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Kimball Electronics (Kimball Electronics) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Kimball Electronics 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kimball Electronics was -1.49. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.44.


Kimball Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimball Electronics'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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Kimball Electronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Kimball Electronics Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.59 -2.80 -3.04 -1.83 -2.06

Kimball Electronics 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 -1.75 -1.98 -2.06 -2.49 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Kimball Electronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Kimball Electronics'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.


Kimball Electronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Kimball Electronics 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 Kimball Electronics 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 * 0.9915+0.528 * 0.9405+0.404 * 0.9688+0.892 * 1.1616+0.115 * 0.9669
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0094+4.679 * 0.010165-0.327 * 0.9633
=-2.33

* 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 $392 Mil.
Revenue was 421.235 + 438.081 + 496.141 + 484.703 = $1,840 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34.433 + 35.542 + 49.681 + 42.972 = $163 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $931 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,277 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $276 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $473 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $235 Mil.
Net Income was 8.29 + 10.754 + 19.202 + 16.4 = $55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.702 + -1.131 + 0.466 + 1.433 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -30.723 + 12.801 + 44.081 + 14.036 = $40 Mil.
Total Receivables was $340 Mil.
Revenue was 436.696 + 405.889 + 373.497 + 368.057 = $1,584 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34.191 + 29.321 + 34.221 + 33.944 = $132 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $888 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,195 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $239 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $453 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $235 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)
=(391.593 / 1840.16) / (340.014 / 1584.139)
=0.212804 / 0.214636
=0.9915

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)
=(131.677 / 1584.139) / (162.628 / 1840.16)
=0.083122 / 0.088377
=0.9405

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 - (930.502 + 275.984) / 1277.034) / (1 - (888.297 + 238.862) / 1195.317)
=0.055244 / 0.057021
=0.9688

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
=1840.16 / 1584.139
=1.1616

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))
=(29.064 / (29.064 + 238.862)) / (34.875 / (34.875 + 275.984))
=0.108478 / 0.112189
=0.9669

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)
=(70.071 / 1840.16) / (59.762 / 1584.139)
=0.038079 / 0.037725
=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)
=((235 + 472.839) / 1277.034) / ((235 + 452.762) / 1195.317)
=0.554284 / 0.57538
=0.9633

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
=(54.646 - 1.47 - 40.195) / 1277.034
=0.010165

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.

Kimball Electronics has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kimball Electronics (Kimball Electronics) Business Description

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Address
1205 Kimball Boulevard, Jasper, IN, USA, 47546
Kimball Electronics Inc is a contract electronic manufacturing services company. The company is engaged in producing durable electronics for the automotive, medical, industrial, and public safety end markets. The company's engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services utilize common production and support capabilities. It is also engaged in producing safety-critical electronic assemblies for its automotive customers. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Richard D Phillips officer: CEO 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Tom George Vadaketh director 1727 JOCKEYS WAY, YARDLEY PA 19067
Isabel S Wells officer: CIO 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Douglas Hass officer: CL&CO, Secretary 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
John H Kahle officer: VICE PRESIDENT 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Adam M Baumann officer: Corporate Controller 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Jana T Croom officer: Vice President, Finance 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546
Leroy W Kemper officer: Vice President 1205 KIMBALL BLVD, JASPER IN 47546
Michele Holcomb director 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Deursen Holly Van director 21211 NORDHOFF STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
Robert J Phillippy director
Kathy R Thomson officer: Vice President 1205 KIMBALL BLVD, JASPER IN 47546
Desiree L. Castillejos officer: Vice President 1205 KIMBALL BLVD, JASPER IN 47546
Jessica L Delorenzo officer: Vice President 1205 KIMBALL BLVD, JASPER IN 47546
Repplier Colleen C director 1205 KIMBALL BLVD., JASPER IN 47546