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OSRAM Licht AG (XSWX:OSR) Beneish M-Score : -3.94 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is OSRAM Licht 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 -3.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSWX:OSR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.94   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.36
Current: -3.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of OSRAM Licht AG was -1.36. The lowest was -3.94. And the median was -2.71.


OSRAM Licht AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for OSRAM Licht 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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OSRAM Licht AG Beneish M-Score Chart

OSRAM Licht AG Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.40 -3.23 -2.98 -2.29 -

OSRAM Licht AG Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.29 -1.65 - - -3.94

Competitive Comparison of OSRAM Licht AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, OSRAM Licht 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.


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

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

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



OSRAM Licht 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 OSRAM Licht 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 * 1.6625+0.528 * 1.2531+0.404 * 0.7623+0.892 * 0.7492+0.115 * 0.3017
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9477+4.679 * -0.377941-0.327 * 1.1047
=-3.93

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF735 Mil.
Revenue was 818.092 + 0 + 830.163 + 918.564 = CHF2,567 Mil.
Gross Profit was 210.56 + 0 + 196.078 + 207.098 = CHF614 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF2,508 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF6,673 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF1,940 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF2,176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF346 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF2,962 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,648 Mil.
Net Income was -685.767 + 0 + -1309.141 + -132.781 = CHF-2,128 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CHF0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 53.123 + 0 + 226.319 + 114.944 = CHF394 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF590 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 1213.263 + 1275.366 + 937.548 = CHF3,426 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 356.902 + 394.074 + 275.619 = CHF1,027 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF2,846 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF8,716 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF2,059 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF391 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF487 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF2,681 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF2,769 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)
=(735.027 / 2566.819) / (590.145 / 3426.177)
=0.286357 / 0.172246
=1.6625

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)
=(1026.595 / 3426.177) / (613.736 / 2566.819)
=0.299633 / 0.239104
=1.2531

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 - (2508.363 + 1940.432) / 6673.193) / (1 - (2846.117 + 2058.599) / 8715.986)
=0.333333 / 0.437274
=0.7623

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
=2566.819 / 3426.177
=0.7492

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))
=(390.539 / (390.539 + 2058.599)) / (2176.03 / (2176.03 + 1940.432))
=0.15946 / 0.528617
=0.3017

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)
=(345.574 / 2566.819) / (486.729 / 3426.177)
=0.134631 / 0.142062
=0.9477

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)
=((1647.773 + 2962.322) / 6673.193) / ((2769.142 + 2681.311) / 8715.986)
=0.690838 / 0.62534
=1.1047

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
=(-2127.689 - 0 - 394.386) / 6673.193
=-0.377941

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.

OSRAM Licht AG has a M-score of -3.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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OSRAM Licht AG (XSWX:OSR) Business Description

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Tobelbader Straße 30, Premstaetten, Graz, AUT, 8141
OSRAM Licht AG is a Germany-based company that manufactures & distributes lighting fixtures & products, including lamps, lighting systems, light-emitting diodes, & other Opto semiconductors, light management systems, & outdoor lighting solutions. The firm operates into two segments. The semiconductor segment concentrate on semiconductor-based products & solutions (incl.LED) for the automotive, consumer, industrial & medical technology markets. The Lamps & Systems segment comprises lamps & lighting systems focusing on the automotive including traditional lighting technologies & industrial end markets. The majority of revenue is from the Semiconductors segment. Geographically, it operates in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, & Africa), the Americas (North & South America), & Asia/Pacific.

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