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Valmet Oyj (LTS:0QIW) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Apr. 12, 2025)


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What is Valmet Oyj 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0QIW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Valmet Oyj was -1.77. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.67.


Valmet Oyj Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valmet Oyj'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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Valmet Oyj Beneish M-Score Chart

Valmet Oyj Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.76 -2.65 -1.77 -2.58 -2.86

Valmet Oyj 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 -2.58 -2.50 -2.67 -2.77 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Valmet Oyj's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Valmet Oyj'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.


Valmet Oyj's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Valmet Oyj 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 Valmet Oyj 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 * 0.8598+0.528 * 0.9125+0.404 * 1.0649+0.892 * 0.9687+0.115 * 0.9494
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.122+4.679 * -0.040105-0.327 * 0.9652
=-2.86

* 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 €1,206 Mil.
Revenue was 1528 + 1295 + 1324 + 1212 = €5,359 Mil.
Gross Profit was 419 + 364 + 363 + 336 = €1,482 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,944 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,832 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €726 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €218 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,001 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,356 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,380 Mil.
Net Income was 98 + 68 + 58 + 56 = €280 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 178 + 110 + 128 + 138 = €554 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,448 Mil.
Revenue was 1499 + 1295 + 1417 + 1321 = €5,532 Mil.
Gross Profit was 374 + 332 + 364 + 326 = €1,396 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,296 Mil.
Total Assets was €7,064 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €698 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €196 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €921 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,664 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,338 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)
=(1206 / 5359) / (1448 / 5532)
=0.225042 / 0.26175
=0.8598

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)
=(1396 / 5532) / (1482 / 5359)
=0.25235 / 0.276544
=0.9125

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 - (2944 + 726) / 6832) / (1 - (3296 + 698) / 7064)
=0.462822 / 0.434598
=1.0649

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
=5359 / 5532
=0.9687

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))
=(196 / (196 + 698)) / (218 / (218 + 726))
=0.219239 / 0.230932
=0.9494

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)
=(1001 / 5359) / (921 / 5532)
=0.186789 / 0.166486
=1.122

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)
=((1380 + 2356) / 6832) / ((1338 + 2664) / 7064)
=0.546838 / 0.566535
=0.9652

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
=(280 - 0 - 554) / 6832
=-0.040105

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.

Valmet Oyj has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Valmet Oyj Business Description

Address
Keilasatama 5, P.O. Box 11, Espoo, FIN, 02150
Valmet Corp is a Finland-based company that supplies technologies, automation solutions, and other services to customers in the pulp, paper, and energy industries. The company has three segments: Services, Automation and Process Technologies. It generates maximum revenue from the Process Technologies segment. The Process Technologies segment provides technology solutions for pulp and energy production, as well as for biomass conversion and emission control. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from EMEA followed by North America.

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