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Clas Ohlson AB (LTS:0GQE) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Clas Ohlson 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0GQE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.96   Med: -2.77   Max: -1.77
Current: -3.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Clas Ohlson AB was -1.77. The lowest was -3.96. And the median was -2.77.


Clas Ohlson AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clas Ohlson 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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Clas Ohlson AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Clas Ohlson AB Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.00 -3.62 -3.37 -3.01 -3.43

Clas Ohlson AB Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.95 -3.43 -3.96 -3.95 -3.14

Competitive Comparison of Clas Ohlson AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Clas Ohlson 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.


Clas Ohlson AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Clas Ohlson AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clas Ohlson 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 Clas Ohlson 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 * 1.1013+0.528 * 0.9632+0.404 * 1.1579+0.892 * 1.0901+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9316+4.679 * -0.190295-0.327 * 0.9997
=-3.14

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr188 Mil.
Revenue was 3411.9 + 2460.1 + 2193.1 + 1776.3 = kr9,841 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1309.6 + 1015.5 + 836.8 + 688.6 = kr3,851 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,972 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,024 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,396 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr2,373 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,279 Mil.
Net Income was 321 + 173.4 + -26.4 + -23.1 = kr445 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1077.4 + 191.5 + 328.3 + -6 = kr1,591 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr157 Mil.
Revenue was 2954.2 + 2250.2 + 2043.6 + 1780.1 = kr9,028 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1128.4 + 848.4 + 718.3 + 707.1 = kr3,402 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,363 Mil.
Total Assets was kr5,139 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,292 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr2,337 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,267 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,168 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)
=(188 / 9841.4) / (156.6 / 9028.1)
=0.019103 / 0.017346
=1.1013

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)
=(3402.2 / 9028.1) / (3850.5 / 9841.4)
=0.376846 / 0.391255
=0.9632

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 - (2972.1 + 2396.1) / 6023.8) / (1 - (2363.3 + 2292.3) / 5138.6)
=0.108835 / 0.093994
=1.1579

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
=9841.4 / 9028.1
=1.0901

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 + 2292.3)) / (0 / (0 + 2396.1))
=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)
=(2372.8 / 9841.4) / (2336.5 / 9028.1)
=0.241104 / 0.258803
=0.9316

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)
=((1278.5 + 2745.8) / 6023.8) / ((1167.6 + 2266.5) / 5138.6)
=0.668067 / 0.668295
=0.9997

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
=(444.9 - 0 - 1591.2) / 6023.8
=-0.190295

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.

Clas Ohlson AB has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Clas Ohlson AB (LTS:0GQE) Business Description

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Municipality of Leksand, Insjon, SWE, 793 85
Clas Ohlson AB is a Swedish specialty retailer of home and office solutions. The company has five product categories: hardware, electrical, home, multimedia, and leisure items. The hardware category includes home repair tools, with Capere, Cocraft, and Clas Ohlson as proprietary brands. The electrical category consists of energy and electrical solutions, mainly under its own brands: Cotech and Northlight. Multimedia offers technology to connect devices. The home category offers practical items for the kitchen, wardrobe, bathroom, and laundry. Clas Ohlson's main markets by revenue are Sweden, Norway, Finland, and a few other countries outside the Nordics.

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