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BHG Group AB (OSTO:BHG) Beneish M-Score : -3.69 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is BHG 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:BHG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.92   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.93
Current: -3.69

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BHG Group AB was -1.93. The lowest was -3.92. And the median was -2.33.


BHG Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

BHG Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.30 -2.69 -1.95 -2.06 -3.92

BHG Group AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.01 -2.35 -3.46 -3.92 -3.69

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

For the Internet Retail subindustry, BHG 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.


BHG Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BHG Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BHG Group AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



BHG 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 BHG 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 * 0.9218+0.528 * 0.8537+0.404 * 1.1124+0.892 * 0.8641+0.115 * 0.6956
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.238981-0.327 * 1.0074
=-3.69

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr553 Mil.
Revenue was 2008.8 + 2828.8 + 2861.9 + 3482.1 = kr11,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 534.7 + 713.8 + 667.7 + 898.1 = kr2,814 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,301 Mil.
Total Assets was kr11,478 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr714 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr655 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,093 Mil.
Net Income was -67.6 + -159.8 + -1308.8 + 21.8 = kr-1,514 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -110.8 + 348.9 + 223.7 + 766.8 = kr1,229 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr694 Mil.
Revenue was 2617.5 + 3307.9 + 3106.7 + 3908.5 = kr12,941 Mil.
Gross Profit was 641.3 + 792.3 + 371.4 + 975.6 = kr2,781 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,669 Mil.
Total Assets was kr14,323 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,161 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr579 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr755 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,685 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,642 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)
=(553.1 / 11181.6) / (694.4 / 12940.6)
=0.049465 / 0.053661
=0.9218

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)
=(2780.6 / 12940.6) / (2814.3 / 11181.6)
=0.214874 / 0.25169
=0.8537

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 - (2301 + 714.4) / 11477.9) / (1 - (3668.9 + 1161.2) / 14323)
=0.737286 / 0.662773
=1.1124

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
=11181.6 / 12940.6
=0.8641

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))
=(579.2 / (579.2 + 1161.2)) / (655.4 / (655.4 + 714.4))
=0.332797 / 0.478464
=0.6956

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 / 11181.6) / (754.9 / 12940.6)
=0 / 0.058336
=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)
=((2093.4 + 2206.7) / 11477.9) / ((2641.8 + 2684.9) / 14323)
=0.374642 / 0.371898
=1.0074

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
=(-1514.4 - 0 - 1228.6) / 11477.9
=-0.238981

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.

BHG Group AB has a M-score of -3.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BHG Group AB (OSTO:BHG) Business Description

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Hans Michelsensgatan 9, Malmo, SWE, 211 20
BHG Group AB is a consumer e-commerce company in the Nordics and is also present in the rest of Europe, as well as in selected markets outside of Europe. It provides Home improvement space, meaning Do-It-Yourself and Home furnishings. The group's operations are divided into two operating segments: the DIY segment, which mainly comprises brands active in sales of building materials and garden and leisure products, including Bygghemma, Taloon, Golvpoolen, Nordiska Fonster, Outlet1, Hafa, and Hylte Jakt and Tradgard and the Home Furnishing segment, which mainly comprises brands active in sales of furniture and home furnishings, including Trademax, Chilli, Nordic Nest, Sleepo, Furniturebox, Svensson, and Gartenmobel.

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