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KION GROUP AG (XTER:KGX) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is KION GROUP AG 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTER:KGX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KION GROUP AG was -1.91. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.51.


KION GROUP AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KION GROUP AG'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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KION GROUP AG Beneish M-Score Chart

KION GROUP AG 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 -2.69 -2.44 -2.27 -2.09 -2.84

KION GROUP AG 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 -2.35 -2.57 -2.81 -2.84 -2.82

Competitive Comparison of KION GROUP AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, KION GROUP AG'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.


KION GROUP AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, KION GROUP AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KION GROUP AG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KION GROUP 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 KION GROUP 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 * 0.948+0.528 * 0.7611+0.404 * 1.0117+0.892 * 1.0295+0.115 * 1.0752
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0514+4.679 * -0.043295-0.327 * 0.9883
=-2.82

* 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 €2,182 Mil.
Revenue was 2859.1 + 3086.4 + 2729.9 + 2836.4 = €11,512 Mil.
Gross Profit was 788.7 + 738.9 + 721.4 + 677.3 = €2,926 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5,352 Mil.
Total Assets was €17,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4,030 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,063 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,957 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,017 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,338 Mil.
Net Income was 108.8 + 82.7 + 79.9 + 71.2 = €343 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 138.8 + 544.8 + 215.7 + 210.6 = €1,110 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2,236 Mil.
Revenue was 2781 + 2892.6 + 2706.4 + 2802.2 = €11,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 643.6 + 560 + 373.9 + 585.9 = €2,163 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5,460 Mil.
Total Assets was €16,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,580 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,036 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,808 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,336 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,728 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)
=(2181.8 / 11511.8) / (2235.5 / 11182.2)
=0.189527 / 0.199916
=0.948

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)
=(2163.4 / 11182.2) / (2926.3 / 11511.8)
=0.193468 / 0.2542
=0.7611

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 - (5352.1 + 4030.3) / 17722.6) / (1 - (5460.3 + 3580.3) / 16903.9)
=0.470597 / 0.465177
=1.0117

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
=11511.8 / 11182.2
=1.0295

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))
=(1035.8 / (1035.8 + 3580.3)) / (1062.9 / (1062.9 + 4030.3))
=0.224389 / 0.20869
=1.0752

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)
=(1956.9 / 11511.8) / (1807.9 / 11182.2)
=0.169991 / 0.161677
=1.0514

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)
=((3338 + 5017) / 17722.6) / ((2727.5 + 5335.6) / 16903.9)
=0.471432 / 0.476996
=0.9883

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
=(342.6 - 0 - 1109.9) / 17722.6
=-0.043295

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.

KION GROUP AG has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KION GROUP AG (XTER:KGX) Business Description

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Address
Thea-Rasche-Strasse 8, Frankfurt am Main, HE, DEU, 60549
Kion Group is the number-two forklift truck manufacturer globally, after Toyota, and the number-one global warehouse automation equipment supplier. The Germany-headquartered company gets 70% of its revenue from the sale of new forklifts and maintenance services. Another roughly 30%, and growing portion, comes from warehouse automation equipment under the Dematic division, which caters to sectors such as e-commerce, third-party logistics, and supermarkets. Kion's forklift trucks and warehouse equipment service the same end markets.
Executives
Valeria Jimena Gargiulo Board of Directors
Hasan Dandashly Board of Directors
Andreas Ulf Krinninger Board of Directors
Andreas Krinninger Board of Directors
Dr. Henry Puhl Board of Directors

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