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Vendator AB (OSTO:VEND BTA2 B) Beneish M-Score : -3.36 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Vendator 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.

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

OSTO:VEND BTA2 B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.17   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.31
Current: -3.36

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vendator AB was -1.31. The lowest was -4.17. And the median was -2.59.


Vendator AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vendator 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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Vendator AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Vendator AB Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.19 -2.40 -1.78 -3.21

Vendator AB Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 -1.63 -3.21 -3.27 -2.96 -3.36

Competitive Comparison of Vendator AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Vendator 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.


Vendator AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vendator AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vendator 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 Vendator 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 * 1.6359+0.528 * 0.9848+0.404 * 0.9688+0.892 * 0.8104+0.115 * 1.1308
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1907+4.679 * -0.223395-0.327 * 1.1163
=-3.36

* 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 (Sep17) TTM:Last Year (Sep16) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr15.76 Mil.
Revenue was 16.75 + 21.052 + 21.411 + 25.062 = kr84.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.48 + 18.952 + 20.383 + 24.369 = kr79.18 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr24.20 Mil.
Total Assets was kr57.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr16.88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr47.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.34 + -1.744 + -2.073 + -0.033 = kr-5.19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.374 + 1.441 + 1.141 + -2.282 = kr7.67 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr11.88 Mil.
Revenue was 22.804 + 24.911 + 27.037 + 29.239 = kr103.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.32 + 22.423 + 25.802 + 26.683 = kr96.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr22.64 Mil.
Total Assets was kr57.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr9.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr42.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 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)
=(15.755 / 84.275) / (11.884 / 103.991)
=0.186947 / 0.114279
=1.6359

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)
=(96.228 / 103.991) / (79.184 / 84.275)
=0.925349 / 0.939591
=0.9848

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 - (24.202 + 0.997) / 57.584) / (1 - (22.64 + 1.378) / 57.253)
=0.562396 / 0.580494
=0.9688

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
=84.275 / 103.991
=0.8104

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))
=(1.581 / (1.581 + 1.378)) / (0.893 / (0.893 + 0.997))
=0.534302 / 0.472487
=1.1308

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)
=(16.882 / 84.275) / (9.509 / 103.991)
=0.20032 / 0.091441
=2.1907

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 + 47.375) / 57.584) / ((0 + 42.195) / 57.253)
=0.822711 / 0.736992
=1.1163

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
=(-5.19 - 0 - 7.674) / 57.584
=-0.223395

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.

Vendator AB has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vendator AB (OSTO:VEND BTA2 B) Business Description

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