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WBRBY (Wienerberger AG) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Wienerberger 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 -2.77 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WBRBY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.21
Current: -2.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wienerberger AG was -2.21. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.69.


Wienerberger AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Wienerberger 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 -2.70 -3.06 -2.21 -2.59 -2.69

Wienerberger 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 -2.63 -2.69 -2.51 -2.56 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Wienerberger AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Wienerberger 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.


Wienerberger AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Wienerberger AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wienerberger 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 Wienerberger 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 * 1.0176+0.528 * 1.0733+0.404 * 1.0858+0.892 * 0.9999+0.115 * 1.0298
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0796+4.679 * -0.074346-0.327 * 0.938
=-2.73

* 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 $685 Mil.
Revenue was 1307.991 + 1357.101 + 1035.326 + 1023.499 = $4,724 Mil.
Gross Profit was 446.615 + 543.563 + 357.575 + 358.157 = $1,706 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,528 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,080 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,133 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $685 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,844 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was 52.516 + 38.064 + -39.777 + 23.811 = $75 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 272.59 + 132.216 + -135.429 + 331.641 = $601 Mil.
Total Receivables was $673 Mil.
Revenue was 1156.12 + 1245.966 + 1126.852 + 1195.655 = $4,725 Mil.
Gross Profit was 449.84 + 485.534 + 443.821 + 452.011 = $1,831 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,211 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,745 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $304 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $634 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,595 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(684.84 / 4723.917) / (673.122 / 4724.593)
=0.144973 / 0.142472
=1.0176

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)
=(1831.206 / 4724.593) / (1705.91 / 4723.917)
=0.38759 / 0.361122
=1.0733

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 - (2528.024 + 3133.33) / 7080.476) / (1 - (2210.7 + 2473.584) / 5744.71)
=0.200427 / 0.184592
=1.0858

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
=4723.917 / 4724.593
=0.9999

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))
=(304.316 / (304.316 + 2473.584)) / (372.989 / (372.989 + 3133.33))
=0.109549 / 0.106376
=1.0298

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)
=(684.675 / 4723.917) / (634.281 / 4724.593)
=0.144938 / 0.134251
=1.0796

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)
=((0 + 1844.468) / 7080.476) / ((0 + 1595.362) / 5744.71)
=0.260501 / 0.27771
=0.938

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
=(74.614 - 0 - 601.018) / 7080.476
=-0.074346

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.

Wienerberger AG has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wienerberger AG Business Description

Address
Wienerbergerplatz 1, Vienna, AUT, 1100
Wienerberger AG manufactures and sells building materials to the residential construction industry. The company's product portfolio includes clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, plastic and ceramic pipes, and concrete pavers, among others. The business is divided into three operating segments based on geographic locations: Europe West, Europe East, and North America. A vast majority of the company's revenue is generated by the Europe West segment, which reports on Northern and Western Europe and encompasses system solutions for the entire building envelope (wall, roof, and facade) as well as pavers, wastewater and rainwater disposal, sanitation, heating and cooling installations, and energy, gas, and potable-water supply.

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