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Qlife Holding AB (OSTO:QLIFE) Beneish M-Score : 8.20 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Qlife Holding 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 8.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:QLIFE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.89   Med: -1.4   Max: 21.15
Current: 8.2

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Qlife Holding AB was 21.15. The lowest was -4.89. And the median was -1.40.


Qlife Holding AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qlife Holding 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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Qlife Holding AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Qlife Holding AB Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.51 -4.89

Qlife Holding AB Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.76 -4.89 -3.34 3.62 8.20

Competitive Comparison of Qlife Holding AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Qlife Holding 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.


Qlife Holding AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Qlife Holding AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Qlife Holding 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 Qlife Holding 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 * 14.7071+0.528 * -0.0286+0.404 * 1.5774+0.892 * 0.0452+0.115 * 0.2328
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.207868-0.327 * 0.6435
=8.20

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr6.97 Mil.
Revenue was 0.045 + 0.046 + 0.123 + 1.096 = kr1.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.734 + 4.249 + 6.249 + -48.179 = kr-34.95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr37.43 Mil.
Total Assets was kr150.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr7.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr26.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr53.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4.86 Mil.
Net Income was -8.926 + -22.703 + -16.78 + -37.044 = kr-85.45 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -14.451 + -19.94 + -12.157 + -7.723 = kr-54.27 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr10.49 Mil.
Revenue was 1.967 + 4.025 + 10.905 + 12.084 = kr28.98 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.121 + 12.526 + 11.782 + -15.353 = kr22.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr56.50 Mil.
Total Assets was kr201.66 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr55.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr12.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr37.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr72.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr49.28 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)
=(6.971 / 1.31) / (10.486 / 28.981)
=5.321374 / 0.361823
=14.7071

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)
=(22.076 / 28.981) / (-34.947 / 1.31)
=0.76174 / -26.677099
=-0.0286

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 - (37.429 + 7.201) / 150.009) / (1 - (56.502 + 55.346) / 201.655)
=0.702485 / 0.44535
=1.5774

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
=1.31 / 28.981
=0.0452

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))
=(12.395 / (12.395 + 55.346)) / (26.466 / (26.466 + 7.201))
=0.182976 / 0.786111
=0.2328

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 / 1.31) / (37.684 / 28.981)
=0 / 1.3003
=0

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)
=((4.855 + 53.651) / 150.009) / ((49.275 + 72.948) / 201.655)
=0.390017 / 0.6061
=0.6435

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
=(-85.453 - 0 - -54.271) / 150.009
=-0.207868

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.

Qlife Holding AB has a M-score of 8.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Qlife Holding AB (OSTO:QLIFE) Business Description

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Redaregatan 48, Helsingborg, SWE, SE-252 36
Qlife Holding AB is a medical device company that seeks to revolutionize the clinical biomarker testing of whole blood by taking it out of the lab and into the homes of the people who needs it. The Egoo Home System is an integrated platform consisting of a small home device and disposable capsules, each of which tests for a specific biomarker. It provides a digital infrastructure for sharing the data with the patient's doctor, clinic or hospital via smartphone and computer.

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