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Rockwood Holdings (FRA:R6H) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Rockwood Holdings 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.

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

FRA:R6H' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -2.46   Max: 2.07
Current: -2.08

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rockwood Holdings was 2.07. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -2.46.


Rockwood Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rockwood Holdings'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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Rockwood Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Rockwood Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.73 -2.45 -3.40 -0.82

Rockwood Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -2.42 -0.82 -2.14 -1.63 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of Rockwood Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Rockwood Holdings'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.


Rockwood Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Rockwood Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rockwood Holdings 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 Rockwood Holdings 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 * 1.013+0.528 * 0.987+0.404 * 1.3748+0.892 * 1.0241+0.115 * 1.0388
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0763+4.679 * 0.049959-0.327 * 0.964
=-2.07

* 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 (Sep14) TTM:Last Year (Sep13) TTM:
Total Receivables was €183 Mil.
Revenue was 276.489 + 266.653 + 256.303 + 253.31 = €1,053 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.41 + 119.968 + 117.054 + 112.931 = €476 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,157 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,944 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €676 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €992 Mil.
Net Income was 66.658 + 34.371 + -15.038 + 364.854 = €451 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 42.602 + 4.637 + -0.361 + -18.761 = €28 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 94.129 + 57.85 + 14.821 + 58.911 = €226 Mil.
Total Receivables was €177 Mil.
Revenue was 258.658 + 263.708 + 260.241 + 245.364 = €1,028 Mil.
Gross Profit was 114.22 + 119.385 + 118.193 + 107.29 = €459 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,386 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €599 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €289 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €596 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €963 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)
=(183.446 / 1052.755) / (176.827 / 1027.971)
=0.174253 / 0.172016
=1.013

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)
=(459.088 / 1027.971) / (476.363 / 1052.755)
=0.446596 / 0.452492
=0.987

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 - (2156.504 + 675.974) / 3943.554) / (1 - (2385.596 + 598.849) / 3753.688)
=0.281745 / 0.20493
=1.3748

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
=1052.755 / 1027.971
=1.0241

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))
=(69.307 / (69.307 + 598.849)) / (74.987 / (74.987 + 675.974))
=0.103729 / 0.099855
=1.0388

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)
=(318.807 / 1052.755) / (289.232 / 1027.971)
=0.302831 / 0.281362
=1.0763

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)
=((992.349 + 586.811) / 3943.554) / ((962.9 + 596.38) / 3753.688)
=0.400441 / 0.415399
=0.964

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
=(450.845 - 28.117 - 225.711) / 3943.554
=0.049959

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.

Rockwood Holdings has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rockwood Holdings (FRA:R6H) Business Description

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Rockwood Holdings Inc was incorporated in Delaware in September 2000. It is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of value-added specialty chemicals and materials used for industrial and commercial purposes. The Company operates through two business segments: Lithium and Surface Treatment. The Lithium segment operates under the Rockwood Lithium brand name and develops lithium chemicals for industries and end markets. It develops and manufactures basic lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and value-added lithium specialties and reagents, including butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride. It operates lithium business along the following five business divisions reflecting its core end-markets: Lithium Salts; Special Salts; Butyllithium/Lithium Metal; Battery Products and Lithium Specialties. Lithium segment obtains lithium brine which it uses to produce lithium products through evaporation in the Salar de Atacama, Chile and Silver Peak, Nevada. Lithium's customers include Bayer CropScience (a division of Bayer AG), Syngenta AG, Umicore S.A., Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. and Royal DSM N.V. Surface Treatment segment operates under the Chemetall brand name and develops and manufactures metal surface treatment products and services for industries and end market. Surface Treatment's products are used for a variety of applications and serve the automotive, aerospace and general industrial markets, including steel and metal-working industries. The customers include ArcelorMittal, Daimler AG, European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) N.V., Ford, Renault-Nissan and Volkswagen AG. The competitors in this segment includes: Dow Corning Corporation, Catalise Industria e Comercio de Metals Ltda and Nachmann S.r.I. The Company's operations are subject to regulation by the FDA with respect to certain products produced, marketed and sold by its Lithium segment, which includes pharmaceutical intermediates.

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