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Triona AB (NGM:TRIONA) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Triona 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGM:TRIONA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: -2.46   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.46

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Triona AB was -2.46. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was -2.46.


Triona AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Triona 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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Triona AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Triona AB Annual Data
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Triona AB Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Triona AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Triona 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.


Triona AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Triona AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Triona 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 Triona 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 * 0.9284+0.528 * 0.9023+0.404 * 0.8383+0.892 * 1.2365+0.115 * 0.9604
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.044621-0.327 * 0.9065
=-2.46

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr50.0 Mil.
Revenue was 59.464 + 64.379 + 71.029 + 69.155 = kr264.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.238 + 15.288 + 22.319 + 20.187 = kr79.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr72.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr126.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr10.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr47.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr9.0 Mil.
Net Income was 5.642 + 0.019 + 3.707 + 2.374 = kr11.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.414 + -5.096 + 17.591 + 12.313 = kr17.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr43.5 Mil.
Revenue was 57.372 + 66.28 + 69.062 + 20.812 = kr213.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.541 + 17.124 + 20.389 + 0.616 = kr57.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr63.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr126.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr8.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr15.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr49.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr13.0 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)
=(49.97 / 264.027) / (43.529 / 213.526)
=0.189261 / 0.203858
=0.9284

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)
=(57.67 / 213.526) / (79.032 / 264.027)
=0.270084 / 0.299333
=0.9023

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 - (72.018 + 5.898) / 126.668) / (1 - (62.959 + 5.425) / 126.425)
=0.38488 / 0.459094
=0.8383

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
=264.027 / 213.526
=1.2365

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))
=(8.829 / (8.829 + 5.425)) / (10.712 / (10.712 + 5.898))
=0.619405 / 0.644913
=0.9604

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 / 264.027) / (14.988 / 213.526)
=0 / 0.070193
=0

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)
=((9 + 47.74) / 126.668) / ((13 + 49.473) / 126.425)
=0.447943 / 0.494151
=0.9065

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
=(11.742 - 0 - 17.394) / 126.668
=-0.044621

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.

Triona AB has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Triona AB (NGM:TRIONA) Business Description

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Box 762, Borlange, SWE, S-781 27
Triona AB is a leading and reliable supplier of innovative IT solutions related to logistics and infrastructure-oriented businesses.

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