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AS Harju Elekter (OTSE:HAE1T) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is AS Harju Elekter 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OTSE:HAE1T' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.21   Max: -0.56
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AS Harju Elekter was -0.56. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.21.


AS Harju Elekter Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AS Harju Elekter'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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AS Harju Elekter Beneish M-Score Chart

AS Harju Elekter 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 -2.65 -2.37 -2.05 -2.64 -2.28

AS Harju Elekter 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 -2.68 -2.45 -2.35 -2.28 -2.17

Competitive Comparison of AS Harju Elekter's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, AS Harju Elekter'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.


AS Harju Elekter's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AS Harju Elekter's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AS Harju Elekter's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AS Harju Elekter 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 AS Harju Elekter 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 * 1.1261+0.528 * 0.737+0.404 * 1.1043+0.892 * 1.1576+0.115 * 0.9849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8382+4.679 * 0.023594-0.327 * 0.9461
=-2.17

* 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 €49.1 Mil.
Revenue was 46.775 + 50.737 + 56.246 + 56.762 = €210.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.836 + 4.216 + 7.378 + 6.611 = €23.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €87.8 Mil.
Total Assets was €187.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €33.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €74.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €23.2 Mil.
Net Income was 0.361 + 0.134 + 3.393 + 0.982 = €4.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.12 + 4.549 + 1.219 + -3.211 = €0.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was €37.6 Mil.
Revenue was 43.891 + 49.978 + 46.081 + 41.914 = €181.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.386 + 2.518 + 5.803 + 0.963 = €14.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €85.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €177.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €35.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €76.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €20.4 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)
=(49.05 / 210.52) / (37.627 / 181.864)
=0.232994 / 0.206896
=1.1261

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)
=(14.67 / 181.864) / (23.041 / 210.52)
=0.080665 / 0.109448
=0.737

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 - (87.794 + 33.549) / 187.886) / (1 - (85.304 + 35.042) / 177.165)
=0.354167 / 0.320712
=1.1043

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
=210.52 / 181.864
=1.1576

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))
=(4.37 / (4.37 + 35.042)) / (4.256 / (4.256 + 33.549))
=0.11088 / 0.112578
=0.9849

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)
=(4.639 / 210.52) / (4.781 / 181.864)
=0.022036 / 0.026289
=0.8382

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)
=((23.207 + 74.082) / 187.886) / ((20.412 + 76.547) / 177.165)
=0.517809 / 0.547281
=0.9461

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
=(4.87 - 0 - 0.437) / 187.886
=0.023594

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.

AS Harju Elekter has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AS Harju Elekter (OTSE:HAE1T) Business Description

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Paldiski maantee 31, Keila, EST, 76606
AS Harju Elekter is an Estonia-based company engaged in the production of electrical equipment. The company operates in two segments including Production and Real estate. The Production segment includes factories producing power distribution and control equipment in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Lithuania. The core production of factories consists of equipment for the distribution of medium and low-voltage electricity, various electrical power switching and conversion devices, and automation and control centers for use by the energy, industrial, and maritime sectors, and infrastructure objects. The Real estate segment includes the development, project management, leasing, and other related services of industrial real estate for leasing partners and the group's companies.

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