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Matas AS (LTS:0QFA) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of Sep. 23, 2024)


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What is Matas 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0QFA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -2.65   Max: 3.03
Current: -2.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Matas AS was 3.03. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -2.65.


Matas AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Matas 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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Matas AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Matas AS Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -3.62 -2.06 -1.75 -2.25

Matas AS Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.69 -0.63 -1.30 -2.25 -2.09

Competitive Comparison of Matas AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Matas 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.


Matas AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Matas 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 Matas 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 * 1.0589+0.528 * 1.0044+0.404 * 0.7749+0.892 * 1.6371+0.115 * 1.2608
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.050934-0.327 * 1.3299
=-2.09

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr134 Mil.
Revenue was 1956 + 1757.6 + 2508 + 1285.4 = kr7,507 Mil.
Gross Profit was 903 + 903.8 + 1095.5 + 572.6 = kr3,475 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,409 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,943 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,817 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr592 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,171 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,052 Mil.
Net Income was 59 + -44.8 + 163.2 + 1.6 = kr179 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 241 + -237.2 + 701.9 + -71.2 = kr635 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr77 Mil.
Revenue was 1150 + 1050.1 + 1396.2 + 989.2 = kr4,586 Mil.
Gross Profit was 522 + 546.1 + 620.9 + 442.9 = kr2,132 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,197 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,378 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr377 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr196 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,444 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,357 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)
=(134 / 7507) / (77.3 / 4585.5)
=0.01785 / 0.016857
=1.0589

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)
=(2131.9 / 4585.5) / (3474.9 / 7507)
=0.464922 / 0.462888
=1.0044

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 - (2409 + 1817) / 8943) / (1 - (1196.8 + 839.7) / 6378)
=0.527452 / 0.680699
=0.7749

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
=7507 / 4585.5
=1.6371

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))
=(376.9 / (376.9 + 839.7)) / (591.9 / (591.9 + 1817))
=0.309798 / 0.245714
=1.2608

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 / 7507) / (195.6 / 4585.5)
=0 / 0.042656
=0

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)
=((3052 + 2171) / 8943) / ((1356.7 + 1444.3) / 6378)
=0.584032 / 0.439166
=1.3299

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
=(179 - 0 - 634.5) / 8943
=-0.050934

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.

Matas AS has a M-score of -2.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Matas AS Business Description

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Rormosevej 1, Allerod, DNK, DK-3450
Matas A/S is a Denmark-based company engaged in a retail chain selling beauty, personal care, and health products. It has four categories. The high-End Beauty segment includes luxury beauty products, including cosmetics, skincare, and hair care products and fragrances. Mass Beauty segment includes everyday beauty products and personal care, including cosmetics and skincare and haircare products. Health and Wellbeing segment includes medicare, vitamins, minerals, supplements, specialty foods, herbal medicinal products, sports, nutrition and exercise, mother and child, personal care products, and special skincare products. The other segment includes clothing and accessories, house and garden, and Other products. Geographically, it operates only in Denmark.

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