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New Nordic Healthbrands AB (OSTO:NNH) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is New Nordic Healthbrands 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:NNH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.08   Max: -1.27
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Nordic Healthbrands AB was -1.27. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.08.


New Nordic Healthbrands AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Nordic Healthbrands 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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New Nordic Healthbrands AB Beneish M-Score Chart

New Nordic Healthbrands 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 -1.49 -2.56 -1.81 -1.97 -3.00

New Nordic Healthbrands 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 -2.13 -2.57 -2.85 -3.00 -2.69

Competitive Comparison of New Nordic Healthbrands AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, New Nordic Healthbrands 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.


New Nordic Healthbrands AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, New Nordic Healthbrands AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Nordic Healthbrands AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



New Nordic Healthbrands 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 New Nordic Healthbrands 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 * 0.8238+0.528 * 0.9838+0.404 * 1.3384+0.892 * 1.0966+0.115 * 1.0639
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.65+4.679 * -0.060753-0.327 * 1.1265
=-2.69

* 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 kr106.6 Mil.
Revenue was 130.219 + 142.55 + 135.117 + 129.921 = kr537.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.577 + 92.12 + 90.206 + 86.365 = kr351.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr236.9 Mil.
Total Assets was kr257.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr4.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr139.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr150.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2.3 Mil.
Net Income was -3.389 + -5.717 + 2.024 + -3.087 = kr-10.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -15.756 + 9.876 + -0.246 + 11.602 = kr5.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr118.0 Mil.
Revenue was 126.262 + 111.657 + 121.797 + 130.712 = kr490.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.537 + 69.797 + 81.09 + 84.706 = kr315.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr225.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr239.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr3.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr195.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr124.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1.7 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)
=(106.593 / 537.807) / (117.995 / 490.428)
=0.198199 / 0.240596
=0.8238

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)
=(315.13 / 490.428) / (351.268 / 537.807)
=0.642561 / 0.653149
=0.9838

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 - (236.914 + 4.848) / 257.519) / (1 - (224.964 + 3.796) / 239.719)
=0.061188 / 0.045716
=1.3384

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
=537.807 / 490.428
=1.0966

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))
=(1.735 / (1.735 + 3.796)) / (2.027 / (2.027 + 4.848))
=0.313686 / 0.294836
=1.0639

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)
=(139.449 / 537.807) / (195.637 / 490.428)
=0.259292 / 0.398911
=0.65

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)
=((2.268 + 150.515) / 257.519) / ((1.672 + 124.577) / 239.719)
=0.593288 / 0.526654
=1.1265

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
=(-10.169 - 0 - 5.476) / 257.519
=-0.060753

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.

New Nordic Healthbrands AB has a M-score of -2.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Nordic Healthbrands AB (OSTO:NNH) Business Description

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Address
Sodra Forstadsgatan 3, Malmo, SWE, 211 43
New Nordic Healthbrands AB develops herbal supplements, herbal remedies, and personal care products to satisfy specific health and beauty needs. The products are sold in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some products sold are Active legs, Active Liver, Apple Cider, Chili Burn, Clear brain, Ear tone, Equazen, Frutin gastro gel, Hair Gro, Hair Volume, Kilo trim, and Melissa Dream. Maximum revenue is generated from the Nordic region.

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