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Catella AB (OSTO:CAT A) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Catella 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:CAT A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.24   Max: 1.73
Current: -2.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Catella AB was 1.73. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.24.


Catella AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Catella AB 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 0.03 -2.98 -0.21 -1.80 -1.99

Catella 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 -2.55 -2.35 -1.94 -1.99 -2.24

Competitive Comparison of Catella AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Catella 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.


Catella AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Catella AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Catella 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 Catella 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 * 0.9015+0.528 * 1.1036+0.404 * 1.3173+0.892 * 0.9312+0.115 * 1.0993
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.009882-0.327 * 1.0557
=-2.24

* 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 kr680 Mil.
Revenue was 420 + 1072 + 393 + 483 = kr2,368 Mil.
Gross Profit was 118 + 1006 + 8 + 261 = kr1,393 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,208 Mil.
Total Assets was kr5,869 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr34 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,923 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,651 Mil.
Net Income was 26 + -75 + -22 + 84 = kr13 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 25 + -87 + -139 + 156 = kr-45 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr810 Mil.
Revenue was 367 + 1131 + 404 + 641 = kr2,543 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27 + 1152 + 89 + 383 = kr1,651 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,800 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,111 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr25 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,038 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,487 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)
=(680 / 2368) / (810 / 2543)
=0.287162 / 0.318521
=0.9015

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)
=(1651 / 2543) / (1393 / 2368)
=0.649233 / 0.58826
=1.1036

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 - (4208 + 34) / 5869) / (1 - (4800 + 25) / 6111)
=0.277219 / 0.21044
=1.3173

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
=2368 / 2543
=0.9312

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))
=(75 / (75 + 25)) / (73 / (73 + 34))
=0.75 / 0.682243
=1.0993

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 / 2368) / (285 / 2543)
=0 / 0.112072
=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)
=((1651 + 1923) / 5869) / ((2487 + 1038) / 6111)
=0.608962 / 0.576829
=1.0557

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
=(13 - 0 - -45) / 5869
=0.009882

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.

Catella AB has a M-score of -2.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Catella AB (OSTO:CAT A) Business Description

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Address
Birger Jarlsgatan 6, P.O. Box 5894, Stockholm, SWE, SE-102 40
Catella AB is a property specialist that offers qualified advisory services, property funds and carries out principal investments in development projects. The group consists of Property Investment Management (PIM), Principal Investments and Corporate Finance. PIM offers regulated fund products, regional asset management services and project management of real estate developments. Principal Investments makes direct investments and co-investments with partners in real estate projects. Corporate Finance is a European advisor within real estate related corporate finance services such as real estate transactions, M&A, debt and equity capital markets advisory.

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