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WAG Payment Solutions (FRA:9VU) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is WAG Payment Solutions 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:9VU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.95

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of WAG Payment Solutions was -2.17. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.82.


WAG Payment Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for WAG Payment Solutions'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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WAG Payment Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

WAG Payment Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.06 -2.17 -2.17 -2.82 -2.95

WAG Payment Solutions Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.17 - -2.82 - -2.95

Competitive Comparison of WAG Payment Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, WAG Payment Solutions'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.


WAG Payment Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, WAG Payment Solutions's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WAG Payment Solutions's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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WAG Payment Solutions 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 WAG Payment Solutions 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 * 0.8895+0.528 * 0.9393+0.404 * 0.9982+0.892 * 1.0711+0.115 * 0.9129
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.113053-0.327 * 0.9972
=-2.92

* 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 €283 Mil.
Revenue was €2,237 Mil.
Gross Profit was €293 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €497 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,117 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €535 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €282 Mil.
Net Income was €3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €129 Mil.
Total Receivables was €297 Mil.
Revenue was €2,088 Mil.
Gross Profit was €257 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €508 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,144 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €528 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €311 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)
=(282.903 / 2236.573) / (296.928 / 2088.107)
=0.126489 / 0.1422
=0.8895

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)
=(256.53 / 2088.107) / (292.538 / 2236.573)
=0.122853 / 0.130797
=0.9393

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 - (497.346 + 75.317) / 1116.787) / (1 - (507.819 + 77.986) / 1144.337)
=0.487223 / 0.488083
=0.9982

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
=2236.573 / 2088.107
=1.0711

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))
=(57.529 / (57.529 + 77.986)) / (65.471 / (65.471 + 75.317))
=0.424521 / 0.465033
=0.9129

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 / 2236.573) / (17.368 / 2088.107)
=0 / 0.008318
=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)
=((281.807 + 534.643) / 1116.787) / ((311.239 + 527.684) / 1144.337)
=0.73107 / 0.733108
=0.9972

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
=(2.696 - 0 - 128.952) / 1116.787
=-0.113053

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.

WAG Payment Solutions has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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WAG Payment Solutions Business Description

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WAG Payment Solutions PLC, formerly Eurowag is a pan-European integrated payment & mobility platform focused on the commercial road transport industry. The group's business involves the provision of services to the CRT industry which are focused on two primary segments: Payment solutions, comprising energy payments through pre-pay or post-pay fuel cards and toll payments; and Mobility solutions, comprising tax refund services; telematics; smart routing apps; and other adjacent services.

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