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Adient (Adient) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Adient 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADNT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.81

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adient was -2.08. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.78.


Adient Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adient'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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Adient Beneish M-Score Chart

Adient Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.94 -2.88 -2.90 -2.43 -2.77

Adient 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 -2.68 -2.75 -2.81 -2.77 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Adient's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Adient'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.


Adient's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



Adient 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 Adient 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 * 0.8838+0.528 * 0.8839+0.404 * 1.012+0.892 * 1.0709+0.115 * 0.9921
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9582+4.679 * -0.051737-0.327 * 0.9819
=-2.81

* 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 $1,661 Mil.
Revenue was 3660 + 3729 + 4055 + 3912 = $15,356 Mil.
Gross Profit was 246 + 250 + 302 + 250 = $1,048 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,074 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,297 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $342 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $589 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,548 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,403 Mil.
Net Income was 20 + 135 + 73 + -15 = $213 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11 + 16 + 18 + -15 = $30 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 41 + 294 + 203 + 126 = $664 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,755 Mil.
Revenue was 3699 + 3650 + 3485 + 3506 = $14,340 Mil.
Gross Profit was 231 + 283 + 173 + 178 = $865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,087 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,273 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,419 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $343 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $574 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,418 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,627 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)
=(1661 / 15356) / (1755 / 14340)
=0.108166 / 0.122385
=0.8838

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)
=(865 / 14340) / (1048 / 15356)
=0.060321 / 0.068247
=0.8839

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 - (4074 + 1401) / 9297) / (1 - (4087 + 1419) / 9273)
=0.4111 / 0.406233
=1.012

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
=15356 / 14340
=1.0709

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))
=(343 / (343 + 1419)) / (342 / (342 + 1401))
=0.194665 / 0.196213
=0.9921

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)
=(589 / 15356) / (574 / 14340)
=0.038356 / 0.040028
=0.9582

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)
=((2403 + 3548) / 9297) / ((2627 + 3418) / 9273)
=0.640099 / 0.651893
=0.9819

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
=(213 - 30 - 664) / 9297
=-0.051737

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.

Adient has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Adient (Adient) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1, Dublin, IRL, D01 H104
Adient began trading Oct. 31, 2016, when Johnson Controls spun off its automotive experience segment into this new company. Adient is the leading seating supplier to the industry with about one third of the global market. Its share in China is now nearly 20%, down from about 45%, following the sale of its main joint venture there at the end of fiscal 2021. Unconsolidated seating revenue from joint ventures after factoring in the sale was about $3.8 billion in fiscal 2023 and consolidated China revenue was $1.4 billion. The company is headquartered in Ireland but has corporate offices in the Detroit area. Fiscal 2023 (Sept. 30 year-end) consolidated revenue, which excludes joint venture sales, was $15.4 billion.
Executives
Jerome J. Dorlack officer: VP, Seating Americas 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Peter Carlin director 101 JFK PARKWAY, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Jodi Euerle Eddy director C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
James Conklin officer: EVP, Americas ADIENT, 49200 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Heather M Tiltmann officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 49200 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Douglas G Delgrosso director, officer: CEO and President
Berthelin Michel Pierre Rose officer: VP, Seating EMEA 49200 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Jeffrey Stafeil officer: EVP and CFO 1707 PADDINGTON CIRCLE, KESWICK VA 22947
Gregory Scott Smith officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 49200 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Ricky T Dillon director ONE SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jian James Huang officer: Vice President, APAC 49200 HALYARD DRIVE, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Jose M Gutierrez director 175 E HOUSTON ST. ROOM 216, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Frederick A. Henderson director SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC., 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Cathleen A Ebacher officer: VP, GC and Secretary 833 E MICHIGAN STREET, SUITE 1100, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
R Bruce Mcdonald director, officer: Chairman and CEO ADIENT PLC, 833 E. MICHIGAN STREET, SUITE 1100, MILWAUKEE WI 53202