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Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (MEX:WIHL) Beneish M-Score : -1.79 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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 -1.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:WIHL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.32   Max: 1.87
Current: -1.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB was 1.87. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.32.


Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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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Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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 -2.66 -2.23 -2.20 -2.76 -1.79

Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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 -2.76 -2.59 -2.58 -2.66 -1.79

Competitive Comparison of Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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.


Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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 Wihlborgs Fastigheter 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 * 1.7407+0.528 * 0.9896+0.404 * 1.0049+0.892 * 1.1789+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9517+4.679 * 0.001365-0.327 * 1.0125
=-1.63

* 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 MXN594 Mil.
Revenue was 2010.577 + 2007.721 + 1802.836 + 1657.824 = MXN7,479 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1427.718 + 1466.811 + 1334.658 + 1144.536 = MXN5,374 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN594 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN115,340 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN260 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN169 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN2,728 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN57,390 Mil.
Net Income was 1632.763 + 284.892 + 611.427 + 554.733 = MXN3,084 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 865.744 + 927.825 + 576.488 + 556.328 = MXN2,926 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN290 Mil.
Revenue was 1603.499 + 1535.279 + 1534.643 + 1670.654 = MXN6,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1090.511 + 1123.567 + 1149.39 + 1147.607 = MXN4,511 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN922 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN94,939 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN243 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN151 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN10,670 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN38,204 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)
=(594.25 / 7478.958) / (289.59 / 6344.075)
=0.079456 / 0.045647
=1.7407

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)
=(4511.075 / 6344.075) / (5373.723 / 7478.958)
=0.711069 / 0.718512
=0.9896

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 - (594.25 + 260.103) / 115339.52) / (1 - (921.722 + 243.255) / 94939.026)
=0.992593 / 0.987729
=1.0049

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
=7478.958 / 6344.075
=1.1789

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))
=(0 / (0 + 243.255)) / (0 / (0 + 260.103))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(168.885 / 7478.958) / (150.517 / 6344.075)
=0.022581 / 0.023726
=0.9517

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)
=((57389.722 + 2728.233) / 115339.52) / ((38204.303 + 10670.132) / 94939.026)
=0.521226 / 0.514798
=1.0125

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
=(3083.815 - 0 - 2926.385) / 115339.52
=0.001365

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.

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB Business Description

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Address
Box 97, Malmo, SWE, SE-201 20
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB is a property company that operates in commercial properties based in Sweden. Wihlborgs' portfolio consists of commercial properties in the Oresund region, located in Malmo, Helsingborg, Lund, and Copenhagen. The company manages the property portfolio by acquisition, development, and sale of properties. Wihlborgs generates nearly all of its revenue from property leasing. The business comprises two divisions, namely the property management division, which monitors the local market conditions and organizes the property portfolio geographically, and the project development operation, which is involved in new-build and redevelopment projects, procurement, and follow-up procedures.

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