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River Tech (OSL:RIVER) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is River Tech 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:RIVER' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.27   Med: -3.46   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.18

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of River Tech was -2.18. The lowest was -5.27. And the median was -3.46.


River Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for River Tech'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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River Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

River Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -5.27 -3.58 -3.46 -2.91 -2.18

River Tech Semi-Annual Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.46 - -2.91 - -2.18

Competitive Comparison of River Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, River Tech'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.


River Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, River Tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



River Tech 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 River Tech 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 * 1.5326+0.528 * 1.0385+0.404 * 0.736+0.892 * 1.207+0.115 * 0.9002
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.107573-0.327 * 0.2933
=-2.18

* 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 kr36.3 Mil.
Revenue was kr176.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr149.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr105.5 Mil.
Total Assets was kr188.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr20.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr30.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr18.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr12.0 Mil.
Net Income was kr96.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr117.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr19.6 Mil.
Revenue was kr146.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr128.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr46.1 Mil.
Total Assets was kr123.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr21.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr25.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr51.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr16.2 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)
=(36.342 / 176.901) / (19.645 / 146.558)
=0.205437 / 0.134042
=1.5326

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)
=(128.661 / 146.558) / (149.544 / 176.901)
=0.877885 / 0.845354
=1.0385

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 - (105.494 + 20.294) / 188.44) / (1 - (46.093 + 21.676) / 123.606)
=0.332477 / 0.451734
=0.736

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
=176.901 / 146.558
=1.207

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))
=(25.433 / (25.433 + 21.676)) / (30.406 / (30.406 + 20.294))
=0.539876 / 0.599724
=0.9002

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 / 176.901) / (0 / 146.558)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((11.964 + 18.165) / 188.44) / ((16.191 + 51.201) / 123.606)
=0.159886 / 0.545216
=0.2933

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
=(96.854 - 0 - 117.125) / 188.44
=-0.107573

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.

River Tech has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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River Tech (OSL:RIVER) Business Description

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River Tech PLC is a technology company. The company offers business to business technology products. The company is focused on assisting companies with specialist competencies, by providing secure and tailormade, yet user-friendly solutions, for the delivery of services within the online sphere.

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