SEVCON, INC.

CIK 0000825411

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Pension funding

P-07 · Calculated

Threshold met

FY 2016-09-30

The funded ratio of defined-benefit plans against shareholder equity.

DB plan 66% funded — -$12M deficit (53% of equity)

Trend: flat

P-07 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	98.1
benefit_obligation	33790000
plan_assets	22279000
funded_ratio	0.6593
deficit	-11511000
deficit_vs_equity	0.5295
thresholds.elevated	<90% funded
thresholds.triggered	<80% funded or deficit >25% of equity
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2016-09-30

Trend

10-K· 2016-12-23 Methodology

Earnings quality

P-01 · Calculated

Elevated

FY 2016-09-30

How reported earnings relate to accruals and to changes in receivables, margins and asset quality.

Beneish M-Score -2.18 is above the -2.22 reference level used here

Trend: flat

P-01 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	37.7
m_score	-2.179
threshold	-1.78
ratios.DSRI	1.056
ratios.GMI	1.19
ratios.AQI	1.751
ratios.SGI	1.21
ratios.DEPI	0.62
ratios.SGAI	1.13
ratios.LVGI	1.844
ratios.TATA	0
defaulted_to_neutral	TATA
sloan_accruals	null
inputs.revenue_t	49801000
inputs.revenue_t1	41142000
inputs.total_assets_t	68973000
inputs.net_income_t	-5813000
inputs.cfo_t	null
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2016-09-30

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10-K· 2016-12-23 Methodology

Interest coverage

P-13 · Calculated

Elevated

FY 2016-09-30

Whether operating earnings cover interest expense, and for how many consecutive years they did not.

EBIT is negative: operating earnings do not cover interest expense

Trend: flat

P-13 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	70.0
icr_by_year.2016-09-30	-12.61
icr_by_year.2015-09-30	24.921
icr_by_year.2014-09-30	7.537
icr_by_year.2013-09-30	-9.386
consecutive_years_below_1	1
altman_z_double_prime	2.782
definitions.zombie	ICR<1 for 3+ consecutive FYs (BIS 2018)
definitions.z_distress	<1.1 distress, 1.1-2.6 gray, >2.6 safe
inputs.ebit_t	-5334000
inputs.interest_expense_t	423000
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2016-09-30

Trend

10-K· 2016-12-23 Methodology

Restatement indicators

P-12 · Calculated

Elevated

FY 2016-09-30

How closely reported accruals and financing patterns resemble those of companies that later restated.

F-Score 1.85 is above the 1.0 reference level (the model's unconditional rate)

Trend: flat

P-12 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	61.6
f_score	1.849
probability	0.00684
components.rsst	null
components.drec	0.0479
components.dinv	0.1315
components.soft	0.7395
components.dcs	0.1496
components.droa	-0.1285
components.issue	1
model	Dechow et al. 2011, Model 1 (simplified RSST)
thresholds.elevated	1
thresholds.triggered	1.85
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2016-09-30

Trend

10-K· 2016-12-23 Methodology

Effective tax rate

P-05 · Calculated

Below threshold

FY 2015-09-30

ETR 20.9% — within normal range of statutory

Trend: flat

The gap between the effective and the statutory tax rate, and whether it persists across three years.

P-05 inputs
Input	Value
model score (0–100)	31.4
etr_by_year.2015-09-30	0.2087
etr_by_year.2014-09-30	0.1042
statutory_rate	0.21
gap_by_year.2015-09-30	0.0013
gap_by_year.2014-09-30	0.1058
note	Low ETR can be fully legitimate; this flags persistence + magnitude for review.
stale	false
latest_filing_period	2016-09-30

Trend

10-K· 2016-12-23 Methodology

No stored result for Subsidiary jurisdictions, ESG disclosure support, Insider filing timing, Language change, Strategic-review language, Carbon-exposed assets. Some signals are computed on request, and others need inputs this company’s filings do not tag; a missing result is not a finding either way.

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