AQ Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for AQ 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.
AQ Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart
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AQ Group AB Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of AQ Group AB's Beneish M-Score
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, AQ 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.
AQ Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AQ Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AQ Group AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.
AQ 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 AQ 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 * 0.9056 | + | 0.528 * 0.9586 | + | 0.404 * 0.8998 | + | 0.892 * 1.1671 | + | 0.115 * 1.0133 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0 | + | 4.679 * -0.0534 | - | 0.327 * 0.7935 |
| = | -2.49 |
* 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 kr2,340 Mil.
Revenue was 2225 + 2221 + 2149 + 2345 = kr8,940 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1106 + 1092 + 1027 + 1113 = kr4,338 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,327 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,367 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,461 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,743 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr419 Mil.
Net Income was 184 + 133 + 171 + 170 = kr658 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 244 + 238 + 339 + 177 = kr998 Mil.
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Total Receivables was kr2,214 Mil.
Revenue was 2253 + 1975 + 1711 + 1721 = kr7,660 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1049 + 924 + 788 + 802 = kr3,563 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,187 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,125 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,319 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr266 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr612 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,761 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr860 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (2340 / 8940) | / | (2214 / 7660) |
| = | 0.261745 | / | 0.289034 |
| | = | 0.9056 |
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) |
| = | (3563 / 7660) | / | (4338 / 8940) |
| = | 0.465144 | / | 0.485235 |
| | = | 0.9586 |
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 - (4327 + 1461) / 6367) | / | (1 - (4187 + 1319) / 6125) |
| = | 0.090938 | / | 0.101061 |
| | = | 0.8998 |
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 |
| = | 8940 | / | 7660 |
| | = | 1.1671 |
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)) |
| = | (266 / (266 + 1319)) | / | (290 / (290 + 1461)) |
| = | 0.167823 | / | 0.16562 |
| | = | 1.0133 |
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 / 8940) | / | (612 / 7660) |
| = | 0 | / | 0.079896 |
| | = | 0 |
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) |
| = | ((419 + 1743) / 6367) | / | ((860 + 1761) / 6125) |
| = | 0.339563 | / | 0.427918 |
| | = | 0.7935 |
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 |
| = | (658 - 0 | - | 998) | / | 6367 |
| | = | -0.0534 |
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.
AQ Group AB has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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