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Christian Berner Tech Trade AB (OSTO:CBTT B) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Christian Berner Tech Trade 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Christian Berner Tech Trade AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:CBTT B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.4   Max: -1.06
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Christian Berner Tech Trade AB was -1.06. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.40.


Christian Berner Tech Trade AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Christian Berner Tech Trade 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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Christian Berner Tech Trade AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Christian Berner Tech Trade 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 -2.78 -2.81 -2.33 -2.06 -2.62

Christian Berner Tech Trade 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 -2.15 -2.23 -2.56 -2.62 -2.89

Competitive Comparison of Christian Berner Tech Trade AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Christian Berner Tech Trade 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.


Christian Berner Tech Trade AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Christian Berner Tech Trade AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Christian Berner Tech Trade AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Christian Berner Tech Trade 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 Christian Berner Tech Trade 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 * 0.885+0.528 * 0.9685+0.404 * 0.9434+0.892 * 1.0529+0.115 * 1.0659
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.109055-0.327 * 0.9571
=-2.89

* 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 kr144.9 Mil.
Revenue was 244.207 + 230.99 + 225.075 + 245.901 = kr946.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.956 + 91.697 + 90.172 + 98.333 = kr372.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr330.5 Mil.
Total Assets was kr687.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr111.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr34.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr367.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr68.4 Mil.
Net Income was 8.883 + 10.865 + 14.376 + 11.279 = kr45.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 53.59 + 24.432 + 39.102 + 3.254 = kr120.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr155.5 Mil.
Revenue was 239.479 + 245.845 + 199.585 + 213.759 = kr898.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.212 + 86.197 + 76.035 + 84.904 = kr342.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr308.6 Mil.
Total Assets was kr643.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr91.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr30.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr58.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr378.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr48.3 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)
=(144.913 / 946.173) / (155.522 / 898.668)
=0.153157 / 0.173058
=0.885

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)
=(342.348 / 898.668) / (372.158 / 946.173)
=0.38095 / 0.39333
=0.9685

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 - (330.518 + 111.602) / 687.5) / (1 - (308.605 + 91.661) / 643.851)
=0.356916 / 0.378325
=0.9434

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
=946.173 / 898.668
=1.0529

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))
=(30.482 / (30.482 + 91.661)) / (34.118 / (34.118 + 111.602))
=0.24956 / 0.234134
=1.0659

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 / 946.173) / (58.342 / 898.668)
=0 / 0.064921
=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)
=((68.362 + 367.893) / 687.5) / ((48.256 + 378.623) / 643.851)
=0.634553 / 0.663009
=0.9571

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
=(45.403 - 0 - 120.378) / 687.5
=-0.109055

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.

Christian Berner Tech Trade AB has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Christian Berner Tech Trade AB (OSTO:CBTT B) Business Description

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Designvagen 1, Box 88, Molnlycke, SWE, SE-435 22
Christian Berner Tech Trade AB is a technology trading company. It simplifies the decision-making process for customers by offering analysis of the customer's technical requirements, development, installation & service in the fields of processing, construction and engineering industries. The company's products include vibration and noise-damping materials, filter and process technology, UV aggregates and industrial equipment.

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