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Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB (OSTO:NAIG B) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Jun. 29, 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 -2.79 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: -2.91   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.79
Current: -2.79

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nordic Asia Investment Group 1987 AB was -2.79. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.85.


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
- - - - -2.91

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 Mar25
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 - - - -2.91 -2.79

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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0677+0.892 * 0.9232+0.115 * 0.9509
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9003+4.679 * -0.093546-0.327 * 0.5137
=-2.79

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.069 + 0.341 + 1.072 + 1.341 = kr2.82 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.069 + 0.341 + 1.072 + 1.341 = kr2.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2.53 Mil.
Total Assets was kr113.00 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 kr6.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr0.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -7.024 + -4.022 + 12.653 + -13.996 = kr-12.39 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.774 + 0.026 + -0.082 + 0.012 = kr-1.82 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.463 + 0.39 + 0.918 + 1.287 = kr3.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.463 + 0.39 + 0.918 + 1.287 = kr3.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr12.16 Mil.
Total Assets was kr144.21 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 kr7.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr0.80 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 / 2.823) / (0 / 3.058)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(3.058 / 3.058) / (2.823 / 2.823)
=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 - (2.528 + 0.016) / 113.003) / (1 - (12.164 + 0.024) / 144.208)
=0.977487 / 0.915483
=1.0677

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
=2.823 / 3.058
=0.9232

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 + 0.024)) / (0.132 / (0.132 + 0.016))
=0.848101 / 0.891892
=0.9509

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)
=(6.201 / 2.823) / (7.461 / 3.058)
=2.196599 / 2.43983
=0.9003

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 + 0.32) / 113.003) / ((0 + 0.795) / 144.208)
=0.002832 / 0.005513
=0.5137

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
=(-12.389 - 0 - -1.818) / 113.003
=-0.093546

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 -2.79 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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