Investment AB Latour Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Investment AB Latour'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.
Investment AB Latour Beneish M-Score Chart
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Investment AB Latour Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Investment AB Latour's Beneish M-Score
For the Asset Management subindustry, Investment AB Latour'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.
Investment AB Latour's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Investment AB Latour's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Investment AB Latour's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Investment AB Latour 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 Investment AB Latour 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 * 0.9346 | + | 0.528 * 0.9674 | + | 0.404 * 1.0149 | + | 0.892 * 1.038 | + | 0.115 * 1 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.0719 | + | 4.679 * 0.021126 | - | 0.327 * 0.9092 |
| = | -2.40 |
* 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 $553 Mil.
Revenue was 588.015 + 630.069 + 551.115 + 613.329 = $2,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 232.92 + 243.722 + 216.422 + 237.717 = $931 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,229 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,016 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $348 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $549 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,059 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $789 Mil.
Net Income was 190.754 + 137.362 + 50.069 + 176.431 = $555 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60.511 + 155.982 + 115.113 + 95.923 = $428 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $570 Mil.
Revenue was 608.23 + 616.882 + 515.944 + 554.166 = $2,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 238.061 + 229.428 + 188.449 + 211.462 = $867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,235 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,700 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $321 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $493 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,083 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $843 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (553.149 / 2382.528) | / | (570.144 / 2295.222) |
| = | 0.232169 | / | 0.248405 |
| | = | 0.9346 |
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) |
| = | (867.4 / 2295.222) | / | (930.781 / 2382.528) |
| = | 0.377916 | / | 0.390669 |
| | = | 0.9674 |
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 - (1228.953 + 347.699) / 6015.675) | / | (1 - (1234.501 + 321.297) / 5700.199) |
| = | 0.737909 | / | 0.727063 |
| | = | 1.0149 |
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 |
| = | 2382.528 | / | 2295.222 |
| | = | 1.038 |
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)) |
| = | (0 / (0 + 321.297)) | / | (0 / (0 + 347.699)) |
| = | 0 | / | 0 |
| | = | 1 |
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) |
| = | (548.771 / 2382.528) | / | (493.223 / 2295.222) |
| = | 0.230331 | / | 0.214891 |
| | = | 1.0719 |
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) |
| = | ((789.431 + 1058.753) / 6015.675) | / | ((843.428 + 1082.634) / 5700.199) |
| = | 0.307228 | / | 0.337894 |
| | = | 0.9092 |
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 |
| = | (554.616 - 0 | - | 427.529) | / | 6015.675 |
| | = | 0.021126 |
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.
Investment AB Latour has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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