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Impero AS (OCSE:IMPERO) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Impero 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OCSE:IMPERO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.85

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Impero AS was -2.09. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.57.


Impero AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Impero 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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Impero AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Impero AS Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.57 -2.09 -2.85

Impero AS Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 - -2.85 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Impero AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Impero 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.


Impero AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Impero 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 Impero 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 * 1.1445+0.528 * 0.8476+0.404 * 1.0737+0.892 * 1.3891+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.155488-0.327 * 1.2284
=-2.85

* 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 kr8.81 Mil.
Revenue was kr27.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr15.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr25.14 Mil.
Total Assets was kr34.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr19.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was kr-12.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr-7.56 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr5.54 Mil.
Revenue was kr19.87 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr9.67 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr22.79 Mil.
Total Assets was kr30.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr14.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 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)
=(8.806 / 27.598) / (5.539 / 19.868)
=0.319081 / 0.27879
=1.1445

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)
=(9.671 / 19.868) / (15.85 / 27.598)
=0.486763 / 0.574317
=0.8476

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 - (25.137 + 0) / 34.62) / (1 - (22.791 + 0) / 30.597)
=0.273917 / 0.255123
=1.0737

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
=27.598 / 19.868
=1.3891

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))
=(1.861 / (1.861 + 0)) / (2.533 / (2.533 + 0))
=1 / 1
=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)
=(0 / 27.598) / (0 / 19.868)
=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)
=((0 + 19.611) / 34.62) / ((0 + 14.109) / 30.597)
=0.566464 / 0.461124
=1.2284

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
=(-12.946 - 0 - -7.563) / 34.62
=-0.155488

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.

Impero AS has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Impero AS Business Description

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Klamsagervej 27, 2, Aabyhoj, DNK, DK-8230
Impero AS is a Danish Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that provides compliance management platform. The Impero platform enables companies to easily manage compliance through the automation of risk and control management, documentation, and reporting. It sells Saas (Software-as-a-Service) by hosting the software and related services as cloud-based services.

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