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GDEV (FRA:YI4) Beneish M-Score : -1.43 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is GDEV 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 -1.43 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRA:YI4' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -2.54   Max: -1.43
Current: -1.43

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GDEV was -1.43. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -2.54.


GDEV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GDEV'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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GDEV Beneish M-Score Chart

GDEV Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.69 -2.49 -1.76

GDEV Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24
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 -2.49 -2.58 -2.25 -1.76 -1.43

Competitive Comparison of GDEV's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, GDEV'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.


GDEV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, GDEV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GDEV 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 GDEV 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 * 1.3069+0.528 * 0.994+0.404 * 1.0139+0.892 * 0.9166+0.115 * 1.3346
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3059+4.679 * 0.178885-0.327 * 0.9648
=-1.44

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €48.5 Mil.
Revenue was 98.31 + 100.058 + 113.653 + 106.019 = €418.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 65.435 + 65.62 + 76.248 + 67.538 = €274.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €151.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €262.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €203.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €261.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.9 Mil.
Net Income was 13.668 + 10.169 + 22.191 + 18.015 = €64.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.022 + 2.622 + -5.435 + 3.128 = €0.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 9.164 + 7.539 + 0 = €16.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was €40.5 Mil.
Revenue was 93.355 + 129.295 + 118.975 + 114.472 = €456.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 57.316 + 82.731 + 82.366 + 75.645 = €298.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €178.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €304.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €170.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €313.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.4 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)
=(48.511 / 418.04) / (40.499 / 456.097)
=0.116044 / 0.088795
=1.3069

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)
=(298.058 / 456.097) / (274.841 / 418.04)
=0.653497 / 0.657451
=0.994

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 - (151.307 + 3.141) / 262.756) / (1 - (178.29 + 2.122) / 304.01)
=0.4122 / 0.406559
=1.0139

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
=418.04 / 456.097
=0.9166

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))
=(6.581 / (6.581 + 2.122)) / (4.106 / (4.106 + 3.141))
=0.756176 / 0.566579
=1.3346

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)
=(203.6 / 418.04) / (170.098 / 456.097)
=0.487035 / 0.372943
=1.3059

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)
=((0.911 + 261.097) / 262.756) / ((0.419 + 313.787) / 304.01)
=0.997153 / 1.033538
=0.9648

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
=(64.043 - 0.337 - 16.703) / 262.756
=0.178885

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.

GDEV has a M-score of -1.44 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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GDEV Inc is a gaming and entertainment holding company that oversees a portfolio of studios focused on developing and publishing live-service games across a range of platforms and genres. Its portfolio includes studios specializing in mobile, browser, and PC games, as well as captivating IPs spanning various genres.

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