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Public Property Invest ASA (OSL:PUBLI) Beneish M-Score : -3.25 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Public Property Invest 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 -3.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:PUBLI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -3.25   Max: 1.86
Current: -3.25

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Public Property Invest ASA was 1.86. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -3.25.


Public Property Invest ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Public Property Invest 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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Public Property Invest ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Public Property Invest ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.86 -3.57 -3.25

Public Property Invest ASA Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.57 - - -3.25

Competitive Comparison of Public Property Invest ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Public Property Invest 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.


Public Property Invest ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Public Property Invest ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Public Property Invest 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 Public Property Invest 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 * 0.1699+0.528 * 0.967+0.404 * 0.9286+0.892 * 1.1774+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0424+4.679 * -0.038052-0.327 * 0.7824
=-3.25

* 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 kr4.0 Mil.
Revenue was kr677.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr610.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,002.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr11,931.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr35.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr27.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr291.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,787.0 Mil.
Net Income was kr13.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr467.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr20.0 Mil.
Revenue was kr575.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr501.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr142.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,522.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr22.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,196.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,353.0 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)
=(4 / 677) / (20 / 575)
=0.005908 / 0.034783
=0.1699

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)
=(501 / 575) / (610 / 677)
=0.871304 / 0.901034
=0.967

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 - (1002 + 35) / 11931) / (1 - (142 + 0) / 8522)
=0.913084 / 0.983337
=0.9286

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
=677 / 575
=1.1774

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 35))
= / 0
=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)
=(27 / 677) / (22 / 575)
=0.039882 / 0.038261
=1.0424

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)
=((5787 + 291) / 11931) / ((3353 + 2196) / 8522)
=0.509429 / 0.651138
=0.7824

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
=(13 - 0 - 467) / 11931
=-0.038052

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.

Public Property Invest ASA has a M-score of -3.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Public Property Invest ASA Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Haakon VIIs gate 5, Oslo, NOR, 0161
Public Property Invest ASA is a real estate company focusing on acquiring and managing properties in Norway through its subsidiaries. The properties comprise mainly of office spaces and are primarily let to public tenants. The company has has one segment which is commercial properties.

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