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Coloplast A/S (OCSE:COLO B) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Coloplast A/S 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coloplast A/S's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OCSE:COLO B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.96
Current: -1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coloplast A/S was -1.96. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -2.53.


Coloplast A/S Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coloplast A/S'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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Coloplast A/S Beneish M-Score Chart

Coloplast A/S Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -2.73 -2.48 -1.99 -2.30

Coloplast A/S 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 -2.46 -2.45 -2.30 -2.24 -1.98

Competitive Comparison of Coloplast A/S's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Coloplast A/S'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.


Coloplast A/S's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Coloplast A/S's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coloplast A/S's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Coloplast A/S 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 Coloplast A/S 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 * 1.0751+0.528 * 1.0142+0.404 * 1.1319+0.892 * 1.0603+0.115 * 1.0086
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0204+4.679 * 0.055816-0.327 * 0.8211
=-1.98

* 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 kr4,995 Mil.
Revenue was 6586 + 6606 + 6226 + 6108 = kr25,526 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4477 + 4504 + 4132 + 4023 = kr17,136 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr10,391 Mil.
Total Assets was kr48,140 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr6,319 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr9,253 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr17,305 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr12,340 Mil.
Net Income was 1252 + 1212 + 1229 + 1272 = kr4,965 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2560 + 1788 + 1881 + 1169 = kr2,278 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr4,382 Mil.
Revenue was 6061 + 6105 + 6059 + 5849 = kr24,074 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4027 + 4146 + 4170 + 4048 = kr16,391 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr9,323 Mil.
Total Assets was kr35,302 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5,617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,048 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr8,552 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr9,433 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr17,042 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)
=(4995 / 25526) / (4382 / 24074)
=0.195683 / 0.182022
=1.0751

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)
=(16391 / 24074) / (17136 / 25526)
=0.680859 / 0.671316
=1.0142

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 - (10391 + 6319) / 48140) / (1 - (9323 + 5617) / 35302)
=0.652887 / 0.576795
=1.1319

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
=25526 / 24074
=1.0603

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))
=(1048 / (1048 + 5617)) / (1167 / (1167 + 6319))
=0.157239 / 0.155891
=1.0086

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)
=(9253 / 25526) / (8552 / 24074)
=0.362493 / 0.355238
=1.0204

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)
=((12340 + 17305) / 48140) / ((17042 + 9433) / 35302)
=0.615808 / 0.749958
=0.8211

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
=(4965 - 0 - 2278) / 48140
=0.055816

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.

Coloplast A/S has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coloplast A/S (OCSE:COLO B) Business Description

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Holtedam 1-3, Humlebaek, DNK, DK-3050
Coloplast is a leading global competitor in ostomy management and continence care. The firm designs, manufactures, and markets ostomy care systems, disposable containment devices, paste, powder, seals, and intermittent catheters for continence care. Coloplast also maintains a tertiary presence in the urology and woundcare markets, where it manufactures and markets penile implants, slings for incontinence and prolapse, and wound dressings. The company derives more than 60% of sales from Europe, 24% from other developed countries, and 17% from the rest of the world.

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