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Viohalco (XBRU:VIO) Beneish M-Score

: -2.64 (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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XBRU:VIO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Viohalco was -1.96. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.65.


Viohalco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viohalco'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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Viohalco 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 -2.98 -2.85 -2.17 -1.96 -2.64

Viohalco Quarterly Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -1.96 - - -2.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Viohalco'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.


Viohalco Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Viohalco 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 Viohalco 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 * 1.2107+0.528 * 1.2183+0.404 * 1.1194+0.892 * 0.9021+0.115 * 1.0911
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1703+4.679 * -0.088118-0.327 * 0.991
=-2.64

* 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 €956 Mil.
Revenue was €6,302 Mil.
Gross Profit was €579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,997 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,920 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,417 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €148 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,301 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,478 Mil.
Net Income was €48 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €570 Mil.
Total Receivables was €875 Mil.
Revenue was €6,986 Mil.
Gross Profit was €782 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,304 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,030 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,266 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €153 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €270 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,383 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,501 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)
=(955.613 / 6301.957) / (874.922 / 6985.735)
=0.151637 / 0.125244
=1.2107

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)
=(781.736 / 6985.735) / (578.867 / 6301.957)
=0.111905 / 0.091855
=1.2183

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 - (2997.492 + 2416.622) / 5919.71) / (1 - (3303.773 + 2266.314) / 6030.196)
=0.085409 / 0.076301
=1.1194

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
=6301.957 / 6985.735
=0.9021

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))
=(152.525 / (152.525 + 2266.314)) / (148.227 / (148.227 + 2416.622))
=0.063057 / 0.057792
=1.0911

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)
=(284.83 / 6301.957) / (269.78 / 6985.735)
=0.045197 / 0.038619
=1.1703

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)
=((1477.52 + 2300.897) / 5919.71) / ((1500.749 + 2383.316) / 6030.196)
=0.638277 / 0.644103
=0.991

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
=(48.233 - 0 - 569.866) / 5919.71
=-0.088118

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.

Viohalco has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Viohalco (XBRU:VIO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Marnix Avenue, Brussels, BEL, 1000
Viohalco SA is a metal processing company manufacturing aluminum, copper, cables, steel, and steel pipes products. Its segments consist of Aluminum, Copper, Cables, Steel, Steel pipes, Real estate, and R&D&I &Technology. The company's products are used across various industries, including building & construction, packaging, transportation, energy & power networks, water supply, telecommunications, printing, and numerous other industrial applications. The company's geographical segments are Greece, European Union, Other European countries, Asia, America, Africa, and Oceania, the majority is from the European Union.

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