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Lumi Gruppen AS (OSL:LUMI) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Lumi Gruppen 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:LUMI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.87   Med: -3.22   Max: -2.9
Current: -2.9

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lumi Gruppen AS was -2.90. The lowest was -3.87. And the median was -3.22.


Lumi Gruppen AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lumi Gruppen 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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Lumi Gruppen AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Lumi Gruppen AS Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.22 -3.87 -2.90

Lumi Gruppen AS Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - - -3.87 - -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Lumi Gruppen AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Lumi Gruppen 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.


Lumi Gruppen AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lumi Gruppen AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lumi Gruppen 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 Lumi Gruppen 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 * 0.5863+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9849+0.892 * 1.0663+0.115 * 1.3021
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.065864-0.327 * 0.9798
=-2.90

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr17.1 Mil.
Revenue was kr448.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr448.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr91.4 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,083.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr230.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr47.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr140.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr451.8 Mil.
Net Income was kr14.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr85.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr27.3 Mil.
Revenue was kr420.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr420.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr99.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,018.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr192.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr54.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr47.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr155.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr412.3 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)
=(17.06 / 448.786) / (27.287 / 420.866)
=0.038014 / 0.064835
=0.5863

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)
=(420.866 / 420.866) / (448.786 / 448.786)
=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 - (91.411 + 230.356) / 1083.78) / (1 - (99.042 + 192.269) / 1018.067)
=0.703107 / 0.713859
=0.9849

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
=448.786 / 420.866
=1.0663

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))
=(54.642 / (54.642 + 192.269)) / (47.168 / (47.168 + 230.356))
=0.221302 / 0.16996
=1.3021

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 / 448.786) / (47.01 / 420.866)
=0 / 0.111698
=0

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)
=((451.774 + 140.301) / 1083.78) / ((412.277 + 155.364) / 1018.067)
=0.546306 / 0.557567
=0.9798

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
=(14.048 - 0 - 85.43) / 1083.78
=-0.065864

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.

Lumi Gruppen AS has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lumi Gruppen AS Business Description

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Address
Pilestredet 56, Oslo, NOR, 0167
Lumi Gruppen AS is a private educational institution. Its focuses on each student and have a broad range of education programs both on-campus and online, from high school to vocational and university college. The company's segment includes Sonans; Oslo Nye Hoyskole; Ntech and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Sonans segment.

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