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GomSpace Group AB (OSTO:GOMX) Beneish M-Score : -4.07 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is GomSpace 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 -4.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:GOMX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.61   Med: -2.57   Max: 1.36
Current: -4.07

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GomSpace Group AB was 1.36. The lowest was -5.61. And the median was -2.57.


GomSpace Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

GomSpace Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.05 -3.02 -3.73 -2.40 -5.02

GomSpace Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 0.52 -5.02 -5.28 -5.61 -4.07

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

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, GomSpace 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.


GomSpace Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, GomSpace Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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GomSpace 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 GomSpace 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 * 0.9403+0.528 * -0.2856+0.404 * 0.8247+0.892 * 1.0784+0.115 * 0.6868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6499+4.679 * -0.169225-0.327 * 1.2795
=-4.07

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr67.1 Mil.
Revenue was 67.706 + 50.275 + 78.15 + 50.659 = kr246.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.078 + -15.209 + 9.318 + -25.789 = kr-21.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr188.2 Mil.
Total Assets was kr342.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr48.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr81.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr74.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr124.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr84.4 Mil.
Net Income was -34.243 + -35.031 + -14.379 + -80.483 = kr-164.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.671 + -25.577 + -37.309 + -37.67 = kr-106.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr66.2 Mil.
Revenue was 18.102 + 51.253 + 78.365 + 81.125 = kr228.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was -53.958 + 3.308 + 25.32 + 31.05 = kr5.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr161.3 Mil.
Total Assets was kr365.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr67.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr51.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr106.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr132.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr42.3 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)
=(67.095 / 246.79) / (66.165 / 228.845)
=0.271871 / 0.289126
=0.9403

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)
=(5.72 / 228.845) / (-21.602 / 246.79)
=0.024995 / -0.087532
=-0.2856

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 - (188.203 + 48.218) / 342.202) / (1 - (161.339 + 67.336) / 365.781)
=0.309119 / 0.374831
=0.8247

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
=246.79 / 228.845
=1.0784

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))
=(51.247 / (51.247 + 67.336)) / (81.833 / (81.833 + 48.218))
=0.432161 / 0.629238
=0.6868

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)
=(74.702 / 246.79) / (106.591 / 228.845)
=0.302695 / 0.465778
=0.6499

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)
=((84.358 + 124.586) / 342.202) / ((42.29 + 132.26) / 365.781)
=0.610587 / 0.477198
=1.2795

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
=(-164.136 - 0 - -106.227) / 342.202
=-0.169225

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.

GomSpace Group AB has a M-score of -4.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GomSpace Group AB (OSTO:GOMX) Business Description

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Ulls Vag 29A, Uppsala, SWE, SE-756 51
GomSpace Group AB develops and commercializes nano-satellites. It provides turn-key solutions to enable space-based businesses including solutions for IoT, communication, tracking, surveillance, and remote sensing. The company also offers professional nano-satellite turn-key solutions, platforms, commercial off the shelf sub-systems, software modules, and off-the-shelf payloads for tracking or deliver payloads to customer requirements based on radio technology building blocks. Its business areas are Academia, Commercial, Defense, and Science operating geographically in Sweden, Denmark, other parts of Europe, the United States, Asia and Rest of the world. The company earns Majority of its revenue comes from Denmark.

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