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Sensata Technologies Holding (Sensata Technologies Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Sensata Technologies Holding 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sensata Technologies Holding was -2.11. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.48.


Sensata Technologies Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sensata Technologies Holding'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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Sensata Technologies Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Sensata Technologies Holding 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 -2.68 -2.68 -2.43 -2.40 -2.45

Sensata Technologies Holding Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.43 -2.47 -2.50 -2.45 -2.48

Competitive Comparison of Sensata Technologies Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Sensata Technologies Holding'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.


Sensata Technologies Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sensata Technologies Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sensata Technologies Holding 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 Sensata Technologies Holding 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 * 0.9977+0.528 * 1.063+0.404 * 1.0248+0.892 * 1.0027+0.115 * 0.972
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9737+4.679 * -0.011635-0.327 * 0.9639
=-2.48

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $760 Mil.
Revenue was 1006.709 + 992.494 + 1001.302 + 1062.112 = $4,063 Mil.
Gross Profit was 317.449 + 290.207 + 313.343 + 330.004 = $1,251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,099 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,616 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $884 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $307 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $353 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $794 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,398 Mil.
Net Income was 76.021 + -202.238 + 62.801 + 49.111 = $-14 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.326 + -323.141 + -24.687 + -31.811 = $-392 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 106.487 + 105.098 + 138.935 + 115.754 = $466 Mil.
Total Receivables was $760 Mil.
Revenue was 998.175 + 1014.676 + 1018.268 + 1020.548 = $4,052 Mil.
Gross Profit was 327.704 + 340.846 + 323.733 + 333.945 = $1,326 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,640 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,585 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $848 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $284 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $361 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,109 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,793 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)
=(760.092 / 4062.617) / (759.752 / 4051.667)
=0.187094 / 0.187516
=0.9977

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)
=(1326.228 / 4051.667) / (1251.003 / 4062.617)
=0.327329 / 0.30793
=1.063

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 - (2098.52 + 883.851) / 7615.95) / (1 - (2640.195 + 848.033) / 8584.854)
=0.608405 / 0.593676
=1.0248

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
=4062.617 / 4051.667
=1.0027

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))
=(283.795 / (283.795 + 848.033)) / (307.281 / (307.281 + 883.851))
=0.25074 / 0.257974
=0.972

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)
=(352.551 / 4062.617) / (361.114 / 4051.667)
=0.086779 / 0.089127
=0.9737

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)
=((3398.098 + 793.969) / 7615.95) / ((3793.098 + 1109.466) / 8584.854)
=0.550433 / 0.571071
=0.9639

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
=(-14.305 - -391.965 - 466.274) / 7615.95
=-0.011635

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.

Sensata Technologies Holding has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sensata Technologies Holding (Sensata Technologies Holding) Business Description

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Address
529 Pleasant Street, Attleboro, MA, USA, 02703
Sensata Technologies is a global supplier of sensors for transportation and industrial applications. Sensata sells a bevy of pressure, temperature, force, and position sensors into the automotive, heavy vehicle, industrial, heating, ventilation, and cooling, and aerospace markets. The majority of the firm's revenue comes from the automotive market, where it focuses on bumper-in applications.
Executives
Brian K Roberts officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer DIGITAS INC.,, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Jugal K. Vijayvargiya director C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Stephen M Zide director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Martha N. Sullivan officer: Executive VP and COO 529 PLEASANT STREET, MS B-7, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Brian John Wilkie officer: SVP - Sensing Solutions 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Jennifer Lynn Slater officer: SVP - Performance Sensing Auto 5757 N GREEN BAY AVENUE FLORIST, TOWER MILWAUKEE WI 53209
Jeffrey J Cote officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Maria G Freve officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 529 PLEASANT STREET, MAIL STATION B-1, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
David K Stott officer: VP, General Counsel 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Paul S Vasington officer: Chief Financial Officer 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Shannon M. Votava officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer 2111 NORTH MOLTER ROAD, LIBERTY LAKE WA 99019
Vineet A Nargolwala officer: EVP, Sensing Solutions 529 PLEASANT STREET, MAIL STATION B-1, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Yann L Etienvre officer: EVP, Chief SC Officer 529 PLEASANT STREET, MAIL STATION B-1, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
George Verras officer: SVP & Chief Technology Officer 529 PLEASANT STREET, MAIL STATION B-1, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Daniel Black director C/O ADVENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1065 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018