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Aker Carbon Capture ASA (FRA:606) Beneish M-Score : -0.09 (As of Jun. 16, 2024)


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What is Aker Carbon Capture ASA 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 -0.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aker Carbon Capture ASA's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:606' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.09   Med: 0.1   Max: 0.28
Current: -0.09

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aker Carbon Capture ASA was 0.28. The lowest was -0.09. And the median was 0.10.


Aker Carbon Capture ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aker Carbon Capture ASA'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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Aker Carbon Capture ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Aker Carbon Capture ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.28 -0.09

Aker Carbon Capture ASA Quarterly Data
Jul20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 - - - -0.09 -

Competitive Comparison of Aker Carbon Capture ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Aker Carbon Capture ASA'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.


Aker Carbon Capture ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Aker Carbon Capture ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aker Carbon Capture ASA's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Aker Carbon Capture ASA 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 Aker Carbon Capture ASA 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 * 3.1211+0.528 * 1.3809+0.404 * 1.877+0.892 * 1.8701+0.115 * 1.3696
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3334+4.679 * -0.202682-0.327 * 1.8161
=-0.26

* 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 €20.5 Mil.
Revenue was €139.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was €9.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €121.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €146.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €9.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €82.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.2 Mil.
Net Income was €-14.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €14.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was €3.5 Mil.
Revenue was €74.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was €7.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €111.7 Mil.
Total Assets was €123.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €5.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €8.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €39.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 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)
=(20.545 / 139.522) / (3.52 / 74.608)
=0.147253 / 0.04718
=3.1211

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)
=(7.269 / 74.608) / (9.844 / 139.522)
=0.097429 / 0.070555
=1.3809

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 - (121.214 + 9.945) / 146.693) / (1 - (111.694 + 5.2) / 123.883)
=0.105895 / 0.056416
=1.877

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
=139.522 / 74.608
=1.8701

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))
=(1.052 / (1.052 + 5.2)) / (1.393 / (1.393 + 9.945))
=0.168266 / 0.122861
=1.3696

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)
=(5.463 / 139.522) / (8.763 / 74.608)
=0.039155 / 0.117454
=0.3334

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)
=((3.203 + 82.198) / 146.693) / ((0 + 39.712) / 123.883)
=0.582175 / 0.320561
=1.8161

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
=(-14.848 - 0 - 14.884) / 146.693
=-0.202682

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.

Aker Carbon Capture ASA has a M-score of -0.26 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Aker Carbon Capture ASA (FRA:606) Business Description

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Aker Carbon Capture ASA is a carbon capture technology provider. The company's proprietary carbon capture process uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb the CO2. This process can be applied to emissions from various sources, from gas, coal, cement, refineries, and waste-to-energy through to hydrogen and other process industries. Its products and services include Just Catch, Offshore Just Catch, Big Catch, Mobile Test Unit - Rental service, CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), and Storage Practice.

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