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Wall to Wall Group AB (OSTO:WTW A) Beneish M-Score : -1.00 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Wall to Wall 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:WTW A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1   Med: -1   Max: -1
Current: -1

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wall to Wall Group AB was -1.00. The lowest was -1.00. And the median was -1.00.


Wall to Wall Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Wall to Wall Group AB Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Wall to Wall Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wall to Wall 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.


Wall to Wall Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Wall to Wall 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 Wall to Wall 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 * 0.3991+0.528 * 1.3353+0.404 * 1.0936+0.892 * 2.9135+0.115 * 0.3153
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.003541-0.327 * 0.8941
=-1.00

* 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 kr179.9 Mil.
Revenue was 231.6 + 274.8 + 217.4 + 246.7 = kr970.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 173.6 + -105.6 + 147.2 + 172.1 = kr387.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr298.6 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,553.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr143.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr67.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr237.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr197.2 Mil.
Net Income was 4.2 + 11.1 + 4.4 + 28.9 = kr48.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11 + 48.2 + -16 + 10.9 = kr54.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr154.7 Mil.
Revenue was 217.2 + 115.9 + 0 + 0 = kr333.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 148.5 + 30.6 + 0 + -1.6 = kr177.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr426.4 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,614.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr132.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr30.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr267.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr238.5 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)
=(179.9 / 970.5) / (154.7 / 333.1)
=0.185368 / 0.464425
=0.3991

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)
=(177.5 / 333.1) / (387.3 / 970.5)
=0.532873 / 0.399073
=1.3353

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 - (298.6 + 143.9) / 1553.3) / (1 - (426.4 + 132.5) / 1614.8)
=0.715123 / 0.653889
=1.0936

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
=970.5 / 333.1
=2.9135

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))
=(14.9 / (14.9 + 132.5)) / (67.9 / (67.9 + 143.9))
=0.101085 / 0.320585
=0.3153

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 / 970.5) / (30.9 / 333.1)
=0 / 0.092765
=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)
=((197.2 + 237.8) / 1553.3) / ((238.5 + 267.3) / 1614.8)
=0.280049 / 0.313228
=0.8941

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
=(48.6 - 0 - 54.1) / 1553.3
=-0.003541

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.

Wall to Wall Group AB has a M-score of -1.00 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Wall to Wall Group AB (OSTO:WTW A) Business Description

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Address
Linnegatan 2, Box 5712, Stockholm, SWE, 11487
Wall to Wall Group AB is engaged in pipe collection, pipe flushing, maintenance and sealing of ventilation ducts, as well as other complementary and related services that are sold and performed in the same market channels, such as geothermal solutions in apartment buildings.

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