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Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB (OSTO:NAIG B) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:NAIG B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -3.31   Max: -3.31
Current: -3.31

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB was -3.31. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -3.31.


Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 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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Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -3.31

Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB Quarterly Data
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 - - - - -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 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.


Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 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 Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.1386+0.892 * 1.2283+0.115 * 0.95
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7035+4.679 * 0.01032-0.327 * 1.8198
=-3.31

* 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 kr0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.341 + 1.072 + 1.341 + 0.463 = kr3.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.341 + 1.072 + 1.341 + 0.463 = kr3.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3.50 Mil.
Total Assets was kr120.93 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr6.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.022 + 12.653 + -13.996 + 5.691 = kr0.33 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.026 + -0.082 + 0.012 + -0.878 = kr-0.92 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr0.73 Mil.
Revenue was 0.39 + 0.918 + 1.287 + 0.024 = kr2.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.39 + 0.918 + 1.287 + 0.024 = kr2.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr20.35 Mil.
Total Assets was kr138.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr7.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr0.66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 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)
=(0 / 3.217) / (0.727 / 2.619)
=0 / 0.277587
=0

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)
=(2.619 / 2.619) / (3.217 / 3.217)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (3.501 + 0.018) / 120.93) / (1 - (20.347 + 0.026) / 138.311)
=0.970901 / 0.852702
=1.1386

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
=3.217 / 2.619
=1.2283

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))
=(0.134 / (0.134 + 0.026)) / (0.134 / (0.134 + 0.018))
=0.8375 / 0.881579
=0.95

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)
=(6.405 / 3.217) / (7.412 / 2.619)
=1.990985 / 2.830088
=0.7035

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)
=((0 + 1.055) / 120.93) / ((0 + 0.663) / 138.311)
=0.008724 / 0.004794
=1.8198

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
=(0.326 - 0 - -0.922) / 120.93
=0.01032

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.

Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Nybrogatan 11 6tr, Stockholm, SWE, 114 39
Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB is an investment company with a focus on long-term and strategic shareholding in market Chinese companies with exposure to the domestic consumer market in China.

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