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Infineon Technologies AG (WBO:IFX) Beneish M-Score

: -2.47 (As of Today)
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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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WBO:IFX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Infineon Technologies AG was -1.74. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.70.


Infineon Technologies AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infineon Technologies 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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Infineon Technologies AG Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.39 -2.76 -2.55 -2.56

Infineon Technologies AG 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.51 -2.47 -2.56 -2.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Infineon Technologies 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.


Infineon Technologies AG Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Infineon Technologies AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Infineon Technologies 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 Infineon Technologies 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 * 0.9321+0.528 * 1.0009+0.404 * 0.9378+0.892 * 1.07+0.115 * 1.1535
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9+4.679 * -0.006626-0.327 * 0.9083
=-2.47

* 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 €1,859 Mil.
Revenue was 3702 + 4149 + 4089 + 4120 = €16,060 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1599 + 1807 + 1821 + 1920 = €7,147 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €9,943 Mil.
Total Assets was €28,373 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,701 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,782 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,584 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,397 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,633 Mil.
Net Income was 587 + 753 + 831 + 825 = €2,996 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -147 + 1652 + 1033 + 646 = €3,184 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,864 Mil.
Revenue was 3951 + 4143 + 3618 + 3298 = €15,010 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1866 + 1840 + 1564 + 1416 = €6,686 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €9,553 Mil.
Total Assets was €26,294 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,699 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,645 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,230 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,003 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)
=(1859 / 16060) / (1864 / 15010)
=0.115753 / 0.124184
=0.9321

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)
=(6686 / 15010) / (7147 / 16060)
=0.445436 / 0.445019
=1.0009

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 - (9943 + 7701) / 28373) / (1 - (9553 + 6139) / 26294)
=0.378141 / 0.40321
=0.9378

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
=16060 / 15010
=1.07

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))
=(1699 / (1699 + 6139)) / (1782 / (1782 + 7701))
=0.216764 / 0.187915
=1.1535

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)
=(1584 / 16060) / (1645 / 15010)
=0.09863 / 0.109594
=0.9

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)
=((4633 + 5397) / 28373) / ((5003 + 5230) / 26294)
=0.353505 / 0.389176
=0.9083

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
=(2996 - 0 - 3184) / 28373
=-0.006626

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.

Infineon Technologies AG has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Infineon Technologies AG (WBO:IFX) Business Description

Address
Am Campeon 1-15, Neubiberg, Munich, DEU, 85579
Infineon Technologies AG headquartered in Munich, was spun off from German industrial conglomerate Siemens in 2000 and today is one of Europe's largest chipmakers. The company is a leader in the automotive semiconductor market with prominent products used in active safety and powertrain content within vehicles. Infineon is also the market leader in power semiconductors used to deliver voltage within a wide variety of electrical systems. The company operates in four segments: automotive, or ATV, green industrial power, or GIP, power and sensor systems, or PSS, and connected secure systems, or CSS.

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