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Europris ASA (OSL:EPR) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Europris 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:EPR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Europris ASA was -2.31. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.64.


Europris ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Europris 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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Europris ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Europris 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 -3.11 -2.88 -2.70 -2.31 -2.93

Europris ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.31 - - - -2.93

Competitive Comparison of Europris ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Europris 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.


Europris ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Europris ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Europris 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 Europris 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 * 0.907+0.528 * 1.0486+0.404 * 0.9562+0.892 * 1.0504+0.115 * 0.9591
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9803+4.679 * -0.092392-0.327 * 0.9518
=-2.93

* 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 kr327 Mil.
Revenue was kr9,378 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,103 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,248 Mil.
Total Assets was kr9,312 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr3,051 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr675 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr474 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,532 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,122 Mil.
Net Income was kr909 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr1,769 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr343 Mil.
Revenue was kr8,929 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,196 Mil.
Total Assets was kr9,225 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,907 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr611 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr460 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,785 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,100 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)
=(327.073 / 9378.477) / (343.313 / 8928.898)
=0.034875 / 0.03845
=0.907

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)
=(4096.115 / 8928.898) / (4102.801 / 9378.477)
=0.458748 / 0.43747
=1.0486

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 - (3248.329 + 3050.724) / 9312.212) / (1 - (3196.363 + 2906.99) / 9225.256)
=0.323571 / 0.338408
=0.9562

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
=9378.477 / 8928.898
=1.0504

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))
=(611.035 / (611.035 + 2906.99)) / (674.608 / (674.608 + 3050.724))
=0.173687 / 0.181087
=0.9591

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)
=(473.585 / 9378.477) / (459.962 / 8928.898)
=0.050497 / 0.051514
=0.9803

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)
=((3121.84 + 2532.28) / 9312.212) / ((3100.382 + 2784.65) / 9225.256)
=0.607173 / 0.637926
=0.9518

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
=(908.634 - 0 - 1769.007) / 9312.212
=-0.092392

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.

Europris ASA has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Europris ASA (OSL:EPR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Dikeveien 57, P O Box 1421, Rolvsoy, NOR, NO-1661
Europris ASA is a Norwegian discount store company. The company has a singular business segment operating as a discount store chain that sells private-label and branded merchandise. The Europris group as a whole is defined and identified as one operating segment. Europris ASA sells a variety of items in product categories including home and kitchen, groceries, house and garden, clothes and shoes, candy and chocolate, personal care, electronics, laundry, pet, and hobby and office products. Additionally, it sells travel, leisure, and sports-related goods. The firm owns a portion of Runsvengruppen AB, which owns Swedish discount store chain OoB. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Norway.