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Azelis Group NV (Azelis Group NV) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Azelis Group NV 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AZLGF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.82

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Azelis Group NV was -2.01. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.45.


Azelis Group NV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Azelis Group NV'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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Azelis Group NV Beneish M-Score Chart

Azelis Group NV Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.48 -2.01 -2.41 -2.82

Azelis Group NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.01 - -2.41 - -2.82

Competitive Comparison of Azelis Group NV's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Azelis Group NV'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.


Azelis Group NV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Azelis Group NV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Azelis Group NV's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Azelis Group NV 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 Azelis Group NV 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 * 0.9576+0.528 * 0.9883+0.404 * 1.0002+0.892 * 1.0421+0.115 * 1.0414
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0377+4.679 * -0.062344-0.327 * 1.0353
=-2.79

* 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 $569 Mil.
Revenue was $4,554 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,073 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,738 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,077 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $182 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,025 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,800 Mil.
Net Income was $194 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $573 Mil.
Total Receivables was $570 Mil.
Revenue was $4,370 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,018 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,530 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,272 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $164 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $168 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,033 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,334 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)
=(569.134 / 4553.624) / (570.319 / 4369.595)
=0.124985 / 0.13052
=0.9576

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)
=(1017.736 / 4369.595) / (1073.195 / 4553.624)
=0.232913 / 0.235679
=0.9883

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 - (1737.723 + 214.423) / 6076.585) / (1 - (1530.211 + 164.054) / 5271.954)
=0.678743 / 0.678627
=1.0002

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
=4553.624 / 4369.595
=1.0421

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))
=(89.76 / (89.76 + 164.054)) / (110.25 / (110.25 + 214.423))
=0.353645 / 0.339572
=1.0414

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)
=(181.865 / 4553.624) / (168.174 / 4369.595)
=0.039939 / 0.038487
=1.0377

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)
=((1800.415 + 1024.811) / 6076.585) / ((1334.282 + 1033.204) / 5271.954)
=0.464936 / 0.449072
=1.0353

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
=(193.788 - 0 - 572.626) / 6076.585
=-0.062344

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.

Azelis Group NV has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Azelis Group NV (Azelis Group NV) Business Description

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Azelis Group NV is a innovation service provider for the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry. The company has its business operating segments namely Life Sciences and Industrial chemicals. Geographically, the company has its presence in EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific.

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