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Signaux Girod (XPAR:ALGIR) Beneish M-Score : -2.96 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Signaux Girod 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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:ALGIR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.81   Max: 65.02
Current: -2.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Signaux Girod was 65.02. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.81.


Signaux Girod Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Signaux Girod'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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Signaux Girod Beneish M-Score Chart

Signaux Girod 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 -2.92 -3.45 -2.69 65.02 -2.96

Signaux Girod Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -2.69 - 65.02 - -2.96

Competitive Comparison of Signaux Girod's Beneish M-Score

For the Railroads subindustry, Signaux Girod'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.


Signaux Girod's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Signaux Girod's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Signaux Girod 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 Signaux Girod 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 * 0.975+0.528 * 0.8971+0.404 * 0.9325+0.892 * 1.026+0.115 * 0.0015
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.091324-0.327 * 1.0762
=-2.96

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €23.5 Mil.
Revenue was €105.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €33.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €60.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €96.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €23.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €23.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €15.8 Mil.
Net Income was €3.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €11.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was €23.5 Mil.
Revenue was €102.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was €29.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €51.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €88.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €24.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €27.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €22.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10.4 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)
=(23.527 / 105.253) / (23.518 / 102.583)
=0.223528 / 0.229258
=0.975

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)
=(29.226 / 102.583) / (33.426 / 105.253)
=0.284901 / 0.317578
=0.8971

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 - (60.52 + 23.099) / 96.273) / (1 - (51.573 + 24.05) / 88.031)
=0.131439 / 0.14095
=0.9325

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
=105.253 / 102.583
=1.026

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))
=(0.008 / (0.008 + 24.05)) / (6.444 / (6.444 + 23.099))
=0.000333 / 0.218123
=0.0015

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 / 105.253) / (27.639 / 102.583)
=0 / 0.269431
=0

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)
=((15.78 + 23.214) / 96.273) / ((10.395 + 22.736) / 88.031)
=0.405036 / 0.376356
=1.0762

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
=(2.976 - 0 - 11.768) / 96.273
=-0.091324

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.

Signaux Girod has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Signaux Girod (XPAR:ALGIR) Business Description

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Address
881 Route des Fontaines, P.O. Box 30004, Morez, Bellefontaine, FRA, 39400
Signaux Girod SA is a company engaged in the design and development, erection, maintenance and lease of road signs and associated products. The group product and service include enamel signage equipment: for airport and station signs, illuminated signs, cultural location signs, road signs, road sign equipment, ground marking services: for work on roads, parking lots, tourist signage equipment, location identification equipment: for information and orientation in a public or private place, street fittings: bus shelters, municipal display boards and temporary signage equipment. The group also distributes media to sign letterers, screen printers, sign painters, and digital printing specialists.

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