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Industrie De Nora spa (CHIX:DNRM) Beneish M-Score : -1.69 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Industrie De Nora 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.69 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Industrie De Nora spa's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:DNRm' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.69
Current: -1.69

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Industrie De Nora spa was -1.69. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.38.


Industrie De Nora spa Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Industrie De Nora 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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Industrie De Nora spa Beneish M-Score Chart

Industrie De Nora spa Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.07 -1.69

Industrie De Nora spa Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -2.47 -2.68 -1.98 -1.69 -

Competitive Comparison of Industrie De Nora spa's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Industrie De Nora 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.


Industrie De Nora spa's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Industrie De Nora spa's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Industrie De Nora spa's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Industrie De Nora 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 Industrie De Nora 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 * 1.2103+0.528 * 0.9853+0.404 * 1.2785+0.892 * 1.0042+0.115 * 1.2392
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6935+4.679 * 0.067417-0.327 * 0.7322
=-1.69

* 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 €196.8 Mil.
Revenue was 226.654 + 209.373 + 203.503 + 216.881 = €856.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 254.268 + -9.926 + 119.227 + 125.576 = €489.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €700.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,332.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €255.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €30.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €22.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €249.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €133.7 Mil.
Net Income was 32.091 + 151.726 + 21.742 + 24.491 = €230.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 93.501 + 23.21 + 44.357 + -20.818 = €140.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was €161.9 Mil.
Revenue was 236.199 + 206.16 + 210.387 + 200.08 = €852.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 235.306 + 12.959 + 115.802 + 115.848 = €479.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €819.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,287.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €184.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €28.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €32.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €238.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €267.5 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)
=(196.775 / 856.411) / (161.905 / 852.826)
=0.229767 / 0.189845
=1.2103

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)
=(479.915 / 852.826) / (489.145 / 856.411)
=0.562735 / 0.571157
=0.9853

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 - (700.217 + 255.799) / 1332.009) / (1 - (819.164 + 184.177) / 1287.624)
=0.282275 / 0.220781
=1.2785

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
=856.411 / 852.826
=1.0042

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))
=(28.123 / (28.123 + 184.177)) / (30.617 / (30.617 + 255.799))
=0.132468 / 0.106897
=1.2392

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)
=(22.748 / 856.411) / (32.666 / 852.826)
=0.026562 / 0.038303
=0.6935

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)
=((133.716 + 249.248) / 1332.009) / ((267.544 + 238.044) / 1287.624)
=0.287509 / 0.392652
=0.7322

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
=(230.05 - 0 - 140.25) / 1332.009
=0.067417

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.

Industrie De Nora spa has a M-score of -1.69 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Industrie De Nora spa (CHIX:DNRM) Business Description

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Address
Via Leonardo Bistolfi, 35, Milan, ITA, 20134
Industrie De Nora spa manufactures and distributes chemicals. The Group is organized into three business segments: the Electrode Technologies business. Energy Transition business and the Water Technologies business. Electrode Technologies segment earns the majority of companies revenues.

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