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Schweizer Electronic AG (STU:SCE) Beneish M-Score : -3.76 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Schweizer Electronic 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 -3.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:SCE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.3   Med: -2.68   Max: 33.52
Current: -3.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Schweizer Electronic AG was 33.52. The lowest was -5.30. And the median was -2.68.


Schweizer Electronic AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schweizer Electronic 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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Schweizer Electronic AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Schweizer Electronic 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 -2.14 11.28 -3.52 -3.89 1.71

Schweizer Electronic AG Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.23 1.71 1.47 -3.84 -3.76

Competitive Comparison of Schweizer Electronic AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Schweizer Electronic 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.


Schweizer Electronic AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Schweizer Electronic 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 Schweizer Electronic 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 * 0.916+0.528 * 0.8069+0.404 * 0.7398+0.892 * 1.1053+0.115 * 1.1746
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9233+4.679 * -0.224686-0.327 * 1.2335
=-3.76

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €35.5 Mil.
Revenue was 35.86 + 35.112 + 39.175 + 37.299 = €147.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.61 + 0.683 + 5.167 + 4.949 = €12.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €57.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €100.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €33.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €5.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €19.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €41.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €19.8 Mil.
Net Income was -3.893 + -5.09 + -0.982 + -3.585 = €-13.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.642 + 3.646 + -0.208 + 3.962 = €9.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was €35.1 Mil.
Revenue was 33.414 + 31.591 + 37.135 + 31.262 = €133.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.992 + 4.412 + 1.213 + -1.558 = €9.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €57.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €108.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €37.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €7.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €19.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €31.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €22.3 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)
=(35.545 / 147.446) / (35.108 / 133.402)
=0.241071 / 0.263174
=0.916

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)
=(9.059 / 133.402) / (12.409 / 147.446)
=0.067908 / 0.08416
=0.8069

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 - (57.463 + 33.55) / 100.549) / (1 - (57.238 + 37.292) / 108.43)
=0.094839 / 0.128193
=0.7398

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
=147.446 / 133.402
=1.1053

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))
=(7.836 / (7.836 + 37.292)) / (5.82 / (5.82 + 33.55))
=0.173639 / 0.147828
=1.1746

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)
=(19.79 / 147.446) / (19.392 / 133.402)
=0.134219 / 0.145365
=0.9233

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)
=((19.783 + 41.449) / 100.549) / ((22.338 + 31.192) / 108.43)
=0.608977 / 0.493683
=1.2335

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
=(-13.55 - 0 - 9.042) / 100.549
=-0.224686

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.

Schweizer Electronic AG has a M-score of -3.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Schweizer Electronic AG Business Description

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Address
Einsteinstrasse 10, Schramberg, DEU, 78713
Schweizer Electronic AG is engaged in the manufacture of printed circuit boards and the provision of solutions for automotive, industrial, and aviation electronics. The company's products are used in automotive, solar, aviation, and general industries. Its only business segment is the Electronic segment. The product line of the company consists of metallised circuits, non-metallised circuits, multilayer and high density interconnect, and others. Its multilayer and high density interconnect generates maximum revenue for the company. Geographically the company exports its products to Europe, America, Asia, and Other countries of which Germany derives a majority of revenue to the company.

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