SSH Communications Security Oyj (FRA:XXH) Beneish M-Score: -1.84 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


FRA:XXH SSH Communications Security Oyj FRA:XXH
66 GF Score
Price €1.92
GF Value €1.23
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What is SSH Communications Security Oyj Beneish M-Score?

SSH Communications Security Oyj FRA:XXH +0.21% 66 Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:XXH with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of €1.23 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,634 Software companies, SSH Communications Security Oyj ranks worse than 79.76% on this metric.

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 -1.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for SSH Communications Security Oyj's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:XXH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.75
Current: -1.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SSH Communications Security Oyj was -1.75. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.71.


SSH Communications Security Oyj Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SSH Communications Security Oyj'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.

SSH Communications Security Oyj Beneish M-Score Chart

SSH Communications Security Oyj Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.75 -1.87 -2.82 -2.98 -1.84

SSH Communications Security Oyj Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 -2.82 -2.92 -2.98 -2.90 -1.84

FRA:XXH vs MSFT, ORCL, PLTR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, SSH Communications Security Oyj'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.


SSH Communications Security Oyj Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SSH Communications Security Oyj's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SSH Communications Security Oyj's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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SSH Communications Security Oyj 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 SSH Communications Security Oyj 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 * 1.7453+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.5223+0.892 * 1.0966+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8877+4.679 * -0.018988-0.327 * 0.6069
=-1.84

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €7.71 Mil.
Revenue was 5.4 + 5.4 + 6.8 + 5.1 = €22.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.4 + 5.4 + 6.8 + 5.1 = €22.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €29.64 Mil.
Total Assets was €47.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €14.70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €15.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.88 Mil.
Net Income was -0.2 + -0.7 + 0.6 + -0.6 = €-0.90 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was €4.03 Mil.
Revenue was 5.5 + 4.9 + 5.8 + 4.5 = €20.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.4 + 4.9 + 5.9 + 4.5 = €20.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €8.73 Mil.
Total Assets was €31.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €15.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €16.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.47 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)
=(7.711 / 22.7) / (4.029 / 20.7)
=0.339692 / 0.194638
=1.7453

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)
=(20.7 / 20.7) / (22.7 / 22.7)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (29.644 + 1.053) / 47.399) / (1 - (8.73 + 1.471) / 31.353)
=0.35237 / 0.67464
=0.5223

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
=22.7 / 20.7
=1.0966

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))
=(0 / (0 + 1.471)) / (0 / (0 + 1.053))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(14.7 / 22.7) / (15.1 / 20.7)
=0.647577 / 0.729469
=0.8877

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)
=((0.883 + 15.786) / 47.399) / ((1.465 + 16.703) / 31.353)
=0.351674 / 0.579466
=0.6069

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
=(-0.9 - 0 - 0) / 47.399
=-0.018988

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.

SSH Communications Security Oyj has a M-score of -1.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.84 mean?
SSH Communications Security Oyj (FRA:XXH) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.84 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on SSH Communications Security Oyj and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, SSH Communications Security Oyj ranks #2101 out of 2634 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 79.8%.
Is SSH Communications Security Oyj's Beneish M-Score too high?
SSH Communications Security Oyj's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. Based on the distribution chart, SSH Communications Security Oyj ranks #2101 out of 2634 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, SSH Communications Security Oyj has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SSH Communications Security Oyj's Beneish M-Score compare to MSFT and ORCL?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, SSH Communications Security Oyj ranks #2101 out of 2634 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places SSH Communications Security Oyj in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on SSH Communications Security Oyj and its competitors. SSH Communications Security Oyj's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SSH Communications Security Oyj stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SSH Communications Security Oyj (FRA:XXH) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €1.23, compared to a current price of €1.92 — trading 56.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. SSH Communications Security Oyj's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For SSH Communications Security Oyj (FRA:XXH), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is SSH Communications Security Oyj (FRA:XXH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SSH Communications Security Oyj stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €1.92 is trading 56.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €1.23. GuruFocus considers SSH Communications Security Oyj to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:XXH:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.84
  • GF Value™: €1.23 vs. price of €1.92 (56.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:XXH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


SSH Communications Security Oyj Business Description

Address Karvaamokuja 2B, Helsinki, FIN, 00380
SSH Communications Security Oyj is a provider of enterprise cybersecurity solutions that monitor, control, and automate trusted access to critical data. The company secures communications and access for and between humans, systems, and networks. The company provides software and professional services. The company products consist of Secure Mail, PrivX Hybrid PAM, Tectia SSH, and others. Geographically, the company provides its services to America, APAC, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Finland. The company serves to customers from Finance, Retail, Industrial, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, and Government sectors.
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