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Schindler Holding AG (XSWX:SCHP) Beneish M-Score

: -2.73 (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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSWX:SCHP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Schindler Holding AG was -2.27. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.53.


Schindler Holding AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Schindler Holding 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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Schindler Holding AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.72 -2.92 -2.56 -2.49 -2.73

Schindler Holding AG Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 - -2.49 - - -2.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Schindler Holding 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.


Schindler Holding AG Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Schindler Holding 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 Schindler Holding 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 * 0.9114+0.528 * 0.9685+0.404 * 0.981+0.892 * 1.013+0.115 * 0.9456
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0094+4.679 * -0.035815-0.327 * 0.9267
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF2,817 Mil.
Revenue was CHF11,494 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF6,889 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF7,824 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF11,308 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF1,327 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF349 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF454 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF5,594 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF374 Mil.
Net Income was CHF866 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was CHF1,271 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF3,051 Mil.
Revenue was CHF11,346 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF6,586 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF8,109 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF11,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF1,403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF344 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF444 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF6,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF473 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)
=(2817 / 11494) / (3051 / 11346)
=0.245084 / 0.268905
=0.9114

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)
=(6586 / 11346) / (6889 / 11494)
=0.580469 / 0.599356
=0.9685

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 - (7824 + 1327) / 11308) / (1 - (8109 + 1403) / 11808)
=0.19075 / 0.194444
=0.981

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
=11494 / 11346
=1.013

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))
=(344 / (344 + 1403)) / (349 / (349 + 1327))
=0.196909 / 0.208234
=0.9456

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)
=(454 / 11494) / (444 / 11346)
=0.039499 / 0.039133
=1.0094

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)
=((374 + 5594) / 11308) / ((473 + 6252) / 11808)
=0.527768 / 0.569529
=0.9267

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
=(866 - 0 - 1271) / 11308
=-0.035815

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.

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


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Schindler Holding AG (XSWX:SCHP) Business Description

Address
Seestrasse 55, Hergiswil, CHE, 6052
Switzerland-based Schindler is a top-four global supplier of elevators and escalators. The business generates revenue in three ways: selling new elevators and escalators, modernizing old equipment, and servicing existing installations. Most of the company's profit comes from the last activity, where contracts are rolled over annually with built-in price increases. Ninety percent of its business is in elevators, which are more numerous globally than escalators. Its business model is similar to that of closest competitors Otis, Kone, and TK Elevator.

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