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Aktia Bank (OHEL:AKTIA) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Aktia Bank Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OHEL:AKTIA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.12
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aktia Bank was -2.12. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.49.


Aktia Bank 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 Aktia Bank 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9998+0.892 * 0.9604+0.115 * 0.9747
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9542+4.679 * 0.004934-0.327 * 1.2023
=-2.55

* 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 €0.0 Mil.
Revenue was €290.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was €290.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €12,036.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €30.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €20.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,722.3 Mil.
Net Income was €84.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €24.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0.0 Mil.
Revenue was €302.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was €302.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €12,412.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €28.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €18.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,192.5 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)
=(0 / 290.921) / (0 / 302.93)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(302.93 / 302.93) / (290.921 / 290.921)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 29.966) / 12036.941) / (1 - (0 + 28.866) / 12412.246)
=0.99751 / 0.997674
=0.9998

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
=290.921 / 302.93
=0.9604

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))
=(18.877 / (18.877 + 28.866)) / (20.452 / (20.452 + 29.966))
=0.395388 / 0.405649
=0.9747

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)
=(4.773 / 290.921) / (5.209 / 302.93)
=0.016407 / 0.017195
=0.9542

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)
=((3722.299 + 0) / 12036.941) / ((3192.538 + 0) / 12412.246)
=0.30924 / 0.257209
=1.2023

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
=(84.221 - 0 - 24.832) / 12036.941
=0.004934

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.

Aktia Bank has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aktia Bank (OHEL:AKTIA) Business Description

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Address
Arkadiankatu 4-6 A, PO Box 207, Helsinki, FIN, 00101
Aktia Bank operates in Finland and offers a broad range of financial services, including banking, asset management, and insurance. The vast majority of its customer base lives in the Helsinki metropolitan area, which accounts for most of its loan and deposit activities. It operates through business segments: banking business, which includes individual, corporate, and institutional customers; and asset management, which includes the firm's asset management business and life insurance arm and Group functions. The majority of revenue comes from the banking business segment.