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Ignitis Group AB (LSE:IGN) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Ignitis Group AB 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LSE:IGN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.29   Max: -0.91
Current: -2.81

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ignitis Group AB was -0.91. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.29.


Ignitis Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ignitis Group AB'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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Ignitis Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Ignitis Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.91 -1.76 -3.15 -2.81

Ignitis Group AB Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.15 -2.68 -2.59 -2.64 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Ignitis Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Ignitis Group AB'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.


Ignitis Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Ignitis Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Ignitis Group AB 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 Ignitis Group AB 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 * 1.3641+0.528 * 0.8329+0.404 * 0.7392+0.892 * 0.9029+0.115 * 1.0202
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.371+4.679 * -0.067473-0.327 * 1.0281
=-2.81

* 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 €388 Mil.
Revenue was 685.6 + 521.4 + 437.9 + 650.7 = €2,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 211.4 + 161.3 + 168.1 + 243.6 = €784 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €954 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4,105 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €195 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €709 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,780 Mil.
Net Income was 62.2 + 45.6 + 49.7 + 118.7 = €276 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 135.1 + 134.1 + 138.4 + 253.6 = €661 Mil.
Total Receivables was €315 Mil.
Revenue was 705.1 + 469.5 + 440.7 + 927.1 = €2,542 Mil.
Gross Profit was 224.3 + 155.6 + 102.9 + 240.8 = €724 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,028 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,244 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,412 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €661 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,564 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)
=(388.1 / 2295.6) / (315.1 / 2542.4)
=0.169063 / 0.123938
=1.3641

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)
=(723.6 / 2542.4) / (784.4 / 2295.6)
=0.284613 / 0.341697
=0.8329

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 - (954 + 4105) / 5706) / (1 - (1027.5 + 3412.4) / 5244.4)
=0.113389 / 0.153402
=0.7392

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
=2295.6 / 2542.4
=0.9029

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))
=(165.7 / (165.7 + 3412.4)) / (195.2 / (195.2 + 4105))
=0.046309 / 0.045393
=1.0202

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)
=(48.9 / 2295.6) / (39.5 / 2542.4)
=0.021302 / 0.015537
=1.371

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)
=((1779.7 + 708.7) / 5706) / ((1563.5 + 661.1) / 5244.4)
=0.436102 / 0.424186
=1.0281

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
=(276.2 - 0 - 661.2) / 5706
=-0.067473

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.

Ignitis Group AB has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ignitis Group AB Business Description

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Laisves Avenue 10, Vilnius, LTU, LT-04215
Ignitis Group AB is engaged in green electricity generation and development of green and flexible technologies, energy distribution and supply, development of energy-smart solutions and other related activities. It is focusing on green generation and green flexibility technologies: onshore and offshore wind, batteries, pumped-storage hydro and power-to-X (P2X).

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