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Creturner Group AB (NGM:CRET) Beneish M-Score : 2.96 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Creturner Group AB 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 2.96 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NGM:CRET' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.64   Med: 2.36   Max: 15.95
Current: 2.96

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Creturner Group AB was 15.95. The lowest was -1.64. And the median was 2.36.


Creturner Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Creturner Group AB'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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Creturner Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Creturner Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - 15.95 -0.87

Creturner Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 2.75 -0.87 1.82 3.00 2.96

Competitive Comparison of Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Creturner Group AB'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.


Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Creturner Group AB 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 Creturner Group AB 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 * 6.2857+0.528 * 4.9197+0.404 * 0.4859+0.892 * 0.2772+0.115 * 1.3913
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.184941-0.327 * 0.9722
=2.96

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr33.03 Mil.
Revenue was 3.365 + 4.509 + 5.004 + 4.106 = kr16.98 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.604 + 3.401 + 3.333 + -6.85 = kr2.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr39.62 Mil.
Total Assets was kr201.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr103.98 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr22.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr36.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5.42 Mil.
Net Income was -0.798 + -4.233 + -5.883 + -2.006 = kr-12.92 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.196 + 0.394 + -1.35 + 24.183 = kr24.42 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr18.95 Mil.
Revenue was 10.891 + 10.192 + 13.005 + 27.174 = kr61.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.535 + 5.534 + 8.703 + 22.379 = kr44.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr27.54 Mil.
Total Assets was kr194.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr51.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr16.82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr7.91 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr35.91 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5.92 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)
=(33.026 / 16.984) / (18.952 / 61.262)
=1.944536 / 0.30936
=6.2857

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)
=(44.151 / 61.262) / (2.488 / 16.984)
=0.720691 / 0.146491
=4.9197

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 - (39.619 + 103.982) / 201.918) / (1 - (27.542 + 51.165) / 194.032)
=0.288815 / 0.594361
=0.4859

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
=16.984 / 61.262
=0.2772

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))
=(16.816 / (16.816 + 51.165)) / (22.484 / (22.484 + 103.982))
=0.247363 / 0.177787
=1.3913

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)
=(0 / 16.984) / (7.913 / 61.262)
=0 / 0.129167
=0

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)
=((5.422 + 36.904) / 201.918) / ((5.922 + 35.914) / 194.032)
=0.20962 / 0.215614
=0.9722

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
=(-12.92 - 0 - 24.423) / 201.918
=-0.184941

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.

Creturner Group AB has a M-score of 2.96 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Creturner Group AB (NGM:CRET) Business Description

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Address
Atlasvagen 2, Smedjebacken, SWE, 77734
Creturner Group AB is a greentech company that operates as a technical calculation company with the help of renewable energy from CO2.

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