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Dustin Group AB (LTS:0R5W) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Dustin Group 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0R5W' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.28   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.59

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dustin Group AB was -1.42. The lowest was -3.28. And the median was -2.59.


Dustin Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dustin Group 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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Dustin Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Dustin Group AB Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.07 -2.97 -1.47 -2.16 -2.74

Dustin Group AB Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.03 -2.26 -2.74 -2.98 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Dustin Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Dustin Group 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.


Dustin Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Dustin Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dustin Group 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 Dustin Group 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 * 1.0873+0.528 * 0.9163+0.404 * 1.0246+0.892 * 0.8845+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9789+4.679 * -0.023172-0.327 * 0.8354
=-2.59

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr3,571 Mil.
Revenue was 5246.3 + 5793.2 + 5088 + 5582 = kr21,710 Mil.
Gross Profit was 856.1 + 887.9 + 745.2 + 856.9 = kr3,346 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,578 Mil.
Total Assets was kr15,855 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr615 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr4,731 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,823 Mil.
Net Income was 76 + 32.9 + 3 + 23.4 = kr135 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -201.6 + 250.2 + 23 + 431.1 = kr503 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr3,713 Mil.
Revenue was 6271.6 + 6635.9 + 5743.4 + 5894.2 = kr24,545 Mil.
Gross Profit was 913.9 + 892.7 + 818 + 841.8 = kr3,466 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,910 Mil.
Total Assets was kr16,015 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr579 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr5,199 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,144 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)
=(3571.2 / 21709.5) / (3713.4 / 24545.1)
=0.164499 / 0.151289
=1.0873

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)
=(3466.4 / 24545.1) / (3346.1 / 21709.5)
=0.141226 / 0.154131
=0.9163

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 - (5577.5 + 614.6) / 15855.4) / (1 - (5910.2 + 578.5) / 16015.4)
=0.609464 / 0.594846
=1.0246

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
=21709.5 / 24545.1
=0.8845

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 / (0 + 578.5)) / (0 / (0 + 614.6))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(784.7 / 21709.5) / (906.3 / 24545.1)
=0.036145 / 0.036924
=0.9789

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)
=((3823 + 4730.7) / 15855.4) / ((5143.6 + 5198.6) / 16015.4)
=0.539482 / 0.645766
=0.8354

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
=(135.3 - 0 - 502.7) / 15855.4
=-0.023172

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.

Dustin Group AB has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dustin Group AB (LTS:0R5W) Business Description

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Augustendalsvagen 7, Nacka Strand, SWE, SE-131 52
Dustin Group AB operates as a IT resellers in the Nordic region. It offers a broad range of hardware, software and associated services and solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Small and Medium-sized Businesses; Large Corporate and Public Sector and Business to Consumer. The company generates maximum revenue from the Large Corporate and Public Sector (LCP) segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sweden. Its product offering comprises computers, tablets, accessories, phones, audio and video equipment, office equipment, and software.

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