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Veoneer (Veoneer) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Veoneer 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VNE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.86   Max: -2.57
Current: -2.95

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Veoneer was -2.57. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.86.


Veoneer Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Veoneer Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.76 -3.11 -2.57 -2.95

Veoneer Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -2.57 -2.23 -2.76 -2.52 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Veoneer's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Veoneer'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.


Veoneer's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Veoneer's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veoneer 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 Veoneer 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 * 0.751+0.528 * 0.8051+0.404 * 0.9007+0.892 * 1.2077+0.115 * 0.815
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7931+4.679 * -0.056-0.327 * 1.1224
=-2.95

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $273 Mil.
Revenue was 449 + 391 + 398 + 419 = $1,657 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90 + 65 + 62 + 56 = $273 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $941 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,750 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $448 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $114 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $159 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $565 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $284 Mil.
Net Income was -87 + -94 + -100 + -104 = $-385 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7 + 2 + 1 + 8 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8 + -120 + -69 + -110 = $-291 Mil.
Total Receivables was $301 Mil.
Revenue was 455 + 371 + 184 + 362 = $1,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72 + 54 + 3 + 53 = $182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,244 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,288 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $520 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $402 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)
=(273 / 1657) / (301 / 1372)
=0.164756 / 0.219388
=0.751

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)
=(182 / 1372) / (273 / 1657)
=0.132653 / 0.164756
=0.8051

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 - (941 + 448) / 1750) / (1 - (1244 + 520) / 2288)
=0.206286 / 0.229021
=0.9007

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
=1657 / 1372
=1.2077

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))
=(103 / (103 + 520)) / (114 / (114 + 448))
=0.165329 / 0.202847
=0.815

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)
=(159 / 1657) / (166 / 1372)
=0.095957 / 0.120991
=0.7931

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)
=((284 + 565) / 1750) / ((402 + 587) / 2288)
=0.485143 / 0.432255
=1.1224

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
=(-385 - 4 - -291) / 1750
=-0.056

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.

Veoneer has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Veoneer (Veoneer) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Klarabergsviadukten 70, Box 13089, Section C6, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 02
Veoneer designs, develops, and makes safety electronics for the global automotive industry. Passive safety products include sensors, electronic control units, and software used to prepare seat belt pretensioners, and to deploy airbags in a collision. Active safety products include sensors, electronic control units, and software that enable advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, highly automated driving, or HAD, and autonomous driving, or AD. Roughly one-third of revenue comes from each of Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Daimler, Hyundai/Kia, Ford, Honda, and General Motors are the company's five largest customers, accounting for 61% of 2020 revenue.
Executives
Xi Zhang officer: EVP Business Unit VEONEER, INC. BOX 13089 STOCKHOLM V7 SE 103 02
Bisciotti Robert George Jr. officer: EVP Business Unit VEONEER, INC. BOX 13089 STOCKHOLM V7 SE 103 02
Jan Carlson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Robert W Alspaugh director C/O AUTOLIV INC, KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Christer Waerge Lundstrom officer: EVP, Quality 2645 AMERICAN DRIVE SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jonas G Synnergren director C/O VEONEER, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION C6 STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Mary Louise Cummings director C/O VEONEER, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION C6 STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Wolfgang Ziebart director C/O AUTOLIV, INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Dermot Mark Durcan director
James M Ringler director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Kazuhiko Sakamoto director C/O AUTOLIV INC., KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION B7, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Arthur Blanchford officer: EVP, Business Unit C/O VEONEER, INC. KLARABERGSVIADUKTEN 70, SECTION C6 STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 64
Nishant Batra officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O VEONEER, INC., BOX 13089 STOCKHOLM V7 SE-10302
Steven Rode officer: EVP, Operations C/O AUTOLIV, INC., VASAGATAN 11, 7TH FLOOR, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-111 20
Mikael Landberg officer: EVP, Human Resources VEONEER, INC. BOX 13809 STOCKHOLM V7 SE 103 02