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Kempower (STU:D9C) Beneish M-Score : -1.96 (As of Apr. 15, 2025)


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What is Kempower 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 -1.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:D9C' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.96   Med: 3.78   Max: 9.52
Current: -1.96

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kempower was 9.52. The lowest was -1.96. And the median was 3.78.


Kempower Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kempower Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 9.52 -1.96

Kempower Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 9.52 - -1.70 - -1.96

Competitive Comparison of Kempower's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Kempower'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.


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

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

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


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Kempower 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 Kempower 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 * 1.2465+0.528 * 1.0426+0.404 * 2.2772+0.892 * 0.7885+0.115 * 0.8909
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.000433-0.327 * 1.1516
=-1.96

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €36.0 Mil.
Revenue was 71.7 + 52.3 + 57.1 + 42.6 = €223.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.5 + 28.7 + 27.5 + 23 = €116.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €163.4 Mil.
Total Assets was €230.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €54.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €10.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €87.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €25.1 Mil.
Net Income was 0.5 + -7.2 + -7.8 + -8.8 = €-23.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.4 + -9.3 + -16.3 + -10.2 = €-23.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was €36.6 Mil.
Revenue was 82.8 + 72.6 + 72.5 + 55.8 = €283.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.8 + 40 + 38.8 + 29.7 = €154.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €193.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €237.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €38.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €80.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €20.5 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)
=(35.957 / 223.7) / (36.583 / 283.7)
=0.160738 / 0.12895
=1.2465

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)
=(154.3 / 283.7) / (116.7 / 223.7)
=0.543884 / 0.521681
=1.0426

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 - (163.419 + 53.977) / 230.824) / (1 - (193.474 + 38.182) / 237.729)
=0.058174 / 0.025546
=2.2772

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
=223.7 / 283.7
=0.7885

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))
=(6.6 / (6.6 + 38.182)) / (10.7 / (10.7 + 53.977))
=0.147381 / 0.165437
=0.8909

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)
=(0 / 223.7) / (0 / 283.7)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((25.062 + 87.788) / 230.824) / ((20.511 + 80.417) / 237.729)
=0.488901 / 0.424551
=1.1516

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
=(-23.3 - 0 - -23.4) / 230.824
=0.000433

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.

Kempower has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kempower Business Description

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Kempower Corp designs, manufactures and commercializes charging solutions and services for electric vehicles and machines. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Rest of Europe regions and it also has a presence in Nordics, North America and Rest of the World. Its charging solutions include Kempower Power Unit; Kempower Movable Charger; Kempower Station Charger; Kempower ChargEye for Depots; Kempower ChargEye for CPOs and others.

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