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BactiQuant AS (OCSE:BACTIQ) Beneish M-Score : -3.32 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is BactiQuant AS 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 -3.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OCSE:BACTIQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -1.58   Max: -0.18
Current: -3.32

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BactiQuant AS was -0.18. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -1.58.


BactiQuant AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BactiQuant AS'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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BactiQuant AS Beneish M-Score Chart

BactiQuant AS Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.18 -2.91 -0.25 -3.32

BactiQuant AS Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.25 - -3.32 -

Competitive Comparison of BactiQuant AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, BactiQuant AS'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.


BactiQuant AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, BactiQuant AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BactiQuant AS 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 BactiQuant AS 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 * 0.3195+0.528 * 2.5313+0.404 * 0.8579+0.892 * 0.9931+0.115 * 0.9477
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.193899-0.327 * 1.1361
=-3.32

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr2.46 Mil.
Revenue was kr12.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr-0.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr18.12 Mil.
Total Assets was kr25.50 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr8.44 Mil.
Net Income was kr-13.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr-8.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr7.74 Mil.
Revenue was kr12.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr-1.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr14.96 Mil.
Total Assets was kr23.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1.65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1.73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr4.16 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4.72 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)
=(2.457 / 12.303) / (7.743 / 12.389)
=0.199707 / 0.62499
=0.3195

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)
=(-1.927 / 12.389) / (-0.756 / 12.303)
=-0.155541 / -0.061448
=2.5313

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 - (18.115 + 1.193) / 25.503) / (1 - (14.964 + 1.652) / 23.179)
=0.242913 / 0.283144
=0.8579

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
=12.303 / 12.389
=0.9931

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))
=(1.725 / (1.725 + 1.652)) / (1.395 / (1.395 + 1.193))
=0.510808 / 0.539026
=0.9477

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 / 12.303) / (0 / 12.389)
=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)
=((8.437 + 2.654) / 25.503) / ((4.715 + 4.158) / 23.179)
=0.43489 / 0.382803
=1.1361

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
=(-13.104 - 0 - -8.159) / 25.503
=-0.193899

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.

BactiQuant AS has a M-score of -3.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BactiQuant AS Business Description

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BactiQuant AS focuses on delivering technology that ensures optimum usage and handling of water around the world. The company's activities include the development, production, sale and service of BactiQuant Online and BactiQuant Mobile Lab with associated test kits/substrate for the quantification and detection of bacteria in water. Its segments are Aquaculture, Data Centres, Oil & Gas, Water Utility, Industry, and Pharma. The group's products are BQ Online 2.0 PRO, BQ Online, BQ Mobile Lab, and Analysis Kits.

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