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AutoStore Holdings (FRA:1IG) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is AutoStore Holdings 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 -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:1IG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.18   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.09

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AutoStore Holdings was -1.64. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.18.


AutoStore Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AutoStore Holdings'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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AutoStore Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

AutoStore Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.27 -1.64 -2.56 -2.09

AutoStore Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.56 - - - -2.09

Competitive Comparison of AutoStore Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AutoStore Holdings'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.


AutoStore Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AutoStore Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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AutoStore Holdings 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 AutoStore Holdings 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 * 1.3164+0.528 * 0.934+0.404 * 0.9415+0.892 * 0.97+0.115 * 1.0848
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.003356-0.327 * 0.9954
=-2.11

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €144.5 Mil.
Revenue was €574.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €341.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €510.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,934.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €90.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €60.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €184.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €448.6 Mil.
Net Income was €130.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €136.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was €113.2 Mil.
Revenue was €592.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was €329.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €448.7 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,954.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €74.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €56.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €32.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €201.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €440.7 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)
=(144.492 / 574.337) / (113.158 / 592.107)
=0.251581 / 0.191111
=1.3164

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)
=(329.203 / 592.107) / (341.89 / 574.337)
=0.555986 / 0.595278
=0.934

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 - (510.543 + 90.057) / 1934.83) / (1 - (448.688 + 74.369) / 1954.861)
=0.689585 / 0.732433
=0.9415

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
=574.337 / 592.107
=0.97

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))
=(56.946 / (56.946 + 74.369)) / (59.974 / (59.974 + 90.057))
=0.43366 / 0.399744
=1.0848

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 / 574.337) / (32.187 / 592.107)
=0 / 0.05436
=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)
=((448.564 + 184.124) / 1934.83) / ((440.71 + 201.465) / 1954.861)
=0.326999 / 0.328502
=0.9954

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
=(130.453 - 0 - 136.947) / 1934.83
=-0.003356

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.

AutoStore Holdings has a M-score of -2.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AutoStore Holdings Business Description

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Stokkastrandvegen 85, Nedre Vats, NOR, 5578
AutoStore Holdings Ltd a robot technology company which provides automated storage and retrieval systems and warehouse management and control systems through third-party distributors. The systems offered by the company include Robots, Grid, Bins, Controller, Workstations and WMS.

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