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Adventure Box Technology AB (OSTO:ADVBOX) Beneish M-Score : -3.42 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Adventure Box Technology AB 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 -3.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Adventure Box Technology AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:ADVBOX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.16   Med: -4.79   Max: -3.42
Current: -3.42

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adventure Box Technology AB was -3.42. The lowest was -6.16. And the median was -4.79.


Adventure Box Technology AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adventure Box Technology AB'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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Adventure Box Technology AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Adventure Box Technology AB Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
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Adventure Box Technology AB Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Adventure Box Technology AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Adventure Box Technology AB'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.


Adventure Box Technology AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Adventure Box Technology AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adventure Box Technology AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Adventure Box Technology AB 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 Adventure Box Technology AB 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+0.528 * 0.7086+0.404 * 2.4998+0.892 * 1.2167+0.115 * 1.0524
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.371932-0.327 * 0.5556
=-3.42

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr1.18 Mil.
Revenue was kr0.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr3.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr13.96 Mil.
Total Assets was kr35.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2.73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr3.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.67 Mil.
Net Income was kr-25.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr-11.91 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr0.00 Mil.
Revenue was kr0.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr30.56 Mil.
Total Assets was kr40.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr7.61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr7.12 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1.69 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)
=(1.182 / 0.96) / (0 / 0.789)
=1.23125 / 0
=1

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)
=(2.234 / 0.789) / (3.836 / 0.96)
=2.831432 / 3.995833
=0.7086

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 - (13.958 + 0.325) / 35.45) / (1 - (30.559 + 0.482) / 40.782)
=0.597094 / 0.238855
=2.4998

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
=0.96 / 0.789
=1.2167

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))
=(7.606 / (7.606 + 0.482)) / (2.728 / (2.728 + 0.325))
=0.940406 / 0.893547
=1.0524

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 / 0.96) / (0 / 0.789)
=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)
=((0.667 + 3.59) / 35.45) / ((1.692 + 7.123) / 40.782)
=0.120085 / 0.216149
=0.5556

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
=(-25.099 - 0 - -11.914) / 35.45
=-0.371932

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.

Adventure Box Technology AB has a M-score of -3.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Adventure Box Technology AB (OSTO:ADVBOX) Business Description

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Sveavagen 166, Stockholm, SWE, 113 46
Adventure Box Technology AB is an online game provider. The company provides an online platform where users can make, share and play 3D games. It offers s KoGaMa, a social cloud platform for user-created computer games, which makes it easy and fun to create, share and play 3D games online.

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