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Borregaard ASA (OSTO:BRGO) Beneish M-Score

: -2.75 (As of Today)
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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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:BRGO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Borregaard ASA was -2.30. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.78.


Borregaard ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Borregaard ASA'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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Borregaard ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.82 -2.76 -2.80 -2.30 -2.75

Borregaard ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.30 - - - -2.75

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Borregaard ASA'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.


Borregaard ASA Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Borregaard ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Borregaard ASA 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 Borregaard ASA 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 * 0.8565+0.528 * 0.96+0.404 * 1.5085+0.892 * 1.0366+0.115 * 1.0073
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9683+4.679 * -0.076029-0.327 * 1.0078
=-2.75

* 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 kr910 Mil.
Revenue was kr7,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,479 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,117 Mil.
Total Assets was kr9,115 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5,188 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr490 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr804 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,804 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,016 Mil.
Net Income was kr870 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr1,563 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr1,025 Mil.
Revenue was kr6,776 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,148 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,920 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,114 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr4,716 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr449 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr801 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,004 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,370 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)
=(910 / 7024) / (1025 / 6776)
=0.129556 / 0.151269
=0.8565

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)
=(4148 / 6776) / (4479 / 7024)
=0.612161 / 0.637671
=0.96

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 - (3117 + 5188) / 9115) / (1 - (2920 + 4716) / 8114)
=0.088865 / 0.058911
=1.5085

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
=7024 / 6776
=1.0366

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))
=(449 / (449 + 4716)) / (490 / (490 + 5188))
=0.086931 / 0.086298
=1.0073

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)
=(804 / 7024) / (801 / 6776)
=0.114465 / 0.118211
=0.9683

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)
=((2016 + 1804) / 9115) / ((1370 + 2004) / 8114)
=0.419089 / 0.415825
=1.0078

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
=(870 - 0 - 1563) / 9115
=-0.076029

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.

Borregaard ASA has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Borregaard ASA (OSTO:BRGO) Business Description

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Address
Hjalmar Wessels vei 6, P.O Box 162, Sarpsborg, NOR, 1701
Borregaard ASA makes and sells biochemicals and biomaterials designed to replace oil-based products, It has three operating segments; BioSolutions segment develops, produces and sells biopolymers and bio vanillin from lignin used in Industries such as agrochemicals, batteries, industrial binders and construction. Bio vanillin is supplied to flavour and fragrance companies, as well as to the food and beverage industry, Biomaterials segment develops, produces and sells speciality cellulose mainly for use as a raw material in the production of cellulose ethers, cellulose acetate and other speciality products. It also includes cellulose fibrils for industrial applications, and the Fine Chemicals segment consists of fine chemical intermediates for contrast agents and bioethanol.