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Ayima Group AB (OSTO:AYIMA B) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Ayima Group 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.

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

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ayima Group AB was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Ayima Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ayima Group 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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Ayima Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Ayima Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.77 -3.26 -2.92 -1.54 -3.30

Ayima Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - -3.30 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Ayima Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ayima Group 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.


Ayima Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Ayima Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Ayima Group 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 Ayima Group 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 * 0.7867+0.528 * 0.9659+0.404 * 1.0044+0.892 * 0.9162+0.115 * 0.8433
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.107174-0.327 * 1.0378
=-3.30

* 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 kr17.3 Mil.
Revenue was kr149.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr81.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr30.3 Mil.
Total Assets was kr110.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr8.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr10.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr33.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr10.3 Mil.
Net Income was kr-5.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr6.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr23.9 Mil.
Revenue was kr163.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr85.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr30.8 Mil.
Total Assets was kr114.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr9.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr8.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr25.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr17.6 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)
=(17.259 / 149.925) / (23.944 / 163.633)
=0.115118 / 0.146327
=0.7867

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)
=(85.832 / 163.633) / (81.419 / 149.925)
=0.52454 / 0.543065
=0.9659

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 - (30.276 + 7.955) / 110.129) / (1 - (30.771 + 9.231) / 114.294)
=0.652853 / 0.650008
=1.0044

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
=149.925 / 163.633
=0.9162

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))
=(8.295 / (8.295 + 9.231)) / (10.176 / (10.176 + 7.955))
=0.473297 / 0.561249
=0.8433

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 / 149.925) / (0 / 163.633)
=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)
=((10.25 + 33.079) / 110.129) / ((17.573 + 25.758) / 114.294)
=0.393439 / 0.379119
=1.0378

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
=(-5.675 - 0 - 6.128) / 110.129
=-0.107174

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.

Ayima Group AB has a M-score of -3.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ayima Group AB Business Description

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Address
1 Lindsey Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC1A 9HP
Ayima Group AB is a digital advertising agency. Ayima primarily offers full-service digital marketing in search engine optimization (SEO), paid search, display, social, content marketing, web design, and website development. The company has structured its operations into the following business segments - SEO, Paid and Content, and Creative and Data & Analytics. It has customers in many different industry segments, such as gaming, finance/insurance, retail, telecommunications, travel/leisure, pharmaceutical information, education, publishing. The company operates in three geographical markets - United Kingdom, North America and Canada, and Europe. Geographically the company receives maximum revenue from the United Kingdom.

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