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Karnell Group AB (OSTO:KARNEL B) Beneish M-Score : 759.16 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Karnell 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 759.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:KARNEL B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 759.16   Med: 759.16   Max: 759.16
Current: 759.16

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Karnell Group AB was 759.16. The lowest was 759.16. And the median was 759.16.


Karnell Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Karnell Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 759.16

Karnell Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score - - - 759.16 -

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

For the Asset Management subindustry, Karnell 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.


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

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

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



Karnell 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 Karnell 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 * 0.8296+0.528 * 1.0716+0.404 * 1.0298+0.892 * 1.4852+0.115 * 0.7781
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.020825-0.327 * 0.8856
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr217.0 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,307.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr381.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr673.4 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,600.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr289.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr56.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr324.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr325.3 Mil.
Net Income was kr99.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr132.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr176.1 Mil.
Revenue was kr880.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr274.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr515.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,281.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr271.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr39.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr287.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr299.5 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)
=(216.962 / 1307.2) / (176.086 / 880.129)
=0.165975 / 0.200068
=0.8296

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)
=(274.888 / 880.129) / (381 / 1307.2)
=0.312327 / 0.291463
=1.0716

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 - (673.387 + 289.638) / 1600.368) / (1 - (514.99 + 271.117) / 1281.853)
=0.398248 / 0.386742
=1.0298

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
=1307.2 / 880.129
=1.4852

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))
=(39.095 / (39.095 + 271.117)) / (55.98 / (55.98 + 289.638))
=0.126027 / 0.161971
=0.7781

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 / 1307.2) / (0 / 880.129)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((325.347 + 324.105) / 1600.368) / ((299.484 + 287.939) / 1281.853)
=0.405814 / 0.458261
=0.8856

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
=(99.4 - 0 - 132.728) / 1600.368
=-0.020825

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.

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


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Karnell Group AB (OSTO:KARNEL B) Business Description

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Riddargatan 13D, Stockholm, SWE, 114 51
Karnell Group AB is a company that is an active owner of industrial technology companies. The Company's business concept is to use a systematic and proactive acquisition strategy to identify and invest in industrial technology companies where Karnell believes there is development potential and thus an opportunity for value creation with Karnell as a long-term owner. It consists of twelve directly owned group companies, with subsidiaries, divided into two business areas that includes Product companies and Niched manufacturers. The business area Product companies consists of companies that wholly or predominantly base their business on proprietary products, which may include various rights such as trademarks, patents, etc.

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