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Nokian Tyres (MIL:1TYRES) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Nokian Tyres 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIL:1TYRES' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: -2.79   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nokian Tyres was -1.74. The lowest was -4.18. And the median was -2.79.


Nokian Tyres Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nokian Tyres'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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Nokian Tyres Beneish M-Score Chart

Nokian Tyres Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.74 -3.66 -2.71 -2.68 -3.50

Nokian Tyres Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -4.07 -3.50 -2.41 -2.85 -2.89

Competitive Comparison of Nokian Tyres's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Nokian Tyres'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.


Nokian Tyres's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nokian Tyres's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nokian Tyres 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 Nokian Tyres 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 * 1.1086+0.528 * 0.9683+0.404 * 1.0275+0.892 * 1.0647+0.115 * -2.2461
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9346+4.679 * -0.024913-0.327 * 1.2698
=-2.89

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €547 Mil.
Revenue was 313.6 + 324.6 + 236.6 + 368 = €1,243 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.6 + 64.1 + 29.2 + 87.7 = €238 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,179 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,525 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,204 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €223 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €528 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €743 Mil.
Net Income was -4.2 + 0.8 + -25.5 + 26.2 = €-3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -92.2 + -57.9 + -87.3 + 297.6 = €60 Mil.
Total Receivables was €463 Mil.
Revenue was 276.1 + 293.1 + 236.4 + 361.7 = €1,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.7 + 60.7 + 37.8 + 62.9 = €216 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,211 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,281 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €945 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €-156 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €224 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €411 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €494 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)
=(546.6 / 1242.8) / (463.1 / 1167.3)
=0.439813 / 0.396727
=1.1086

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)
=(216.1 / 1167.3) / (237.6 / 1242.8)
=0.185128 / 0.191181
=0.9683

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 - (1178.8 + 1203.5) / 2524.8) / (1 - (1211.1 + 944.8) / 2281.2)
=0.05644 / 0.054927
=1.0275

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
=1242.8 / 1167.3
=1.0647

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))
=(-156 / (-156 + 944.8)) / (116.2 / (116.2 + 1203.5))
=-0.197769 / 0.08805
=-2.2461

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)
=(223.1 / 1242.8) / (224.2 / 1167.3)
=0.179514 / 0.192067
=0.9346

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)
=((743.2 + 527.6) / 2524.8) / ((493.5 + 410.7) / 2281.2)
=0.503327 / 0.39637
=1.2698

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
=(-2.7 - 0 - 60.2) / 2524.8
=-0.024913

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.

Nokian Tyres has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nokian Tyres Business Description

Address
Pirkkalaistie 7, P.O. Box 20, Nokia, FIN, 37101
Nokian Tyres PLC develops and manufactures rubber tires under the Nokian Tyres brand name for passenger cars, vans, trucks and heavy machinery. The company sells tires to wholesale distributors and through company-owned retail stores, which are operated under the Vianor brand name. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on product and distribution type: Passenger Car Tyres, Heavy Tyres, and Vianor. The Passenger car tyres segment generates the majority of revenue.

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