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Triona AB (NGM:TRIONA) Beneish M-Score : -1.94 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Triona 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 -1.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGM:TRIONA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: -2.09   Max: -1.94
Current: -1.94

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Triona AB was -1.94. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was -2.09.


Triona AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Triona AB Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.09

Triona AB Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 - - -2.46 -2.09 -1.94

Competitive Comparison of Triona AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Triona 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.


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

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

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



Triona 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 Triona 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 * 1.3824+0.528 * 1.1535+0.404 * 0.8348+0.892 * 1.0123+0.115 * 0.969
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.035496-0.327 * 0.9863
=-1.94

* 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 kr62.5 Mil.
Revenue was 71.087 + 72.146 + 59.464 + 64.379 = kr267.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.91 + 17.045 + 21.238 + 15.288 = kr69.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr95.2 Mil.
Total Assets was kr145.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr10.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr67.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7.0 Mil.
Net Income was 0.859 + 0.163 + 5.642 + 0.019 = kr6.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.066 + 3.972 + -7.414 + -5.096 = kr1.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr44.7 Mil.
Revenue was 71.029 + 69.155 + 57.372 + 66.28 = kr263.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.319 + 20.187 + 19.541 + 17.124 = kr79.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr86.2 Mil.
Total Assets was kr145.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr6.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr10.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr64.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr11.0 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)
=(62.537 / 267.076) / (44.688 / 263.836)
=0.234154 / 0.169378
=1.3824

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)
=(79.171 / 263.836) / (69.481 / 267.076)
=0.300077 / 0.260154
=1.1535

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 - (95.154 + 5.709) / 145.226) / (1 - (86.197 + 6.065) / 145.504)
=0.305476 / 0.365914
=0.8348

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
=267.076 / 263.836
=1.0123

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))
=(10.508 / (10.508 + 6.065)) / (10.807 / (10.807 + 5.709))
=0.634043 / 0.654335
=0.969

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 / 267.076) / (0 / 263.836)
=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)
=((7 + 67.679) / 145.226) / ((11 + 64.859) / 145.504)
=0.514226 / 0.521353
=0.9863

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
=(6.683 - 0 - 1.528) / 145.226
=0.035496

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.

Triona AB has a M-score of -1.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Triona AB (NGM:TRIONA) Business Description

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Address
Box 762, Borlange, SWE, S-781 27
Triona AB is a leading and reliable supplier of innovative IT solutions related to logistics and infrastructure-oriented businesses.

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