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BillerudKorsnas AB (OSTO:BILL BTA) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Jul. 21, 2025)


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What is BillerudKorsnas 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:BILL BTA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.88
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BillerudKorsnas AB was -1.88. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.67.


BillerudKorsnas AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BillerudKorsnas 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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BillerudKorsnas AB Beneish M-Score Chart

BillerudKorsnas AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.57 -2.07 -2.99 -2.50

BillerudKorsnas AB Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25
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 -2.62 -2.83 -2.50 - -

Competitive Comparison of BillerudKorsnas AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, BillerudKorsnas 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.


BillerudKorsnas AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, BillerudKorsnas AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BillerudKorsnas 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 BillerudKorsnas 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 * 1.1876+0.528 * 0.9403+0.404 * 1.1145+0.892 * 1.0541+0.115 * 0.9781
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.025543-0.327 * 0.9998
=-2.37

* 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 kr4,762 Mil.
Revenue was kr43,453 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr21,206 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr15,467 Mil.
Total Assets was kr50,229 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr29,661 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,860 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr11,247 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,349 Mil.
Net Income was kr1,747 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr3,030 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr3,804 Mil.
Revenue was kr41,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr18,917 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr14,019 Mil.
Total Assets was kr47,926 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr29,540 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,780 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr10,965 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4,874 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)
=(4762 / 43453) / (3804 / 41224)
=0.10959 / 0.092276
=1.1876

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)
=(18917 / 41224) / (21206 / 43453)
=0.458883 / 0.488022
=0.9403

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 - (15467 + 29661) / 50229) / (1 - (14019 + 29540) / 47926)
=0.101555 / 0.09112
=1.1145

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
=43453 / 41224
=1.0541

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))
=(2780 / (2780 + 29540)) / (2860 / (2860 + 29661))
=0.086015 / 0.087943
=0.9781

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 / 43453) / (0 / 41224)
=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)
=((5349 + 11247) / 50229) / ((4874 + 10965) / 47926)
=0.330407 / 0.330489
=0.9998

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
=(1747 - 0 - 3030) / 50229
=-0.025543

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.

BillerudKorsnas AB has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BillerudKorsnas AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Evenemangsgatan 17, P.O. Box 703, Solna, Stockholm, SWE, SE-169 27
Billerud AB produces a variety of packaging, paper, and board products. Its product offerings include Cartonboard, Sack Paper, Coated Web, Hardwood Pulp, and Containerboard among others. Billerud organizes itself into three segments: Region Europe which also generates key revenue, Region North America, and Solutions and Other.

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