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InterMail A/S (CHIX:IMAILC) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Jun. 19, 2025)


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What is InterMail A/S 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for InterMail A/S's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:IMAILc' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.88   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of InterMail A/S was -1.73. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.88.


InterMail A/S Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for InterMail A/S'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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InterMail A/S Beneish M-Score Chart

InterMail A/S Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.73 -3.20 -3.00 -2.98 -2.68

InterMail A/S Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 - -2.98 - -2.68 -

Competitive Comparison of InterMail A/S's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, InterMail A/S'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.


InterMail A/S's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, InterMail A/S's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where InterMail A/S's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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InterMail A/S 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 InterMail A/S 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 * 1.1521+0.528 * 1.1134+0.404 * 1.0437+0.892 * 1.0051+0.115 * 0.8721
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.08+4.679 * -0.086186-0.327 * 0.9845
=-2.68

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr29.6 Mil.
Revenue was kr122.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr42.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr36.3 Mil.
Total Assets was kr134.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr41.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr38.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr42.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr63.9 Mil.
Net Income was kr0.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr11.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr25.5 Mil.
Revenue was kr121.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr47.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr33.6 Mil.
Total Assets was kr140.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr50.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr35.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr37.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr75.4 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)
=(29.55 / 122.424) / (25.517 / 121.799)
=0.241374 / 0.209501
=1.1521

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)
=(47.343 / 121.799) / (42.74 / 122.424)
=0.388698 / 0.349115
=1.1134

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 - (36.3 + 41.601) / 134.407) / (1 - (33.609 + 50.187) / 140.314)
=0.42041 / 0.402797
=1.0437

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
=122.424 / 121.799
=1.0051

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))
=(14.26 / (14.26 + 50.187)) / (14.144 / (14.144 + 41.601))
=0.221267 / 0.253727
=0.8721

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)
=(38.458 / 122.424) / (35.429 / 121.799)
=0.314138 / 0.290881
=1.08

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)
=((63.948 + 42.686) / 134.407) / ((75.416 + 37.656) / 140.314)
=0.793366 / 0.80585
=0.9845

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
=(0.052 - 0 - 11.636) / 134.407
=-0.086186

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.

InterMail A/S has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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InterMail A/S Business Description

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InterMail A/S is a data-driven communications company that helps its customers create more leads, more sales and make customers loyal, so that customers' lifetime value increases. The company works with communication on all modern platforms such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and ensures that market communication across various digital and analog distribution channels creates the greatest possible effect. Due to its wide range of services, the company can function as the companies' one-stop-shop for marketing communication / customer journey.

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