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AtomTrace AS (XPRA:ATOMT) Beneish M-Score : 20.21 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is AtomTrace AS 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 20.21 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XPRA:ATOMT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.04   Med: 5.85   Max: 20.21
Current: 20.21

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AtomTrace AS was 20.21. The lowest was -4.04. And the median was 5.85.


AtomTrace AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AtomTrace AS Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 7.67 4.03 -4.04 20.21

AtomTrace AS Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 7.67 4.03 -4.04 20.21

Competitive Comparison of AtomTrace AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, AtomTrace AS'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.


AtomTrace AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AtomTrace AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AtomTrace AS 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 AtomTrace AS 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 * 28.0617+0.528 * 0.0503+0.404 * 0.1146+0.892 * 0.0277+0.115 * 0.8639
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.15902-0.327 * 0.1412
=20.21

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was Kč0.22 Mil.
Revenue was Kč0.14 Mil.
Gross Profit was Kč-4.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Kč38.68 Mil.
Total Assets was Kč38.97 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was Kč0.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was Kč0.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was Kč0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Kč17.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Kč0.00 Mil.
Net Income was Kč-18.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was Kč0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was Kč-12.19 Mil.
Total Receivables was Kč0.29 Mil.
Revenue was Kč5.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was Kč-7.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Kč8.60 Mil.
Total Assets was Kč9.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was Kč0.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was Kč0.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was Kč0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Kč9.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Kč20.13 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)
=(0.223 / 0.139) / (0.287 / 5.02)
=1.604317 / 0.057171
=28.0617

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)
=(-7.42 / 5.02) / (-4.084 / 0.139)
=-1.478088 / -29.381295
=0.0503

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 - (38.676 + 0.038) / 38.97) / (1 - (8.601 + 0.113) / 9.244)
=0.006569 / 0.057334
=0.1146

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
=0.139 / 5.02
=0.0277

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))
=(0.223 / (0.223 + 0.113)) / (0.126 / (0.126 + 0.038))
=0.66369 / 0.768293
=0.8639

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 / 0.139) / (0 / 5.02)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 17.487) / 38.97) / ((20.133 + 9.237) / 9.244)
=0.44873 / 3.177196
=0.1412

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
=(-18.391 - 0 - -12.194) / 38.97
=-0.15902

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.

AtomTrace AS has a M-score of 20.21 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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AtomTrace AS (XPRA:ATOMT) Business Description

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AtomTrace AS provides technology that performs multi-elemental analysis of most of the periodic table elements including those with low atomic weight. Its products comprise LIBS Interaction Chamber, LIBS Sci-Trace, LIBS X-Trace, LIBS Application Setup, LIBS Software-AtomAnalyzer, and Digital Delay Generator.

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