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Sicily By Car SpA (MIL:SBC) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Sicily By Car SpA 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIL:SBC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.37   Med: -2.37   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.37

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sicily By Car SpA was -2.37. The lowest was -2.37. And the median was -2.37.


Sicily By Car SpA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sicily By Car SpA'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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Sicily By Car SpA Beneish M-Score Chart

Sicily By Car SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.37

Sicily By Car SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Sicily By Car SpA's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Sicily By Car SpA'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.


Sicily By Car SpA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sicily By Car SpA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sicily By Car SpA's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sicily By Car SpA 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 Sicily By Car SpA 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 * 1.412+0.528 * 1.1713+0.404 * 0.6487+0.892 * 0.8356+0.115 * 0.7943
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.021419-0.327 * 0.8305
=-2.37

* 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 €25.1 Mil.
Revenue was €127.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €56.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €135.9 Mil.
Total Assets was €277.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €121.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €22.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €88.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €32.0 Mil.
Net Income was €17.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €23.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was €21.3 Mil.
Revenue was €152.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was €78.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €57.7 Mil.
Total Assets was €171.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €94.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €13.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €54.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €34.9 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)
=(25.108 / 127.307) / (21.282 / 152.362)
=0.197224 / 0.13968
=1.412

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)
=(78.691 / 152.362) / (56.136 / 127.307)
=0.516474 / 0.44095
=1.1713

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 - (135.853 + 121.068) / 277.551) / (1 - (57.716 + 94.262) / 171.644)
=0.074329 / 0.114574
=0.6487

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
=127.307 / 152.362
=0.8356

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))
=(13.526 / (13.526 + 94.262)) / (22.715 / (22.715 + 121.068))
=0.125487 / 0.157981
=0.7943

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)
=(0 / 127.307) / (0 / 152.362)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((31.982 + 88.464) / 277.551) / ((34.913 + 54.771) / 171.644)
=0.43396 / 0.5225
=0.8305

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
=(17.527 - 0 - 23.472) / 277.551
=-0.021419

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.

Sicily By Car SpA has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sicily By Car SpA (MIL:SBC) Business Description

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Address
Via Galileo Galilei, 10H, Bolzano, ITA, 39100
Sicily By Car SpA operates in the Italian short-term rental market with 55 rental offices directly located at the main Italian airports and cities. The company allows to choose among: Private hire (cheap, compact, medium, standard, convertible, estate and 9-seater cars), Commercial vehicles, Electric car rentals, Boat rental.

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