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KUKA AG (XSWX:KU2) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is KUKA 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KUKA AG was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


KUKA AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

KUKA AG Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -2.51 -2.77 -2.44 -1.94

KUKA AG Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -2.44 -2.30 -2.26 -2.20 -1.94

Competitive Comparison of KUKA AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, KUKA 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.


KUKA AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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KUKA 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 KUKA 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 * 0.8993+0.528 * 1.0208+0.404 * 1.0027+0.892 * 1.0957+0.115 * 1.1053
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8579+4.679 * 0.074037-0.327 * 0.9781
=-2.09

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF1,276 Mil.
Revenue was 1113.183 + 995.753 + 904.87 + 873.513 = CHF3,887 Mil.
Gross Profit was 238.032 + 201.309 + 190.861 + 177.896 = CHF808 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF2,589 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF3,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF128 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF2,054 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF90 Mil.
Net Income was 27.534 + 24.092 + 17.435 + 18.629 = CHF88 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CHF0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.086 + -17.346 + -77.329 + -90.586 = CHF-201 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF1,294 Mil.
Revenue was 964.292 + 900.87 + 883.957 + 798.742 = CHF3,548 Mil.
Gross Profit was 192.005 + 189.88 + 197.529 + 173.452 = CHF753 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF2,557 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF3,860 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF150 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF136 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF2,023 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF144 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)
=(1275.522 / 3887.319) / (1294.499 / 3547.861)
=0.328124 / 0.364867
=0.8993

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)
=(752.866 / 3547.861) / (808.098 / 3887.319)
=0.212203 / 0.207881
=1.0208

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 - (2588.841 + 503.202) / 3903.937) / (1 - (2556.529 + 502.856) / 3859.979)
=0.207968 / 0.207409
=1.0027

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
=3887.319 / 3547.861
=1.0957

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))
=(149.877 / (149.877 + 502.856)) / (131.941 / (131.941 + 503.202))
=0.229615 / 0.207734
=1.1053

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)
=(127.722 / 3887.319) / (135.872 / 3547.861)
=0.032856 / 0.038297
=0.8579

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)
=((89.903 + 2054.454) / 3903.937) / ((144.446 + 2023.182) / 3859.979)
=0.549281 / 0.561565
=0.9781

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
=(87.69 - 0 - -201.347) / 3903.937
=0.074037

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.

KUKA AG has a M-score of -2.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KUKA AG Business Description

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Zugspitzstrasse 140, Augsburg, BY, DEU, 86165
KUKA AG supplies industrial robotics and offers support to plant and systems engineering. Its product portfolio ranges from intelligent automation solutions and individual components to complete production lines. The company integrates mechatronics know-how with cloud technologies and mobile platforms. Solutions may be customized for customers and vary from heavy-duty robots to small models. Kuka operates five business segments: Robotics, Systems, Swisslog, Swisslog Healthcare, and China.

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