 = $636 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,327 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,628 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $510 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,055 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $734 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)
=(1807.6 / 7961) / (1399.4 / 7250)
=0.227057 / 0.193021
=1.1763

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)
=(636.3 / 7250) / (778.5 / 7961)
=0.087766 / 0.097789
=0.8975

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 - (4512.6 + 626.8) / 5890.7) / (1 - (4327 + 510.2) / 5628)
=0.12754 / 0.140512
=0.9077

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
=7961 / 7250
=1.0981

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))
=(144.8 / (144.8 + 510.2)) / (160.4 / (160.4 + 626.8))
=0.221069 / 0.20376
=1.0849

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)
=(279.6 / 7961) / (279.9 / 7250)
=0.035121 / 0.038607
=0.9097

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)
=((731.2 + 3219.5) / 5890.7) / ((733.9 + 3055.2) / 5628)
=0.670667 / 0.673259
=0.9962

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
=(244.6 - -15.2 - 429.7) / 5890.7
=-0.028842

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.

Celestica has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Celestica (Celestica) Business Description

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5140 Yonge Street, Suite 1900, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2N 6L7
Celestica Inc offers supply chain solutions. The company has two operating and reportable segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions (CCS). The ATS segment consists of the ATS end market and is comprised of the Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, health tech, and Capital Equipment businesses. Its Capital Equipment business is comprised of the semiconductor, display, and robotics equipment businesses, and the CCS segment consists of Communications and Enterprise end markets, Enterprise end market is comprised of its servers and storage businesses. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Connectivity & Cloud Solutions segment.