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Essity AB (LTS:0RQC) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Essity 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0RQC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.24

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Essity AB was -2.24. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.50.


Essity AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essity 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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Essity AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Essity AB 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 -2.87 -2.37 -2.33 -3.00 -2.24

Essity AB 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 -3.00 -2.71 -2.78 -2.66 -2.24

Competitive Comparison of Essity AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Essity 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.


Essity AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Essity AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Essity 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 Essity 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 * 1.1046+0.528 * 0.906+0.404 * 1.1074+0.892 * 0.9891+0.115 * 1.123
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0776+4.679 * 0.022576-0.327 * 0.8354
=-2.24

* 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 kr26,253 Mil.
Revenue was 37805 + 36274 + 36617 + 34850 = kr145,546 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11968 + 11962 + 12003 + 11201 = kr47,134 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr64,910 Mil.
Total Assets was kr185,284 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr52,392 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr7,505 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr27,351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr45,290 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr38,264 Mil.
Net Income was 2874 + 3314 + 3317 + 11479 = kr20,984 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3731 + 6417 + 2988 + 3665 = kr16,801 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr24,029 Mil.
Revenue was 36625 + 37092 + 37078 + 36352 = kr147,147 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11675 + 10683 + 10454 + 10359 = kr43,171 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr86,891 Mil.
Total Assets was kr202,993 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr48,843 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr7,998 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr25,661 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr67,191 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr42,387 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)
=(26253 / 145546) / (24029 / 147147)
=0.180376 / 0.163299
=1.1046

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)
=(43171 / 147147) / (47134 / 145546)
=0.293387 / 0.323843
=0.906

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 - (64910 + 52392) / 185284) / (1 - (86891 + 48843) / 202993)
=0.366907 / 0.331337
=1.1074

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
=145546 / 147147
=0.9891

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))
=(7998 / (7998 + 48843)) / (7505 / (7505 + 52392))
=0.140708 / 0.125298
=1.123

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)
=(27351 / 145546) / (25661 / 147147)
=0.18792 / 0.17439
=1.0776

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)
=((38264 + 45290) / 185284) / ((42387 + 67191) / 202993)
=0.450951 / 0.539812
=0.8354

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
=(20984 - 0 - 16801) / 185284
=0.022576

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.

Essity AB has a M-score of -2.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Essity AB Business Description

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Klarabergsviadukten 63, PO Box 200, Stockholm, SWE, SE-101 23
Essity is a health and hygiene company spun out of Svenska Cellulosa in June 2017. Essity's products span the feminine care, baby care, toilet paper, facial tissue, and wet wipes categories, as well as hand soap, hand sanitizers, and tissue dispensers for institutional customers. Essity also offers medical solutions in the form of wound care, orthopedics, and compression therapy, accounting for around 7% of net sales. Essity operates in 150 markets and generates 60% of its revenue in Europe.

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