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Vestum AB (OSTO:VESTUM) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Vestum 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:VESTUM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.33   Med: -2.82   Max: 94.35
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vestum AB was 94.35. The lowest was -12.33. And the median was -2.82.


Vestum AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vestum AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.11 -6.38 - -0.48 -3.05

Vestum AB 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 -1.83 -2.35 -2.65 -3.05 -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Vestum 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.


Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vestum 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 Vestum 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 * 0.7788+0.528 * 1.0141+0.404 * 1.0704+0.892 * 1.0424+0.115 * 0.8444
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.156485-0.327 * 0.9388
=-3.17

* 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 kr975 Mil.
Revenue was 1240 + 989 + 1666 + 1707 = kr5,602 Mil.
Gross Profit was 595 + 523 + 721 + 772 = kr2,611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,853 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,103 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr765 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr503 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,621 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr993 Mil.
Net Income was -161 + -387 + -42 + 47 = kr-543 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 196 + 187 + 279 + 63 = kr725 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr1,201 Mil.
Revenue was 1278 + 863 + 1601 + 1632 = kr5,374 Mil.
Gross Profit was 615 + 482 + 681 + 762 = kr2,540 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,726 Mil.
Total Assets was kr10,002 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr951 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr479 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr156 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,683 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,069 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)
=(975 / 5602) / (1201 / 5374)
=0.174045 / 0.223483
=0.7788

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)
=(2540 / 5374) / (2611 / 5602)
=0.472646 / 0.466084
=1.0141

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 - (1853 + 765) / 8103) / (1 - (2726 + 951) / 10002)
=0.67691 / 0.632374
=1.0704

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
=5602 / 5374
=1.0424

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))
=(479 / (479 + 951)) / (503 / (503 + 765))
=0.334965 / 0.396688
=0.8444

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 / 5602) / (156 / 5374)
=0 / 0.029029
=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)
=((993 + 2621) / 8103) / ((3069 + 1683) / 10002)
=0.446008 / 0.475105
=0.9388

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
=(-543 - 0 - 725) / 8103
=-0.156485

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.

Vestum AB has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vestum AB (OSTO:VESTUM) Business Description

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Address
Riddargatan 10, Stockholm, SWE, 114 35
Vestum AB is an acquisition-driven group that acquires and develops companies in construction, and infrastructure industries within the segments Water, Services and Infrastructure. The segment Water includes companies with a focus on improving the service sector for water infrastructure, Service segment includes companies that provide various services for the construction services industry, and Infra segment includes companies that work in areas such as civil engineering, water & sewage, roads, bridges, etc. Infra segment contributes majorily to the revenue of the company.

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