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StrongPoint ASA (LTS:0JEZ) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is StrongPoint ASA 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0JEZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.82   Max: -1.8
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of StrongPoint ASA was -1.80. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.82.


StrongPoint ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for StrongPoint ASA'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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StrongPoint ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

StrongPoint ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.41 -2.95 -1.80 -2.82

StrongPoint ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -

Competitive Comparison of StrongPoint ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, StrongPoint ASA'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.


StrongPoint ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, StrongPoint ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



StrongPoint ASA 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 StrongPoint ASA 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 * 0.8997+0.528 * 0.9496+0.404 * 1.155+0.892 * 0.9781+0.115 * 1.1633
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8618+4.679 * -0.058534-0.327 * 1.1038
=-2.82

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr256 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,342 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr537 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr548 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,014 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr130 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr431 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr88 Mil.
Net Income was kr-34 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr25 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr291 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr521 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr596 Mil.
Total Assets was kr986 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr106 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr390 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr68 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)
=(255.745 / 1342.398) / (290.613 / 1372.392)
=0.190514 / 0.211757
=0.8997

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)
=(521.436 / 1372.392) / (537.132 / 1342.398)
=0.379947 / 0.400129
=0.9496

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 - (547.541 + 129.965) / 1014.49) / (1 - (595.716 + 106.454) / 985.64)
=0.332171 / 0.2876
=1.155

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
=1342.398 / 1372.392
=0.9781

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))
=(38.193 / (38.193 + 106.454)) / (38.159 / (38.159 + 129.965))
=0.264043 / 0.226969
=1.1633

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)
=(48.434 / 1342.398) / (57.458 / 1372.392)
=0.03608 / 0.041867
=0.8618

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)
=((88.496 + 431.182) / 1014.49) / ((67.513 + 389.923) / 985.64)
=0.512255 / 0.4641
=1.1038

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
=(-34.2 - 0 - 25.182) / 1014.49
=-0.058534

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.

StrongPoint ASA has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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StrongPoint ASA (LTS:0JEZ) Business Description

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Slynga 10, Raelingen, NOR, 2005
StrongPoint ASA is a retail technology company that provides solutions to make shops smarter, shopping experiences better and online grocery shopping more efficient. With over 500 employees in Norway, Sweden, the Baltics and Spain and together with a wide partner network, StrongPoint supports businesses in more than 20 countries. It provides in-store cash management and payment solutions, electronic shelf labels, self-checkouts, task and labor management software, click & collect temperature-controlled grocery lockers, in-store and drive-thru grocery pickup solutions and grocery order picking solutions.

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