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EQT AB (OSTO:EQT) Beneish M-Score

: -2.70 (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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:EQT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -1.77   Max: 0.22
Current: -2.7

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EQT AB was 0.22. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -1.77.


EQT AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EQT 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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EQT AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.41 -1.12 0.22 -2.41 -2.70

EQT AB Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 0.22 - -2.41 - -2.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, EQT 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.


EQT AB Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



EQT 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 EQT 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 * 0.7328+0.528 * 1.171+0.404 * 0.9652+0.892 * 1.4165+0.115 * 0.7566
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7977+4.679 * -0.088496-0.327 * 1.0597
=-2.70

* 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 kr14,973 Mil.
Revenue was kr23,317 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr11,887 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr32,431 Mil.
Total Assets was kr103,004 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,918 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr4,678 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr1,000 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr8,186 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr23,626 Mil.
Net Income was kr1,453 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr10,569 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr14,424 Mil.
Revenue was kr16,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr9,827 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr30,794 Mil.
Total Assets was kr105,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,874 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr885 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr7,487 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr23,279 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)
=(14972.516 / 23317.303) / (14423.661 / 16460.783)
=0.64212 / 0.876244
=0.7328

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)
=(9827.218 / 16460.783) / (11887.406 / 23317.303)
=0.597008 / 0.509811
=1.171

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 - (32430.571 + 1918.406) / 103004.425) / (1 - (30794.296 + 1874.416) / 105567.567)
=0.666529 / 0.690542
=0.9652

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
=23317.303 / 16460.783
=1.4165

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))
=(2170.145 / (2170.145 + 1874.416)) / (4678.003 / (4678.003 + 1918.406))
=0.536559 / 0.709174
=0.7566

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)
=(1000.032 / 23317.303) / (884.988 / 16460.783)
=0.042888 / 0.053763
=0.7977

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)
=((23626.038 + 8185.945) / 103004.425) / ((23279.041 + 7486.672) / 105567.567)
=0.308841 / 0.291431
=1.0597

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
=(1453.067 - 0 - 10568.572) / 103004.425
=-0.088496

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.

EQT AB has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


EQT AB (OSTO:EQT) Business Description

Address
Regeringsgatan 25, Stockholm, SWE, SE-111 53
EQT AB is an investment management company. The company manages and advises investment funds and other investment units investing worldwide with the goal of creating attractive returns and future-proof companies. It has two business segments namely, Private Capital and Real Assets. It generates maximum revenue from Private Capital segment. Geographically, it has a presence in Germany; Norway; Denmark; Netherlands; Singapore, and other countries.

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