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Crayon Group Holding ASA (OSL:CRAYN) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Crayon Group Holding ASA 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:CRAYN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.37   Max: 4.17
Current: -2.78

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crayon Group Holding ASA was 4.17. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.37.


Crayon Group Holding ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crayon Group Holding ASA'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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Crayon Group Holding ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Crayon Group Holding ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.24 -2.80 4.17 -2.32 -2.78

Crayon Group Holding ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -2.78 -

Competitive Comparison of Crayon Group Holding ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Crayon Group Holding ASA'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.


Crayon Group Holding ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Crayon Group Holding ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crayon Group Holding ASA's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Crayon Group Holding ASA 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 Crayon Group Holding ASA 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 * 0.9791+0.528 * 0.9769+0.404 * 0.9259+0.892 * 1.2302+0.115 * 1.1992
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1322+4.679 * -0.09236-0.327 * 1.0346
=-2.78

* 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 kr9,951 Mil.
Revenue was kr6,397 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr5,662 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr11,656 Mil.
Total Assets was kr16,544 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr650 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr303 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr117 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr11,636 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,280 Mil.
Net Income was kr-115 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr1,413 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr8,262 Mil.
Revenue was kr5,200 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,496 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr10,187 Mil.
Total Assets was kr14,833 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr542 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr334 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr8,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,088 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)
=(9951 / 6397) / (8262 / 5200)
=1.555573 / 1.588846
=0.9791

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)
=(4496 / 5200) / (5662 / 6397)
=0.864615 / 0.885102
=0.9769

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 - (11656 + 650) / 16544) / (1 - (10187 + 542) / 14833)
=0.256165 / 0.27668
=0.9259

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
=6397 / 5200
=1.2302

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))
=(334 / (334 + 542)) / (303 / (303 + 650))
=0.381279 / 0.317943
=1.1992

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)
=(117 / 6397) / (84 / 5200)
=0.01829 / 0.016154
=1.1322

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)
=((2280 + 11636) / 16544) / ((3088 + 8972) / 14833)
=0.841151 / 0.813052
=1.0346

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
=(-115 - 0 - 1413) / 16544
=-0.09236

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.

Crayon Group Holding ASA has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Crayon Group Holding ASA (OSL:CRAYN) Business Description

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Gullhaug Torg 5, Oslo, NOR, 0484
Crayon Group Holding ASA is an information technology advisory firm. The company operates in five business segments; Software & Cloud Direct is Crayon's licence offering from software vendors, Software & Cloud Channel is Crayon's offering towards hosters, system integrators and ISVs, which includes licence advisory/optimization, software licence sales and access to Crayons proprietary tools and IP, Software & Cloud Economics services include processes and tools for enabling clients to build in-house SAM (Software Asset Management) capabilities, licence spend optimization and support for clients in vendor audits, Consulting consists of cloud consulting and solutions consulting services, and Admin & shared services include administrative income and costs, corporate administrative costs.

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