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JOST Werke SE (XTER:JST) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is JOST Werke SE 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTER:JST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.92

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JOST Werke SE was -2.30. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.76.


JOST Werke SE Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JOST Werke SE'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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JOST Werke SE Beneish M-Score Chart

JOST Werke SE 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 -2.95 -2.76 -2.30 -2.39 -2.92

JOST Werke SE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -2.39 -2.56 -2.58 -2.62 -2.92

Competitive Comparison of JOST Werke SE's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, JOST Werke SE'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.


JOST Werke SE's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, JOST Werke SE's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JOST Werke SE 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 JOST Werke SE 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 * 0.9047+0.528 * 1.025+0.404 * 1.0092+0.892 * 0.9882+0.115 * 1.1211
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8315+4.679 * -0.090343-0.327 * 0.9501
=-2.92

* 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 €149 Mil.
Revenue was 285.655 + 292.024 + 330.409 + 341.616 = €1,250 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.463 + 75.64 + 82.85 + 85.987 = €325 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €459 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,005 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €347 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €149 Mil.
Net Income was -6.134 + 13.585 + 20.856 + 23.984 = €52 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.629 + 29.012 + 27.779 + 20.681 = €143 Mil.
Total Receivables was €167 Mil.
Revenue was 303.68 + 327.126 + 322.026 + 311.774 = €1,265 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.978 + 84.37 + 89.51 + 84.162 = €337 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €488 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,005 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €154 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €108 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €303 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €220 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)
=(149.078 / 1249.704) / (166.742 / 1264.606)
=0.119291 / 0.131853
=0.9047

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)
=(337.02 / 1264.606) / (324.94 / 1249.704)
=0.266502 / 0.260014
=1.025

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 - (459.441 + 180.303) / 1005.165) / (1 - (488.326 + 154.391) / 1004.58)
=0.363543 / 0.360213
=1.0092

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
=1249.704 / 1264.606
=0.9882

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))
=(57.929 / (57.929 + 154.391)) / (57.996 / (57.996 + 180.303))
=0.272838 / 0.243375
=1.1211

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)
=(88.876 / 1249.704) / (108.159 / 1264.606)
=0.071118 / 0.085528
=0.8315

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)
=((149.434 + 347.221) / 1005.165) / ((219.704 + 302.728) / 1004.58)
=0.494103 / 0.52005
=0.9501

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
=(52.291 - 0 - 143.101) / 1005.165
=-0.090343

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.

JOST Werke SE has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JOST Werke SE (XTER:JST) Business Description

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Address
Siemensstrase 2, Neu-Isenburg, HE, DEU, 63263
JOST Werke SE is a producer and supplier of safety-critical systems to the truck and trailer industry. The company's business segments are Asia, the Pacific and Africa, Europe, and North America. Its products are used in two business lines; Transport includes products and systems for trucks and trailers that provide the interface connecting the truck to the trailer, and it even sells wheel couplings, landing gears, king pins, and ball bearing turntables, and Agriculture includes products like agricultural front loaders for tractors, various implements for front loaders, and subframes, and it even sells towing hitches, drawbars, towing eyes and ladders under the brand name Rockinger.
Executives
Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk Supervisory Board
Joachim Dürr Board of Directors
Dr. Ralf Eichler Board of Directors

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