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AGES Industri AB (OSTO:AGES B) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is AGES Industri 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:AGES B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.58   Med: -2.72   Max: -2
Current: -2.86

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AGES Industri AB was -2.00. The lowest was -4.58. And the median was -2.72.


AGES Industri AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AGES Industri 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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AGES Industri AB Beneish M-Score Chart

AGES Industri AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.90 -3.07 -2.06 -2.79 -3.00

AGES Industri AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.88 -2.94 -3.00 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of AGES Industri AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, AGES Industri 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.


AGES Industri AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AGES Industri AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AGES Industri 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 AGES Industri 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 * 0.9631+0.528 * 0.8865+0.404 * 1.0136+0.892 * 1.0548+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5804+4.679 * -0.055806-0.327 * 0.9417
=-2.86

* 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 kr193 Mil.
Revenue was 402 + 384.305 + 303 + 403 = kr1,492 Mil.
Gross Profit was 46 + 35.207 + 28 + 43 = kr152 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr445 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,111 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr393 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr450 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0 Mil.
Net Income was 14 + 11.333 + 20 + 12 = kr57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 37 + 39.333 + 7 + 36 = kr119 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr190 Mil.
Revenue was 413 + 346.831 + 300 + 355 = kr1,415 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43 + 31.921 + 14 + 39 = kr128 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr423 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,023 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr352 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr440 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0 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)
=(193 / 1492.305) / (190 / 1414.831)
=0.12933 / 0.134292
=0.9631

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)
=(127.921 / 1414.831) / (152.207 / 1492.305)
=0.090414 / 0.101995
=0.8865

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 - (445 + 393) / 1111) / (1 - (423 + 352) / 1023)
=0.245725 / 0.242424
=1.0136

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
=1492.305 / 1414.831
=1.0548

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 + 352)) / (0 / (0 + 393))
=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)
=(46.065 / 1492.305) / (27.634 / 1414.831)
=0.030868 / 0.019532
=1.5804

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)
=((0 + 450) / 1111) / ((0 + 440) / 1023)
=0.405041 / 0.430108
=0.9417

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
=(57.333 - 0 - 119.333) / 1111
=-0.055806

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.

AGES Industri AB has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AGES Industri AB (OSTO:AGES B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kristian IV's, Vag 3, Plan 13, Halmstad, SWE, 302 50
AGES Industri AB is involved in die casting in aluminum, metal cutting processes, and product assembly in Sweden. The services offered by the company include Casting, Machining, Assembly and Welding.

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