MPZAF (Mips AB) Beneish M-Score: -1.89 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


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What is Mips AB Beneish M-Score?

Mips AB MPZAF 77 Beneish M-Score is -1.89 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates MPZAF with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $110.00 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 824 Travel & Leisure companies, Mips AB ranks worse than 83.5% on this metric.

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 -1.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MPZAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.12   Max: -0.33
Current: -1.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mips AB was -0.33. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.12.


Mips AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mips 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.

Mips AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Mips AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -3.15 -1.55 -2.13 -2.34

Mips AB Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.70 -2.81 -2.94 -2.34 -1.89

MPZAF vs AS, HAS, LTH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Mips 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.


Mips AB Beneish M-Score vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mips AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Mips 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 Mips 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 * 1.154+0.528 * 0.9998+0.404 * 3.4824+0.892 * 1.2295+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.21+4.679 * 0.000513-0.327 * 2.9437
=-1.80

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $24.36 Mil.
Revenue was 16.207 + 15.818 + 14.404 + 14.139 = $60.57 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.484 + 11.513 + 10.669 + 10.473 = $44.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $140.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $28.87 Mil.
Net Income was 3.113 + 3.766 + 3.628 + 3.351 = $13.86 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.932 + 5.595 + 4.374 + 1.885 = $13.79 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.17 Mil.
Revenue was 11.448 + 13.109 + 12.025 + 12.682 = $49.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.191 + 9.558 + 8.896 + 9.25 = $35.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $58.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $73.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.40 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)
=(24.364 / 60.568) / (17.172 / 49.264)
=0.402259 / 0.348571
=1.154

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)
=(35.895 / 49.264) / (44.139 / 60.568)
=0.728625 / 0.728751
=0.9998

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 - (45.937 + 6.118) / 140.278) / (1 - (58.029 + 1.974) / 73.228)
=0.628915 / 0.1806
=3.4824

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
=60.568 / 49.264
=1.2295

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 + 1.974)) / (0 / (0 + 6.118))
=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)
=(20.671 / 60.568) / (13.895 / 49.264)
=0.341286 / 0.282052
=1.21

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)
=((28.871 + 16.207) / 140.278) / ((0.395 + 7.599) / 73.228)
=0.321348 / 0.109166
=2.9437

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
=(13.858 - 0 - 13.786) / 140.278
=0.000513

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.

Mips AB has a M-score of -1.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.89 mean?
Mips AB (MPZAF) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.89 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Mips AB and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Mips AB ranks #688 out of 824 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 83.5%.
Is Mips AB's Beneish M-Score too high?
Mips AB's current Beneish M-Score is -1.89. Based on the distribution chart, Mips AB ranks #688 out of 824 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Mips AB has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mips AB's Beneish M-Score compare to AS and HAS?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Mips AB ranks #688 out of 824 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Mips AB in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Travel & Leisure company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Travel & Leisure industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Mips AB and its competitors. Mips AB's current Beneish M-Score is -1.89. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mips AB stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mips AB (MPZAF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $110.00, compared to a current price of $25.48 — trading 76.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.89. Mips AB's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Mips AB (MPZAF), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.89 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Mips AB (MPZAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mips AB stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $25.48 is trading 76.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $110.00. GuruFocus considers Mips AB to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MPZAF:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.89
  • GF Value™: $110.00 vs. price of $25.48 (76.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MPZAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Mips AB Business Description

Address Kemistvagen 1B, Taby, Stockholm, SWE, 183 79
Mips AB is a safety solutions provider that develops and sells the Mips safety system, comprising a low friction layer with different components that are designed for different helmet models. The system is adapted to different helmet models and is used by manufacturers in helmets for activities such as cycling, snow sports, motorcycling, and professional safety applications. The company sells its products and licenses the associated technology to helmet brands that manufacture, market, and sell helmets to end-users, directly or indirectly. Geographically, the company derives the majority of revenue from North America.
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