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Vontobel Holding AG (XSWX:VONN) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Vontobel Holding AG Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSWX:VONN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.5   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.97
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vontobel Holding AG was -1.97. The lowest was -8.50. And the median was -2.34.


Vontobel Holding AG 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 Vontobel Holding AG 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.0123+0.115 * 0.9458
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9707+4.679 * 0.007757-0.327 * 0.6898
=-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 CHF0 Mil.
Revenue was CHF1,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF1,305 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF0 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF29,146 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF366 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF232 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF807 Mil.
Net Income was CHF215 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was CHF-11 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF0 Mil.
Revenue was CHF1,289 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF1,289 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF0 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF30,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF384 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF236 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF1,224 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)
=(0 / 1304.5) / (0 / 1288.6)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(1288.6 / 1288.6) / (1304.5 / 1304.5)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 366.3) / 29146) / (1 - (0 + 383.7) / 30509.2)
=0.987432 / 0.987423
=1

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
=1304.5 / 1288.6
=1.0123

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))
=(103.2 / (103.2 + 383.7)) / (105.8 / (105.8 + 366.3))
=0.211953 / 0.224105
=0.9458

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)
=(232.3 / 1304.5) / (236.4 / 1288.6)
=0.178076 / 0.183455
=0.9707

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)
=((806.7 + 0) / 29146) / ((1224.2 + 0) / 30509.2)
=0.027678 / 0.040126
=0.6898

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
=(214.7 - 0 - -11.4) / 29146
=0.007757

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.

Vontobel Holding AG has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vontobel Holding AG (XSWX:VONN) Business Description

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Address
Gotthardstrasse 43, Zurich, CHE, CH-8022
Vontobel Holding AG is a Swiss bank that operates through three business segments: Asset Management Segment focuses on institutional clients such as pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as third-party banks in the wholesale fund business, Wealth Management Segment serves wealthy private clients (including UHNWIs), financial intermediaries, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers from the SME segment and Digital Investing Segment bundles investment solutions for private investors, either directly or via ecosystems, and it also concentrates on the end-clients business with structured products.