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Synthetic MR AB (XSAT:SYNT) Beneish M-Score : -1.38 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Synthetic MR 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 -1.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XSAT:SYNT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -1.64   Max: 8.54
Current: -1.38

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Synthetic MR AB was 8.54. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -1.64.


Synthetic MR AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synthetic MR 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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Synthetic MR AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Synthetic MR 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 -3.60 -0.51 -1.90 -0.92 -1.38

Synthetic MR AB Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -0.92 -0.78 -1.03 -1.41 -1.38

Competitive Comparison of Synthetic MR AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Synthetic MR 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.


Synthetic MR AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Synthetic MR AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Synthetic MR 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 Synthetic MR 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 * 1.1313+0.528 * 1.0188+0.404 * 1.0874+0.892 * 1.3067+0.115 * 0.8807
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.11891-0.327 * 1.1586
=-1.38

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr96.17 Mil.
Revenue was 30.119 + 21.708 + 21.244 + 16.142 = kr89.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.34 + 22.951 + 22.637 + 17.444 = kr94.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr118.36 Mil.
Total Assets was kr142.97 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr6.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr26.16 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.24 Mil.
Net Income was 4.583 + 4.085 + 3.575 + -2.229 = kr10.01 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.662 + 2.01 + -4.482 + -1.852 = kr-6.99 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr65.05 Mil.
Revenue was 20.64 + 19.034 + 18.722 + 9.875 = kr68.27 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.07 + 20.489 + 19.954 + 11.064 = kr73.58 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr106.30 Mil.
Total Assets was kr127.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2.73 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr5.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr12.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr19.04 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1.26 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)
=(96.168 / 89.213) / (65.052 / 68.271)
=1.077959 / 0.95285
=1.1313

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)
=(73.577 / 68.271) / (94.372 / 89.213)
=1.07772 / 1.057828
=1.0188

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 - (118.362 + 2.155) / 142.965) / (1 - (106.302 + 2.73) / 127.432)
=0.157017 / 0.144391
=1.0874

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
=89.213 / 68.271
=1.3067

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))
=(5.175 / (5.175 + 2.73)) / (6.242 / (6.242 + 2.155))
=0.654649 / 0.743361
=0.8807

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 / 89.213) / (12.584 / 68.271)
=0 / 0.184324
=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)
=((0.235 + 26.158) / 142.965) / ((1.264 + 19.041) / 127.432)
=0.184612 / 0.15934
=1.1586

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
=(10.014 - 0 - -6.986) / 142.965
=0.11891

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.

Synthetic MR AB has a M-score of -1.38 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Synthetic MR AB (XSAT:SYNT) Business Description

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Storgatan 11, Linkoping, SWE, SE-582 23
Synthetic MR AB develops innovative software solutions for Magnetic Resonance Imaging that supports shorter exam times and delivers more information to the clinician. Its product is available in different packages. SyMRI IMAGE provides high MRI workflows and enables automatic segmentation of brain tissue, providing objective decision support, MAGiC is a customer-specific version of SyMRI IMAGE marketed and sold by GE Healthcare under a licence agreement, SyMRI NEURO includes contrast images, biomarker segmentation, volumetric measurements of brain tissues and quantitative parametric maps, and SyMRI Research Edition includes contrast images, volumetric measurements and quantitative maps to provide more information to the researcher.