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Prysmian SpA (Prysmian SpA) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Prysmian SpA 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PRYMY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.98
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prysmian SpA was -1.98. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.68.


Prysmian SpA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prysmian SpA'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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Prysmian SpA Beneish M-Score Chart

Prysmian SpA 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 -2.87 -2.80 -2.41 -2.52 -2.87

Prysmian SpA 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 -2.52 - - - -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Prysmian SpA's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Prysmian SpA'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.


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

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

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



Prysmian SpA 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 Prysmian SpA 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 * 1.0614+0.528 * 0.9134+0.404 * 0.8727+0.892 * 0.9838+0.115 * 0.8153
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8556+4.679 * -0.066577-0.327 * 0.9906
=-2.84

* 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 $2,315 Mil.
Revenue was $16,744 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,217 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,900 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,529 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,709 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $626 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,707 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,713 Mil.
Net Income was $577 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,544 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,217 Mil.
Revenue was $17,020 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,772 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,201 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,513 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,199 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $427 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,938 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,907 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)
=(2315.158 / 16743.73) / (2217.161 / 17020.127)
=0.13827 / 0.130267
=1.0614

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)
=(5772.246 / 17020.127) / (6217.012 / 16743.73)
=0.339142 / 0.371304
=0.9134

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 - (7899.673 + 3708.833) / 14528.899) / (1 - (7201.271 + 3199.153) / 13512.712)
=0.201006 / 0.230323
=0.8727

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
=16743.73 / 17020.127
=0.9838

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))
=(426.907 / (426.907 + 3199.153)) / (625.954 / (625.954 + 3708.833))
=0.117733 / 0.144402
=0.8153

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)
=(273.719 / 16743.73) / (325.212 / 17020.127)
=0.016348 / 0.019107
=0.8556

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)
=((2713.195 + 6706.652) / 14528.899) / ((2906.78 + 5937.5) / 13512.712)
=0.648352 / 0.654516
=0.9906

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
=(576.881 - 0 - 1544.166) / 14528.899
=-0.066577

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.

Prysmian SpA has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prysmian SpA (Prysmian SpA) Business Description

Address
Via Chiese 6, MIlan, ITA, 20126
Prysmian SpA is an Italian manufacturer of electric power transmission and telecommunications cables and systems. Its business is organized in three segments--Projects, which focuses on the execution of underground and submarine cable projects; Energy Products, which provides power distribution, and industrial and network components; and Telecom, which makes cable systems and connectivity products. More than half of the firm's revenue is generated in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions, with the rest coming from North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific regions.