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C-QUADRAT Investment AG (XTER:C8I) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is C-QUADRAT Investment 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 C-QUADRAT Investment AG's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

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


C-QUADRAT Investment AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for C-QUADRAT Investment 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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C-QUADRAT Investment AG Beneish M-Score Chart

C-QUADRAT Investment AG Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.53 -1.55 -3.27 -1.99 0.75

C-QUADRAT Investment AG Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
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 -1.99 -1.69 0.75 -2.08 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of C-QUADRAT Investment AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, C-QUADRAT Investment 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.


C-QUADRAT Investment AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, C-QUADRAT Investment AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



C-QUADRAT Investment 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 C-QUADRAT Investment 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 * 1.0114+0.528 * 0.8054+0.404 * 0.731+0.892 * 1.4803+0.115 * 1.0478
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7454+4.679 * 0.027546-0.327 * 1.0069
=-2.08

* 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 (Jun18) TTM:Last Year (Jun17) TTM:
Total Receivables was €5.69 Mil.
Revenue was 12.756 + 15.965 + 29.482 + 13.542 = €71.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.411 + 5.57 + 14.572 + 4.226 = €27.78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €37.60 Mil.
Total Assets was €63.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €7.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €13.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.13 Mil.
Net Income was 0.689 + 3.153 + 10.558 + 2.161 = €16.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.545 + 12.271 + 3.652 + -0.56 = €14.82 Mil.
Total Receivables was €3.80 Mil.
Revenue was 13.209 + 12.094 + 12.293 + 10.87 = €48.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.558 + 3.379 + 4.965 + 3.211 = €15.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €23.65 Mil.
Total Assets was €53.21 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €6.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €9.76 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.38 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)
=(5.685 / 71.745) / (3.797 / 48.466)
=0.079239 / 0.078344
=1.0114

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)
=(15.113 / 48.466) / (27.779 / 71.745)
=0.311827 / 0.387191
=0.8054

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 - (37.601 + 1.66) / 63.276) / (1 - (23.649 + 1.933) / 53.207)
=0.379528 / 0.519199
=0.731

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
=71.745 / 48.466
=1.4803

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))
=(2.383 / (2.383 + 1.933)) / (1.849 / (1.849 + 1.66))
=0.552132 / 0.526931
=1.0478

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)
=(7.605 / 71.745) / (6.892 / 48.466)
=0.106 / 0.142203
=0.7454

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)
=((3.125 + 13.804) / 63.276) / ((4.375 + 9.762) / 53.207)
=0.267542 / 0.265698
=1.0069

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
=(16.561 - 0 - 14.818) / 63.276
=0.027546

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.

C-QUADRAT Investment AG has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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C-QUADRAT Investment AG (XTER:C8I) Business Description

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Address
Schottenfeldgasse 20, Vienna, AUT, 1070
C-QUADRAT Investment AG is Austria - based asset management company. Its core business is to analysis and management of investment funds and the management and marketing of its own funds of funds, stock-picking funds as well as special mandates for institutional clients. The company handles the management of external assets within the scope of publicly launched investment funds as well as the marketing of the company's own investment funds and products. Its operating segments include Investments, and Asset Management and Sales. The company's revenue comprises of revenue received for rendering services in the securities and fund management field.

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