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A P Moller Maersk AS (LTS:0O76) Beneish M-Score : -0.83 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is A P Moller Maersk AS 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 -0.83 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for A P Moller Maersk AS's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0O76' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.99   Med: -2.53   Max: -0.83
Current: -0.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of A P Moller Maersk AS was -0.83. The lowest was -6.99. And the median was -2.53.


A P Moller Maersk AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for A P Moller Maersk AS'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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A P Moller Maersk AS Beneish M-Score Chart

A P Moller Maersk AS 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 -3.45 -3.18 -1.99 -1.71 -0.83

A P Moller Maersk AS Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - -0.83 - - -

Competitive Comparison of A P Moller Maersk AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, A P Moller Maersk AS'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.


A P Moller Maersk AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, A P Moller Maersk AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A P Moller Maersk AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.



A P Moller Maersk AS 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 A P Moller Maersk AS 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 * 1.1865+0.528 * 5.0636+0.404 * 1.1274+0.892 * 0.6096+0.115 * 0.9094
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.070901-0.327 * 1.0824
=-0.83

* 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 kr130,627 Mil.
Revenue was kr349,019 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr26,478 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr212,029 Mil.
Total Assets was kr561,137 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr235,199 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr42,635 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr84,690 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr81,792 Mil.
Net Income was kr26,123 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr65,908 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr180,608 Mil.
Revenue was kr572,570 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr219,950 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr281,358 Mil.
Total Assets was kr657,905 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr258,092 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr41,856 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr93,552 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr86,775 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)
=(130626.698 / 349019.062) / (180607.919 / 572570.014)
=0.374268 / 0.315434
=1.1865

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)
=(219950.205 / 572570.014) / (26478.015 / 349019.062)
=0.384146 / 0.075864
=5.0636

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 - (212029.166 + 235199.138) / 561137.08) / (1 - (281358.443 + 258091.575) / 657905.272)
=0.202996 / 0.180049
=1.1274

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
=349019.062 / 572570.014
=0.6096

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))
=(41856.484 / (41856.484 + 258091.575)) / (42635.482 / (42635.482 + 235199.138))
=0.139546 / 0.153456
=0.9094

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)
=(0 / 349019.062) / (0 / 572570.014)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((81792.052 + 84690.007) / 561137.08) / ((86774.952 + 93552.051) / 657905.272)
=0.296687 / 0.274093
=1.0824

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
=(26122.606 - 0 - 65907.976) / 561137.08
=-0.070901

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.

A P Moller Maersk AS has a M-score of -0.83 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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A P Moller Maersk AS Business Description

Address
Esplanaden 50, Copenhagen, DNK, 1263
Denmark-listed A.P. Moller-Maersk operates trade, shipping, logistics and terminal assets globally. The oceans segment, the largest contributor to group revenue and earnings, has the second-largest oceangoing shipping capacity globally. Maersk has acquired several logistics firms in the past couple of years and plans for the segment to be the company's growth engine. Over the past few years, Maersk has divested noncore operations, such as its long-standing stakes in Danske Bank and Dansk Supermarked as well as its oil and gas operations and ocean towing.

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