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Ovzon AB (OSTO:OVZON) Beneish M-Score : -0.38 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Ovzon 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 -0.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:OVZON' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.99   Med: -1.58   Max: 2.8
Current: -0.38

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ovzon AB was 2.80. The lowest was -1.99. And the median was -1.58.


Ovzon AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ovzon AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.80 -1.58 -1.81 -1.86 -0.38

Ovzon 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 -1.86 -2.79 -2.46 -2.53 -0.38

Competitive Comparison of Ovzon AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Ovzon 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.


Ovzon AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Ovzon AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ovzon 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 Ovzon 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 * 3.9072+0.528 * 0.6043+0.404 * 1.1517+0.892 * 1.1517+0.115 * 0.373
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.076923-0.327 * 1.4166
=-0.39

* 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 kr252.0 Mil.
Revenue was kr334.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr162.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr415.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,769.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,250.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr82.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,102.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr74.0 Mil.
Net Income was kr-162.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr51.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr56.0 Mil.
Revenue was kr290.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr85.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr355.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,545.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,107.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr28.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr119.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr644.0 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)
=(252 / 334) / (56 / 290)
=0.754491 / 0.193103
=3.9072

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)
=(85 / 290) / (162 / 334)
=0.293103 / 0.48503
=0.6043

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 - (415 + 2250) / 2769) / (1 - (355 + 2107) / 2545)
=0.037559 / 0.032613
=1.1517

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
=334 / 290
=1.1517

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))
=(28 / (28 + 2107)) / (82 / (82 + 2250))
=0.013115 / 0.035163
=0.373

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 / 334) / (0 / 290)
=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)
=((74 + 1102) / 2769) / ((644 + 119) / 2545)
=0.424702 / 0.299804
=1.4166

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
=(-162 - 0 - 51) / 2769
=-0.076923

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.

Ovzon AB has a M-score of -0.39 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ovzon AB Business Description

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Anderstorpsvagen 10, P.O Box 6069, Solna, SWE, SE-171 54
Ovzon AB offers a satellite-based mobile broadband service that combines high data speeds with high mobility. The company's services fill the need for a global connection for customers in areas such as Defense, Media, Navy, Aviation and NGO.

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