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SSUNF (SIGNA Sports United NV) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is SIGNA Sports United NV 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SIGNA Sports United NV was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


SIGNA Sports United NV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SIGNA Sports United NV'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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SIGNA Sports United NV Beneish M-Score Chart

SIGNA Sports United NV Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.99

SIGNA Sports United NV Quarterly Data
Sep19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.38 - -2.99 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of SIGNA Sports United NV's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, SIGNA Sports United NV'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.


SIGNA Sports United NV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SIGNA Sports United NV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SIGNA Sports United NV's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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SIGNA Sports United NV 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 SIGNA Sports United NV 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 * 1.2025+0.528 * 1.1421+0.404 * 0.925+0.892 * 0.907+0.115 * 0.3188
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0036+4.679 * -0.017851-0.327 * 1.9869
=-2.99

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $30 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 286.634 + 342.706 + 260.463 = $890 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 85.248 + 123.362 + 94.273 = $303 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $416 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,337 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $189 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $301 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $464 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $307 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $503 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + -308.416 + -55.497 + -40.419 = $-404 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -252.673 + -0.317 + -0.33 = $-253 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 131.089 + -184.884 + -73.348 = $-127 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28 Mil.
Revenue was 240.226 + 221.647 + 302.289 + 216.905 = $981 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.944 + 81.294 + 123.976 + 86.19 = $381 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $558 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,733 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $149 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $256 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $318 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $210 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)
=(30.193 / 889.803) / (27.684 / 981.067)
=0.033932 / 0.028218
=1.2025

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)
=(381.404 / 981.067) / (302.883 / 889.803)
=0.388764 / 0.340393
=1.1421

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 - (416.06 + 188.972) / 1337.152) / (1 - (557.966 + 149.153) / 1732.768)
=0.547522 / 0.591914
=0.925

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
=889.803 / 981.067
=0.907

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))
=(36.318 / (36.318 + 149.153)) / (300.829 / (300.829 + 188.972))
=0.195815 / 0.614186
=0.3188

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)
=(464.371 / 889.803) / (255.536 / 981.067)
=0.521881 / 0.260467
=2.0036

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)
=((502.677 + 306.745) / 1337.152) / ((209.944 + 317.966) / 1732.768)
=0.605333 / 0.304663
=1.9869

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
=(-404.332 - -253.32 - -127.143) / 1337.152
=-0.017851

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.

SIGNA Sports United NV has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SIGNA Sports United NV Business Description

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Address
Kantstrasse 164, Upper West, Berlin, DEU, 10623
SIGNA Sports United NV is a group of specialist sports webshops powered by its sports commerce and technology platform. The company's segment includes Tennis; Bike and Outdoor and Teamsport. It generates maximum revenue from the Bike and Outdoor segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Germany.