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Palfinger AG (Palfinger AG) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Palfinger 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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PLFRF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Palfinger AG was -2.18. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.65.


Palfinger AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palfinger 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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Palfinger AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Palfinger 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 -3.01 -3.22 -2.18 -2.33 -2.75

Palfinger AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.18 - -2.33 - -2.75

Competitive Comparison of Palfinger AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Palfinger 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.


Palfinger AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Palfinger AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Palfinger 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 Palfinger 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 * 0.9007+0.528 * 0.8957+0.404 * 0.9162+0.892 * 1.131+0.115 * 0.9749
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9575+4.679 * -0.038323-0.327 * 1
=-2.72

* 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 $458 Mil.
Revenue was $2,667 Mil.
Gross Profit was $684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,226 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,248 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $649 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $661 Mil.
Net Income was $117 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $204 Mil.
Total Receivables was $450 Mil.
Revenue was $2,358 Mil.
Gross Profit was $542 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,143 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,074 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $556 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $702 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $597 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)
=(458.007 / 2667.233) / (449.607 / 2358.306)
=0.171716 / 0.190648
=0.9007

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)
=(541.891 / 2358.306) / (684.233 / 2667.233)
=0.22978 / 0.256533
=0.8957

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 - (1225.623 + 649.183) / 2247.658) / (1 - (1143.269 + 555.515) / 2074.352)
=0.165885 / 0.181053
=0.9162

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
=2667.233 / 2358.306
=1.131

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))
=(83.959 / (83.959 + 555.515)) / (101.032 / (101.032 + 649.183))
=0.131294 / 0.134671
=0.9749

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)
=(106.799 / 2667.233) / (98.62 / 2358.306)
=0.040041 / 0.041818
=0.9575

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)
=((660.996 + 746.233) / 2247.658) / ((596.644 + 702.043) / 2074.352)
=0.626087 / 0.626069
=1

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
=(117.419 - 0 - 203.556) / 2247.658
=-0.038323

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.

Palfinger AG has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Palfinger AG (Palfinger AG) Business Description

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Lamprechtshausener Bundesstrasse 8, Bergheim, AUT, 5101
Palfinger is an Austrian manufacturing company that offers cranes, forklifts, truck bodies, and lifting equipment for land and water vehicles. Palfinger has two operating segments: Sales & Service and Segment Operations. Segment sales & service comprises the sales and service units. The segment operations comprise the production sites and the respective production share of the company. It earns the majority of revenue from the sales & service segment. Palfinger sells its products worldwide but segments geographically into six regions: Europe, Middle East, & Africa; North America; Latin America; Eurasia; Asia-Pacific; and Marine. Business in Europe, the Middle East, & the Africa region generates the majority of the company's revenue.

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