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Svitzer Group AS (FRA:9Y1) Beneish M-Score : -3.35 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Svitzer Group AS 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 -3.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:9Y1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.89   Med: -3.62   Max: -3.35
Current: -3.35

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Svitzer Group AS was -3.35. The lowest was -3.89. And the median was -3.62.


Svitzer Group AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Svitzer Group AS'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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Svitzer Group AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Svitzer Group AS Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.89 -3.35

Svitzer Group AS Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -3.89 - -3.35

Competitive Comparison of Svitzer Group AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Svitzer Group AS'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.


Svitzer Group AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Svitzer Group AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Svitzer Group AS 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 Svitzer Group AS 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 * 0.2747+0.528 * 1.0586+0.404 * 1.0708+0.892 * 1.0917+0.115 * 0.9189
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.087753-0.327 * 0.7661
=-3.35

* 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 €139.6 Mil.
Revenue was €847.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was €234.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €271.8 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,676.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,206.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €125.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €209.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €478.3 Mil.
Net Income was €50.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €197.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was €465.6 Mil.
Revenue was €776.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €227.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €535.7 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,927.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,178.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €111.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €930.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €102.2 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)
=(139.587 / 847.447) / (465.557 / 776.286)
=0.164715 / 0.599724
=0.2747

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)
=(227.412 / 776.286) / (234.523 / 847.447)
=0.292949 / 0.276741
=1.0586

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 - (271.8 + 1206.002) / 1676.255) / (1 - (535.726 + 1178.249) / 1927.031)
=0.118391 / 0.110562
=1.0708

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
=847.447 / 776.286
=1.0917

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))
=(111.492 / (111.492 + 1178.249)) / (125.24 / (125.24 + 1206.002))
=0.086445 / 0.094078
=0.9189

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 / 847.447) / (0 / 776.286)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((478.298 + 209.716) / 1676.255) / ((102.235 + 930.175) / 1927.031)
=0.410447 / 0.535752
=0.7661

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
=(50.552 - 0 - 197.648) / 1676.255
=-0.087753

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.

Svitzer Group AS has a M-score of -3.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Svitzer Group AS Business Description

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Address
Sundkrogsgade 17, Copenhagen, DNK, 2100
Svitzer Group AS is in sustainable marine services. It provides customers with business-critical and safe towage services and maritime solutions. Company have divided its towage service business into two main areas: Harbour Towage: In Harbour Towage, company enter into agreements with vessel owners or operators to provide towage services for their vessels in specific ports; and Terminal Towage , company enter into agreements with on and offshore terminal operators or other customers for the delivery of towage services by making a pre-determined number of tugboats, and sometimes other vessels, available to service all vessels that enter or leave the specific terminal. The company operates in various countries such as Australia, Europe, America, AMEA, with majority from Australia.

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