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Sdiptech AB (OSTO:SDIP B) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Sdiptech 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:SDIP B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.29   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.22

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sdiptech AB was -1.77. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.29.


Sdiptech AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sdiptech 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 -2.67 -2.57 -2.33 -2.23 -2.22

Sdiptech 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 -2.18 -2.12 -2.21 -2.22 -2.22

Competitive Comparison of Sdiptech AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Infrastructure Operations subindustry, Sdiptech 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.


Sdiptech AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Sdiptech AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sdiptech 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 Sdiptech 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 * 0.9295+0.528 * 1.0145+0.404 * 1.0011+0.892 * 1.3371+0.115 * 0.861
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.023503-0.327 * 1.0784
=-2.22

* 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 kr1,265 Mil.
Revenue was 1335 + 1368.4 + 1205.2 + 1169 = kr5,078 Mil.
Gross Profit was 800 + 799.8 + 727 + 713.2 = kr3,040 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,483 Mil.
Total Assets was kr9,905 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr943 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr333 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,505 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,911 Mil.
Net Income was 106 + 91.4 + 131.5 + 125.7 = kr455 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 167 + 197.5 + 256.2 + 66.7 = kr687 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr1,018 Mil.
Revenue was 1076 + 1017.5 + 856.8 + 847.2 = kr3,798 Mil.
Gross Profit was 653 + 624.9 + 523.7 + 504.9 = kr2,307 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,148 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr249 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,087 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,499 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)
=(1265 / 5077.6) / (1017.8 / 3797.5)
=0.249133 / 0.268018
=0.9295

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)
=(2306.5 / 3797.5) / (3040 / 5077.6)
=0.607373 / 0.598708
=1.0145

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 - (2483 + 943) / 9905) / (1 - (2148.4 + 858.6) / 8675.5)
=0.654114 / 0.653392
=1.0011

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
=5077.6 / 3797.5
=1.3371

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))
=(248.9 / (248.9 + 858.6)) / (333.1 / (333.1 + 943))
=0.22474 / 0.26103
=0.861

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 / 5077.6) / (246 / 3797.5)
=0 / 0.064779
=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)
=((2911 + 1505) / 9905) / ((2499.4 + 1087.4) / 8675.5)
=0.445835 / 0.41344
=1.0784

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
=(454.6 - 0 - 687.4) / 9905
=-0.023503

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.

Sdiptech AB has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sdiptech AB (OSTO:SDIP B) Business Description

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Address
Nybrogatan 39, Stockholm, SWE, 114 39
Sdiptech AB is engaged in advanced infrastructures of society with specialized technology and solutions. The company has divided its operations into three new business areas: Water & Energy segment includes Water Sanitization and Power & Energy; Special Infrastructure Solutions, which includes Air and Climate Control, Safety and Security, and Transportation; and Property Technical Services, which includes Elevators and others. Its geographical segments are Sweden, UK, Germany, Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, and Other countries.

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