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Aker Carbon Capture ASA (LTS:0ZCB) Beneish M-Score

: -0.09 (As of Today)
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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 -0.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LTS:0ZCB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.09   Med: 0.1   Max: 0.28
Current: -0.09

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aker Carbon Capture ASA was 0.28. The lowest was -0.09. And the median was 0.10.


Aker Carbon Capture ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aker Carbon Capture 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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Aker Carbon Capture ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.28 -0.09

Aker Carbon Capture ASA Quarterly Data
Jul20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.28 - - - -0.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Aker Carbon Capture 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.


Aker Carbon Capture ASA Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Aker Carbon Capture 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 Aker Carbon Capture 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 * 3.1207+0.528 * 1.3808+0.404 * 1.8767+0.892 * 2.0555+0.115 * 1.3692
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3334+4.679 * -0.202684-0.327 * 1.8161
=-0.09

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr236 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,605 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr113 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,394 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,688 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr114 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr946 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr37 Mil.
Net Income was kr-171 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr171 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr37 Mil.
Revenue was kr781 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,169 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,297 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr54 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr416 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0 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)
=(236.353 / 1605.101) / (36.846 / 780.863)
=0.147251 / 0.047186
=3.1207

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)
=(76.077 / 780.863) / (113.251 / 1605.101)
=0.097427 / 0.070557
=1.3808

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 - (1394.481 + 114.415) / 1687.588) / (1 - (1169.013 + 54.421) / 1296.587)
=0.105886 / 0.05642
=1.8767

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
=1605.101 / 780.863
=2.0555

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))
=(11.008 / (11.008 + 54.421)) / (16.029 / (16.029 + 114.415))
=0.168243 / 0.12288
=1.3692

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)
=(62.847 / 1605.101) / (91.718 / 780.863)
=0.039155 / 0.117457
=0.3334

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)
=((36.844 + 945.621) / 1687.588) / ((0 + 415.635) / 1296.587)
=0.582171 / 0.320561
=1.8161

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
=(-170.813 - 0 - 171.234) / 1687.588
=-0.202684

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.

Aker Carbon Capture ASA has a M-score of -0.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Aker Carbon Capture ASA (LTS:0ZCB) Business Description

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Aker Carbon Capture ASA is a carbon capture technology provider. The company's proprietary carbon capture process uses a mixture of water and organic amine solvents to absorb the CO2. This process can be applied to emissions from various sources, from gas, coal, cement, refineries, and waste-to-energy through to hydrogen and other process industries. Its products and services include Just Catch, Offshore Just Catch, Big Catch, Mobile Test Unit - Rental service, CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), and Storage Practice.

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