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Flugger Group AS (OCSE:FLUG B) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Flugger Group 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OCSE:FLUG B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Flugger Group AS was -2.03. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.76.


Flugger Group AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flugger Group 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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Flugger Group AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Flugger Group AS Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -2.83 -2.72 -2.58 -2.91

Flugger Group AS Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Oct24
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 -2.69 -3.01 -2.84 -2.91 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Flugger Group AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Flugger Group 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.


Flugger Group AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Flugger Group AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Flugger Group 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 Flugger Group 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 * 1.2967+0.528 * 0.9535+0.404 * 0.9874+0.892 * 0.7008+0.115 * 1.1552
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0807+4.679 * -0.052273-0.327 * 0.8818
=-2.71

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr408 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 567.344 + 441 + 579 = kr1,587 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 291.083 + 216 + 296 = kr803 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr765 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,893 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr883 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr129 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr808 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr521 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr421 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + -3.774 + -62 + 16 = kr-50 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -2.822 + -20 + 72 = kr49 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr449 Mil.
Revenue was 741 + 517.156 + 433 + 574 = kr2,265 Mil.
Gross Profit was 380 + 244.731 + 182 + 286 = kr1,093 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr925 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,121 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr918 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr159 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr1,067 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr820 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr377 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)
=(408 / 1587.344) / (449 / 2265.156)
=0.257033 / 0.19822
=1.2967

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)
=(1092.731 / 2265.156) / (803.083 / 1587.344)
=0.482409 / 0.505929
=0.9535

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 - (765 + 883) / 1893) / (1 - (925 + 918) / 2121)
=0.129424 / 0.13107
=0.9874

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
=1587.344 / 2265.156
=0.7008

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))
=(159.152 / (159.152 + 918)) / (129.498 / (129.498 + 883))
=0.147753 / 0.1279
=1.1552

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)
=(808.304 / 1587.344) / (1067.362 / 2265.156)
=0.509218 / 0.471209
=1.0807

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)
=((421 + 521) / 1893) / ((377 + 820) / 2121)
=0.497623 / 0.564356
=0.8818

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
=(-49.774 - 0 - 49.178) / 1893
=-0.052273

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.

Flugger Group AS has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Flugger Group AS Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Islevdalvej 151, Rodovre, DNK, 2610
Flugger Group AS designs and markets a wide and coordinated assortment within the decorative painting, wood protection, spackling paste, wallpaper, and tools that are sold through the retail chain Flugger Decor. The company's products include paint, wood stain, filler, wallpaper adhesive, wall coverings, abrasive materials, brushes, tools and cleaning products. It has more than 500 stores in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and China.

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