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Mips AB (OSTO:MIPS) Beneish M-Score : -1.49 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Mips 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 -1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:MIPS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.04   Max: -0.33
Current: -1.49

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mips AB was -0.33. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.04.


Mips AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Mips 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 -0.33 -1.92 -2.44 -3.15 -1.55

Mips 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 -2.75 -2.91 -1.55 -1.55 -1.49

Competitive Comparison of Mips AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Mips 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.


Mips AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mips AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mips 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 Mips 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 * 1.8149+0.528 * 1.0231+0.404 * 2.0199+0.892 * 0.6848+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4388+4.679 * 0.0253-0.327 * 0.8459
=-1.49

* 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 kr174.0 Mil.
Revenue was 82 + 91 + 77 + 102 = kr352.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 57 + 63 + 56 + 71 = kr247.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr579.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr751.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr23.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr134.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr57.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr8.0 Mil.
Net Income was 12 + 16 + 14 + 20 = kr62.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10 + 32 + 12 + 9 = kr43.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr140.0 Mil.
Revenue was 88 + 107 + 113 + 206 = kr514.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62 + 78 + 78 + 151 = kr369.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr632.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr733.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr29.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr136.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr64.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr11.0 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)
=(174 / 352) / (140 / 514)
=0.494318 / 0.272374
=1.8149

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)
=(369 / 514) / (247 / 352)
=0.717899 / 0.701705
=1.0231

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 - (579 + 23) / 751) / (1 - (632 + 29) / 733)
=0.198402 / 0.098226
=2.0199

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
=352 / 514
=0.6848

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 + 29)) / (0 / (0 + 23))
=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)
=(134 / 352) / (136 / 514)
=0.380682 / 0.264591
=1.4388

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)
=((8 + 57) / 751) / ((11 + 64) / 733)
=0.086551 / 0.102319
=0.8459

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
=(62 - 0 - 43) / 751
=0.0253

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.

Mips AB has a M-score of -1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Mips AB (OSTO:MIPS) Business Description

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Kemistvagen 1B, Taby, Stockholm, SWE, SE-183 79
MIPS AB manufactures and sells helmet-based safety and brain protection products in Sweden. The company sells MIPS Brain Protection System for helmet solutions in the consumer market such as bicycles, winter sports, motorcycles, horse riding, team sports, and others; and in commercial markets such as military, police, and rescue services.

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