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Gold Town Games AB (NGM:GTG) Beneish M-Score : -8.13 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Gold Town Games 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 -8.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGM:GTG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.13   Med: -2.41   Max: 340.57
Current: -8.13

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gold Town Games AB was 340.57. The lowest was -8.13. And the median was -2.41.


Gold Town Games AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gold Town Games 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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Gold Town Games AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Gold Town Games AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.08 -2.78 -4.09 -1.37 -7.14

Gold Town Games AB 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 -4.16 -7.14 -7.31 -7.51 -8.13

Competitive Comparison of Gold Town Games AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Gold Town Games 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.


Gold Town Games AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Gold Town Games AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Gold Town Games 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 Gold Town Games 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 * 0.6633+0.528 * 0.9801+0.404 * 0.9818+0.892 * 0.7793+0.115 * 0.9994
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -1.043581-0.327 * 1.7552
=-8.13

* 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 kr1.45 Mil.
Revenue was 2.791 + 3.272 + 3.037 + 3.711 = kr12.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.84 + 2.944 + 2.791 + 3.446 = kr12.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2.13 Mil.
Total Assets was kr22.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr27.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr3.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr8.03 Mil.
Net Income was -1.012 + -1.819 + -2.256 + -17.93 = kr-23.02 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.099 + 1.767 + -0.542 + -0.395 = kr0.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr2.81 Mil.
Revenue was 3.699 + 4.203 + 3.869 + 4.669 = kr16.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.711 + 3.667 + 3.841 + 3.9 = kr15.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4.22 Mil.
Total Assets was kr55.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr13.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr5.03 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr10.48 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)
=(1.453 / 12.811) / (2.811 / 16.44)
=0.113418 / 0.170985
=0.6633

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)
=(15.119 / 16.44) / (12.021 / 12.811)
=0.919647 / 0.938334
=0.9801

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 - (2.126 + 0.005) / 22.946) / (1 - (4.216 + 0.011) / 55.574)
=0.90713 / 0.923939
=0.9818

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
=12.811 / 16.44
=0.7793

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))
=(13.288 / (13.288 + 0.011)) / (27.02 / (27.02 + 0.005))
=0.999173 / 0.999815
=0.9994

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)
=(0 / 12.811) / (0 / 16.44)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((8.027 + 3.219) / 22.946) / ((10.484 + 5.034) / 55.574)
=0.490107 / 0.279231
=1.7552

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
=(-23.017 - 0 - 0.929) / 22.946
=-1.043581

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.

Gold Town Games AB has a M-score of -8.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Gold Town Games AB Business Description

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Storgatan 53, Skelleftea, SWE, 931 30
Gold Town Games AB is a mobile games company. The company is engaged in the development, marketing and sales of mobile games, as well as carry out related activities. It has developed a hockey manager game for mobile platforms.

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