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HAKIfety AB (OSTO:HAKI B) Beneish M-Score : -1.76 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is HAKIfety 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.76 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:HAKI B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.76
Current: -1.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HAKIfety AB was -1.76. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -2.63.


HAKIfety AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

HAKIfety 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 -3.43 -2.06 -2.17 -2.93 -1.76

HAKIfety AB Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.93 -3.05 -3.14 -2.99 -1.76

Competitive Comparison of HAKIfety AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, HAKIfety 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.


HAKIfety AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, HAKIfety AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



HAKIfety 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 HAKIfety 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 * 1.6874+0.528 * 0.9365+0.404 * 1.1249+0.892 * 0.8846+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0863+4.679 * 0.030626-0.327 * 0.8664
=-1.76

* 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 kr203 Mil.
Revenue was 292 + 253 + 263 + 242 = kr1,050 Mil.
Gross Profit was 105 + 87 + 96 + 87 = kr375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr586 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,502 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr295 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr486 Mil.
Net Income was 10 + 16 + 11 + 4 = kr41 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14 + -15 + 14 + -18 = kr-5 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr136 Mil.
Revenue was 270 + 251 + 311 + 355 = kr1,187 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90 + 84 + 111 + 112 = kr397 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr601 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr317 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr307 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr213 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr375 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)
=(203 / 1050) / (136 / 1187)
=0.193333 / 0.114575
=1.6874

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)
=(397 / 1187) / (375 / 1050)
=0.334457 / 0.357143
=0.9365

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 - (586 + 390) / 1502) / (1 - (601 + 317) / 1333)
=0.3502 / 0.311328
=1.1249

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
=1050 / 1187
=0.8846

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))
=(0 / (0 + 317)) / (0 / (0 + 390))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(295 / 1050) / (307 / 1187)
=0.280952 / 0.258635
=1.0863

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)
=((486 + 88) / 1502) / ((375 + 213) / 1333)
=0.382157 / 0.44111
=0.8664

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
=(41 - 0 - -5) / 1502
=0.030626

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.

HAKIfety AB has a M-score of -1.76 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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HAKIfety AB Business Description

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Address
Norra Vallgatan 70, Malmo, SWE, 211 22
HAKI Safety AB is an international industrial group, focusing on safety products and solutions that create safe working conditions at temporary workplaces. The company's business is divided into two segments, Safe Access Solutions and Industrial Services. Safe Access Solutions offers total solutions for safe working conditions in complex and demanding environments. The business area includes brands such as HAKI, EKRO, and Norgeodesi. Industrial Services develops, manufactures, markets and sells goods and services for professional use in a variety of industries. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Safe Access Solutions. Geographically the company generates revenue from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, UK, France, Austria, North America, and Others.

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